Marblegate Acquisition (GATE) Competitors

Marblegate Acquisition (NASDAQ:GATE) and Acadian Asset Management (NYSE:AAMI) are both small-cap trading companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation and risk.

Does the media prefer GATE or AAMI?

In the previous week, Acadian Asset Management's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat Marblegate Acquisition's score of 0.00 indicating that Acadian Asset Management is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Marblegate Acquisition	Neutral
Acadian Asset Management	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, GATE or AAMI?

Marblegate Acquisition has a beta of -0.62, meaning that its stock price is 162% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Acadian Asset Management has a beta of 1.38, meaning that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of GATE or AAMI?

9.4% of Marblegate Acquisition shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.7% of Acadian Asset Management shares are held by institutional investors. 71.2% of Marblegate Acquisition shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 26.0% of Acadian Asset Management shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts prefer GATE or AAMI?

Acadian Asset Management has a consensus price target of $31.67, suggesting a potential downside of 38.08%. Given Acadian Asset Management's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Acadian Asset Management is more favorable than Marblegate Acquisition.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Marblegate Acquisition	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Acadian Asset Management	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has better valuation and earnings, GATE or AAMI?

Acadian Asset Management has higher revenue and earnings than Marblegate Acquisition.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Marblegate Acquisition	N/A	N/A	-$2.39M	N/A	N/A
Acadian Asset Management	$505.60M	3.62	$85M	$2.40	21.31

Is GATE or AAMI more profitable?

Acadian Asset Management has a net margin of 16.65% compared to Marblegate Acquisition's net margin of 0.00%. Acadian Asset Management's return on equity of 174.31% beat Marblegate Acquisition's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Marblegate Acquisition	N/A	N/A	-42.78%
Acadian Asset Management	16.65%	174.31%	17.56%

Summary

Acadian Asset Management beats Marblegate Acquisition on 10 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.