StepStone Group (STEP) Competitors $46.30 -1.51 (-3.16%) As of 03:10 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock STEP vs. TPG, NMR, CG, GLPI, DOC, AMH, WPC, REG, LINE, and FUTUShould you be buying StepStone Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of StepStone Group include TPG (TPG), Nomura (NMR), The Carlyle Group (CG), Gaming and Leisure Properties (GLPI), Healthpeak Properties (DOC), American Homes 4 Rent (AMH), W. P. Carey (WPC), Regency Centers (REG), Lineage (LINE), and Futu (FUTU). These companies are all part of the "trading" industry. StepStone Group vs. TPG Nomura The Carlyle Group Gaming and Leisure Properties Healthpeak Properties American Homes 4 Rent W. P. Carey Regency Centers Lineage Futu TPG (NASDAQ:TPG) and StepStone Group (NASDAQ:STEP) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, community ranking, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, earnings and risk. Which has more volatility and risk, TPG or STEP? TPG has a beta of 1.58, indicating that its stock price is 58% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, StepStone Group has a beta of 1.36, indicating that its stock price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate TPG or STEP? TPG currently has a consensus price target of $58.25, suggesting a potential upside of 33.14%. StepStone Group has a consensus price target of $64.21, suggesting a potential upside of 36.71%. Given StepStone Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe StepStone Group is more favorable than TPG.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score TPG 0 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.38StepStone Group 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.43 Which has stronger valuation & earnings, TPG or STEP? StepStone Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than TPG. TPG is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than StepStone Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioTPG$2.54B6.37$23.48M-$0.44-99.43StepStone Group$1.15B4.72$58.09M-$1.69-27.79 Does the media refer more to TPG or STEP? In the previous week, TPG had 11 more articles in the media than StepStone Group. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for TPG and 11 mentions for StepStone Group. StepStone Group's average media sentiment score of 0.77 beat TPG's score of 0.42 indicating that StepStone Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment TPG 6 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 5 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral StepStone Group 5 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is TPG or STEP a better dividend stock? TPG pays an annual dividend of $2.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. StepStone Group pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. TPG pays out -481.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. StepStone Group pays out -56.8% 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. TPG is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Do insiders & institutionals believe in TPG or STEP? 94.0% of TPG shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.5% of StepStone Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 76.5% of TPG shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 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. Does the MarketBeat Community favor TPG or STEP? StepStone Group received 7 more outperform votes than TPG when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 32.63% of users gave StepStone Group an outperform vote while only 26.97% of users gave TPG an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformTPGOutperform Votes2426.97% Underperform Votes6573.03% StepStone GroupOutperform Votes3132.63% Underperform Votes6467.37% Is TPG or STEP more profitable? TPG has a net margin of 0.67% compared to StepStone Group's net margin of -11.29%. TPG's return on equity of 24.66% beat StepStone Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets TPG0.67% 24.66% 8.15% StepStone Group -11.29%12.04%5.03% SummaryTPG beats StepStone Group on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get StepStone Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for STEP and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart STEP vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricStepStone GroupInvestment advice IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$5.45B$9.98B$10.83B$7.42BDividend Yield2.10%24.88%5.83%4.32%P/E Ratio-27.7934.4521.6217.75Price / Sales4.727.2125.4993.57Price / Cash34.0317.7117.6234.64Price / Book3.763.382.573.97Net Income$58.09M$411.75M$1.03B$247.37M7 Day Performance-3.63%0.38%0.24%1.02%1 Month Performance-12.48%-6.87%-3.46%-6.65%1 Year Performance32.98%0.16%534.46%0.06% StepStone Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)STEPStepStone Group3.002 of 5 stars$46.30-3.2%$64.21+38.7%+34.7%$5.37B$1.15B-27.40790Analyst ForecastTPGTPG4.4292 of 5 stars$41.60+1.5%$62.42+50.0%+5.5%$15.37B$2.54B-94.551,110Analyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeNMRNomura3.3828 of 5 stars$5.03-2.8%N/A-11.3%$14.93B$1.67T7.1826,600High Trading VolumeCGThe Carlyle Group4.8689 of 5 stars$36.92+2.9%$53.25+44.2%-18.3%$13.34B$3.40B13.282,100Analyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeGLPIGaming and Leisure Properties4.3516 of 5 stars$46.49-2.9%$54.11+16.4%+14.0%$12.78B$1.53B16.2020News CoveragePositive NewsDOCHealthpeak Properties4.6473 of 5 stars$18.20-1.3%$23.83+31.0%+2.5%$12.73B$543.46M51.99200Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst DowngradeAnalyst RevisionNews CoveragePositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeAMHAmerican Homes 4 Rent4.1984 of 5 stars$34.01-4.1%$40.23+18.3%+3.0%$12.59B$1.73B31.491,790WPCW. 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Carey3.3143 of 5 stars$56.94-3.7%$63.75+12.0%+12.1%$12.47B$1.58B27.25190Short Interest ↑News CoveragePositive NewsREGRegency Centers3.7117 of 5 stars$67.54-1.8%$78.00+15.5%+21.5%$12.26B$1.45B31.86440Positive NewsLINELineage3.9419 of 5 stars$51.25-5.7%$79.67+55.4%N/A$11.70B$5.34B0.0026,127FUTUFutu4.4421 of 5 stars$79.11-5.3%$121.20+53.2%+47.5%$10.90B$13.59B19.392,320Positive NewsGap DownHigh Trading Volume Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies TPG Competitors NMR Competitors CG Competitors GLPI Competitors DOC Competitors AMH Competitors WPC Competitors REG Competitors LINE Competitors FUTU Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:STEP) was last updated on 4/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners[Action Required] Claim Your FREE IRS Loophole GuideThis shouldn't surprise anyone who's been paying attention, but... 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