Hamilton Lane (HLNE) Competitors

VICI Properties (NYSE:VICI) and Hamilton Lane (NASDAQ:HLNE) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, community ranking, media sentiment, profitability, risk, dividends, earnings and institutional ownership.

Which has more risk & volatility, VICI or HLNE?

VICI Properties has a beta of 0.95, suggesting that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hamilton Lane has a beta of 1.25, suggesting that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor VICI or HLNE?

In the previous week, VICI Properties had 31 more articles in the media than Hamilton Lane. MarketBeat recorded 41 mentions for VICI Properties and 10 mentions for Hamilton Lane. Hamilton Lane's average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat VICI Properties' score of 0.74 indicating that Hamilton Lane is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
VICI Properties	21 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	14 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Hamilton Lane	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is VICI or HLNE more profitable?

VICI Properties has a net margin of 69.59% compared to Hamilton Lane's net margin of 31.12%. Hamilton Lane's return on equity of 36.69% beat VICI Properties' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
VICI Properties	69.59%	10.24%	6.02%
Hamilton Lane	31.12%	36.69%	19.95%

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in VICI or HLNE?

97.7% of VICI Properties shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.4% of Hamilton Lane shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of VICI Properties shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 22.6% of Hamilton Lane shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts prefer VICI or HLNE?

VICI Properties currently has a consensus price target of $34.20, suggesting a potential upside of 5.70%. Hamilton Lane has a consensus price target of $173.14, suggesting a potential upside of 12.59%. Given Hamilton Lane's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Hamilton Lane is more favorable than VICI Properties.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
VICI Properties	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.73
Hamilton Lane	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has higher valuation & earnings, VICI or HLNE?

VICI Properties has higher revenue and earnings than Hamilton Lane. VICI Properties is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hamilton Lane, 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
VICI Properties	$3.85B	8.88	$2.51B	$2.56	12.64
Hamilton Lane	$691.66M	12.33	$140.86M	$5.42	28.37

Is VICI or HLNE a better dividend stock?

VICI Properties pays an annual dividend of $1.73 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. Hamilton Lane pays an annual dividend of $1.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. VICI Properties pays out 67.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hamilton Lane pays out 36.2% 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer VICI or HLNE?

VICI Properties received 36 more outperform votes than Hamilton Lane when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.57% of users gave VICI Properties an outperform vote while only 58.84% of users gave Hamilton Lane an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
VICI Properties	Outperform Votes 299 65.57%	Underperform Votes 157 34.43%
Hamilton Lane	Outperform Votes 263 58.84%	Underperform Votes 184 41.16%

Summary

VICI Properties and Hamilton Lane tied by winning 10 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.