Silvercrest Asset Management Group (SAMG) Competitors

Paramount Group (NYSE:PGRE) and Silvercrest Asset Management Group (NASDAQ:SAMG) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, community ranking, media sentiment and dividends.

Is PGRE or SAMG more profitable?

Silvercrest Asset Management Group has a net margin of 6.24% compared to Paramount Group's net margin of -27.92%. Silvercrest Asset Management Group's return on equity of 11.40% beat Paramount Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Paramount Group	-27.92%	-5.26%	-2.69%
Silvercrest Asset Management Group	6.24%	11.40%	7.64%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer PGRE or SAMG?

Paramount Group received 18 more outperform votes than Silvercrest Asset Management Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 58.77% of users gave Silvercrest Asset Management Group an outperform vote while only 47.92% of users gave Paramount Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Paramount Group	Outperform Votes 219 47.92%	Underperform Votes 238 52.08%
Silvercrest Asset Management Group	Outperform Votes 201 58.77%	Underperform Votes 141 41.23%

Which has more risk & volatility, PGRE or SAMG?

Paramount Group has a beta of 1.22, meaning that its share price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Silvercrest Asset Management Group has a beta of 0.84, meaning that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in PGRE or SAMG?

65.6% of Paramount Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.6% of Silvercrest Asset Management Group shares are held by institutional investors. 13.5% of Paramount Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 16.2% of Silvercrest Asset Management Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts recommend PGRE or SAMG?

Paramount Group presently has a consensus target price of $4.33, indicating a potential upside of 2.81%. Given Paramount Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Paramount Group is more favorable than Silvercrest Asset Management Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Paramount Group	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Silvercrest Asset Management Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has better valuation & earnings, PGRE or SAMG?

Silvercrest Asset Management Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Paramount Group. Paramount Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Silvercrest Asset Management 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
Paramount Group	$757.45M	1.21	-$259.74M	-$0.21	-20.07
Silvercrest Asset Management Group	$123.65M	1.82	$9.09M	$1.01	16.36

Is PGRE or SAMG a better dividend stock?

Paramount Group pays an annual dividend of $0.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Silvercrest Asset Management Group pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. Paramount Group pays out -66.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Silvercrest Asset Management Group pays out 79.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Does the media refer more to PGRE or SAMG?

In the previous week, Paramount Group had 6 more articles in the media than Silvercrest Asset Management Group. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Paramount Group and 2 mentions for Silvercrest Asset Management Group. Silvercrest Asset Management Group's average media sentiment score of 0.49 beat Paramount Group's score of 0.25 indicating that Silvercrest Asset Management Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Paramount Group	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Silvercrest Asset Management Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Silvercrest Asset Management Group beats Paramount Group on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.