Vinci Compass Investments (VINP) Competitors

Vinci Compass Investments (NASDAQ:VINP) and GCM Grosvenor (NASDAQ:GCMG) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, dividends and valuation.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, VINP or GCMG?

Vinci Compass Investments has higher earnings, but lower revenue than GCM Grosvenor. Vinci Compass Investments is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than GCM Grosvenor, 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
Vinci Compass Investments	$111.41M	5.77	$21.92M	$0.47	21.34
GCM Grosvenor	$514.01M	4.87	$18.69M	$0.15	85.87

Which has more volatility and risk, VINP or GCMG?

Vinci Compass Investments has a beta of 0.1, indicating that its stock price is 90% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, GCM Grosvenor has a beta of 0.75, indicating that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is VINP or GCMG a better dividend stock?

Vinci Compass Investments pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.0%. GCM Grosvenor pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Vinci Compass Investments pays out 127.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. GCM Grosvenor pays out 293.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Vinci Compass Investments is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the media refer more to VINP or GCMG?

In the previous week, GCM Grosvenor had 6 more articles in the media than Vinci Compass Investments. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for GCM Grosvenor and 2 mentions for Vinci Compass Investments. GCM Grosvenor's average media sentiment score of 1.74 beat Vinci Compass Investments' score of 0.95 indicating that GCM Grosvenor is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Vinci Compass Investments	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
GCM Grosvenor	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Is VINP or GCMG more profitable?

Vinci Compass Investments has a net margin of 20.11% compared to GCM Grosvenor's net margin of 5.18%. Vinci Compass Investments' return on equity of 14.21% beat GCM Grosvenor's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vinci Compass Investments	20.11%	14.21%	7.74%
GCM Grosvenor	5.18%	-149.74%	19.54%

Do analysts recommend VINP or GCMG?

Vinci Compass Investments currently has a consensus target price of $13.50, suggesting a potential upside of 34.60%. GCM Grosvenor has a consensus target price of $15.13, suggesting a potential upside of 17.43%. Given Vinci Compass Investments' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Vinci Compass Investments is more favorable than GCM Grosvenor.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Vinci Compass Investments	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
GCM Grosvenor	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of VINP or GCMG?

34.1% of Vinci Compass Investments shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 100.0% of GCM Grosvenor shares are owned by institutional investors. 49.3% of Vinci Compass Investments shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 76.4% of GCM Grosvenor shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Vinci Compass Investments beats GCM Grosvenor on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.