StepStone Group (STEP) Competitors

Brookfield Asset Management (NYSE:BAM) and StepStone Group (NASDAQ:STEP) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings and community ranking.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, BAM or STEP?

Brookfield Asset Management has higher revenue and earnings than StepStone Group. Brookfield Asset Management is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than StepStone 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
Brookfield Asset Management	$4.06B	6.06	$451M	$1.13	49.17
StepStone Group	$711.63M	9.96	$58.09M	$0.60	102.62

Is BAM or STEP a better dividend stock?

Brookfield Asset Management pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. StepStone Group pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Brookfield Asset Management pays out 134.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. StepStone Group pays out 160.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Brookfield Asset Management is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the media refer more to BAM or STEP?

In the previous week, Brookfield Asset Management had 7 more articles in the media than StepStone Group. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Brookfield Asset Management and 7 mentions for StepStone Group. Brookfield Asset Management's average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat StepStone Group's score of 0.13 indicating that Brookfield Asset Management is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Brookfield Asset Management	8 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
StepStone Group	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders and institutionals believe in BAM or STEP?

68.4% of Brookfield Asset Management shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.5% of StepStone Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 18.4% of StepStone Group shares are owned 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 rate BAM or STEP?

Brookfield Asset Management presently has a consensus target price of $54.38, indicating a potential downside of 2.14%. StepStone Group has a consensus target price of $67.79, indicating a potential upside of 10.10%. Given StepStone Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe StepStone Group is more favorable than Brookfield Asset Management.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Brookfield Asset Management	2 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.31
StepStone Group	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43

Does the MarketBeat Community favor BAM or STEP?

Brookfield Asset Management received 521 more outperform votes than StepStone Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.40% of users gave Brookfield Asset Management an outperform vote while only 32.22% of users gave StepStone Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Brookfield Asset Management	Outperform Votes 550 65.40%	Underperform Votes 291 34.60%
StepStone Group	Outperform Votes 29 32.22%	Underperform Votes 61 67.78%

Which has more risk & volatility, BAM or STEP?

Brookfield Asset Management has a beta of 1.45, indicating that its stock price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, StepStone Group has a beta of 1.31, indicating that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is BAM or STEP more profitable?

Brookfield Asset Management has a net margin of 49.69% compared to StepStone Group's net margin of 0.00%. Brookfield Asset Management's return on equity of 85.03% beat StepStone Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Brookfield Asset Management	49.69%	85.03%	61.67%
StepStone Group	N/A	11.18%	5.04%

Summary

Brookfield Asset Management beats StepStone Group on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.