HPH vs. EVR, IVZ, HLNE, JHG, AMG, LAZ, STEP, MC, AB, and APAM
Should you be buying Highest Performances stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Highest Performances include Evercore (EVR), Invesco (IVZ), Hamilton Lane (HLNE), Janus Henderson Group (JHG), Affiliated Managers Group (AMG), Lazard (LAZ), StepStone Group (STEP), Moelis & Company (MC), AllianceBernstein (AB), and Artisan Partners Asset Management (APAM). These companies are all part of the "investment advice" industry.
Evercore (NYSE:EVR) and Highest Performances (NASDAQ:HPH) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, community ranking, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, risk and analyst recommendations.
Evercore has a beta of 1.44, indicating that its stock price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Highest Performances has a beta of 0.31, indicating that its stock price is 69% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Evercore has higher revenue and earnings than Highest Performances.
Evercore has a net margin of 10.53% compared to Evercore's net margin of 0.00%. Highest Performances' return on equity of 16.53% beat Evercore's return on equity.
Evercore received 511 more outperform votes than Highest Performances when rated by MarketBeat users.
In the previous week, Evercore had 2 more articles in the media than Highest Performances. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Evercore and 3 mentions for Highest Performances. Evercore's average media sentiment score of 0.63 beat Highest Performances' score of 0.20 indicating that Highest Performances is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
86.2% of Evercore shares are held by institutional investors. 8.3% of Evercore shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 87.6% of Highest Performances shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Evercore currently has a consensus price target of $180.67, suggesting a potential downside of 10.98%. Given Highest Performances' higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Evercore is more favorable than Highest Performances.
Summary
Evercore beats Highest Performances on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
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