DBRG vs. EVR, IVZ, HLNE, JHG, AMG, LAZ, STEP, MC, AB, and APAM
Should you be buying DigitalBridge Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of DigitalBridge Group 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.
DigitalBridge Group (NYSE:DBRG) and Evercore (NYSE:EVR) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, community ranking, earnings, valuation and media sentiment.
In the previous week, Evercore had 3 more articles in the media than DigitalBridge Group. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Evercore and 2 mentions for DigitalBridge Group. DigitalBridge Group's average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat Evercore's score of 0.17 indicating that DigitalBridge Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.
92.7% of DigitalBridge Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.2% of Evercore shares are held by institutional investors. 3.4% of DigitalBridge Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 8.3% of Evercore shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
DigitalBridge Group has a net margin of 26.64% compared to Evercore's net margin of 10.53%. Evercore's return on equity of 16.53% beat DigitalBridge Group's return on equity.
DigitalBridge Group has a beta of 1.95, meaning that its share price is 95% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Evercore has a beta of 1.44, meaning that its share price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500.
DigitalBridge Group pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Evercore pays an annual dividend of $3.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. DigitalBridge Group pays out 2.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Evercore pays out 47.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.
Evercore has higher revenue and earnings than DigitalBridge Group. DigitalBridge Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Evercore, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Evercore received 489 more outperform votes than DigitalBridge Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.88% of users gave Evercore an outperform vote while only 43.14% of users gave DigitalBridge Group an outperform vote.
DigitalBridge Group presently has a consensus price target of $21.25, suggesting a potential upside of 55.11%. Evercore has a consensus price target of $180.67, suggesting a potential downside of 10.50%. Given DigitalBridge Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe DigitalBridge Group is more favorable than Evercore.
Summary
Evercore beats DigitalBridge Group on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding DBRG and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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