Hamilton Lane (HLNE) Competitors

Hamilton Lane (NASDAQ:HLNE) and Evercore (NYSE:EVR) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, media sentiment, earnings and institutional ownership.

Does the media favor HLNE or EVR?

In the previous week, Hamilton Lane had 5 more articles in the media than Evercore. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Hamilton Lane and 4 mentions for Evercore. Hamilton Lane's average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat Evercore's score of -1.00 indicating that Hamilton Lane is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Hamilton Lane	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Evercore	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Negative

Does the MarketBeat Community favor HLNE or EVR?

Evercore received 259 more outperform votes than Hamilton Lane when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.30% of users gave Evercore an outperform vote while only 59.68% of users gave Hamilton Lane an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Hamilton Lane	Outperform Votes 262 59.68%	Underperform Votes 177 40.32%
Evercore	Outperform Votes 521 63.30%	Underperform Votes 302 36.70%

Is HLNE or EVR a better dividend stock?

Hamilton Lane pays an annual dividend of $1.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Evercore pays an annual dividend of $3.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Hamilton Lane pays out 42.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Evercore pays out 41.1% 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 raised its dividend for 17 consecutive years. Evercore is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in HLNE or EVR?

97.4% of Hamilton Lane shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.2% of Evercore shares are held by institutional investors. 22.6% of Hamilton Lane shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.3% of Evercore shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk & volatility, HLNE or EVR?

Hamilton Lane has a beta of 1.18, meaning that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Evercore has a beta of 1.36, meaning that its stock price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend HLNE or EVR?

Hamilton Lane currently has a consensus price target of $180.33, suggesting a potential downside of 9.63%. Evercore has a consensus price target of $270.40, suggesting a potential downside of 13.15%. Given Hamilton Lane's higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Hamilton Lane is more favorable than Evercore.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hamilton Lane	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Evercore	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, HLNE or EVR?

Evercore has higher revenue and earnings than Hamilton Lane. Evercore 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
Hamilton Lane	$648.66M	17.05	$140.86M	$4.61	43.29
Evercore	$2.79B	4.25	$255.48M	$7.79	39.97

Is HLNE or EVR more profitable?

Hamilton Lane has a net margin of 28.03% compared to Evercore's net margin of 11.45%. Hamilton Lane's return on equity of 35.59% beat Evercore's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hamilton Lane	28.03%	35.59%	19.15%
Evercore	11.45%	20.20%	10.31%

Summary

Evercore beats Hamilton Lane on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.