BGC Group (BGC) Competitors

BGC Group (NASDAQ:BGC) and Stifel Financial (NYSE:SF) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, dividends, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership and community ranking.

Does the media favor BGC or SF?

In the previous week, Stifel Financial had 2 more articles in the media than BGC Group. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Stifel Financial and 4 mentions for BGC Group. Stifel Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.38 beat BGC Group's score of 0.16 indicating that Stifel Financial is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
BGC Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Stifel Financial	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in BGC or SF?

BGC Group received 41 more outperform votes than Stifel Financial when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.74% of users gave BGC Group an outperform vote while only 54.99% of users gave Stifel Financial an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
BGC Group	Outperform Votes 322 59.74%	Underperform Votes 217 40.26%
Stifel Financial	Outperform Votes 281 54.99%	Underperform Votes 230 45.01%

Is BGC or SF more profitable?

Stifel Financial has a net margin of 14.00% compared to BGC Group's net margin of 5.59%. BGC Group's return on equity of 47.55% beat Stifel Financial's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BGC Group	5.59%	47.55%	11.71%
Stifel Financial	14.00%	16.59%	2.04%

Which has higher earnings & valuation, BGC or SF?

Stifel Financial has higher revenue and earnings than BGC Group. Stifel Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BGC Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
BGC Group	$2.26B	1.96	$126.99M	$0.26	35.50
Stifel Financial	$4.97B	2.14	$731.38M	$6.24	16.65

Is BGC or SF a better dividend stock?

BGC Group pays an annual dividend of $0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Stifel Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. BGC Group pays out 30.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Stifel Financial pays out 26.9% 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. Stifel Financial is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more risk & volatility, BGC or SF?

BGC Group has a beta of 1.46, indicating that its share price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Stifel Financial has a beta of 1.11, indicating that its share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer BGC or SF?

Stifel Financial has a consensus target price of $117.71, suggesting a potential upside of 13.27%. Given Stifel Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Stifel Financial is more favorable than BGC Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BGC Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Stifel Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in BGC or SF?

52.1% of BGC Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.0% of Stifel Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 26.3% of BGC Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.6% of Stifel Financial shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Stifel Financial beats BGC Group on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.