Virtus Investment Partners (VRTS) Competitors $242.06 +2.66 (+1.11%) (As of 11/22/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsSustainabilityTrends VRTS vs. BSIG, SCU, AMK, PZN, DHIL, AMG, CNS, MAIN, GBDC, and PSECShould you be buying Virtus Investment Partners stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Virtus Investment Partners include BrightSphere Investment Group (BSIG), Sculptor Capital Management (SCU), AssetMark Financial (AMK), Pzena Investment Management (PZN), Diamond Hill Investment Group (DHIL), Affiliated Managers Group (AMG), Cohen & Steers (CNS), Main Street Capital (MAIN), Golub Capital BDC (GBDC), and Prospect Capital (PSEC). Virtus Investment Partners vs. BrightSphere Investment Group Sculptor Capital Management AssetMark Financial Pzena Investment Management Diamond Hill Investment Group Affiliated Managers Group Cohen & Steers Main Street Capital Golub Capital BDC Prospect Capital Virtus Investment Partners (NASDAQ:VRTS) and BrightSphere Investment Group (NYSE:BSIG) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, earnings, profitability, community ranking, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and institutional ownership. Do institutionals & insiders believe in VRTS or BSIG? 80.5% of Virtus Investment Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 98.7% of BrightSphere Investment Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.1% of Virtus Investment Partners shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 27.7% of BrightSphere Investment Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the media refer more to VRTS or BSIG? In the previous week, BrightSphere Investment Group had 3 more articles in the media than Virtus Investment Partners. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for BrightSphere Investment Group and 1 mentions for Virtus Investment Partners. BrightSphere Investment Group's average media sentiment score of 1.48 beat Virtus Investment Partners' score of -0.18 indicating that BrightSphere Investment Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Virtus Investment Partners 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral BrightSphere Investment Group 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Does the MarketBeat Community believe in VRTS or BSIG? Virtus Investment Partners received 165 more outperform votes than BrightSphere Investment Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 55.75% of users gave BrightSphere Investment Group an outperform vote while only 53.37% of users gave Virtus Investment Partners an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformVirtus Investment PartnersOutperform Votes32553.37% Underperform Votes28446.63% BrightSphere Investment GroupOutperform Votes16055.75% Underperform Votes12744.25% Which has stronger valuation and earnings, VRTS or BSIG? Virtus Investment Partners has higher revenue and earnings than BrightSphere Investment Group. Virtus Investment Partners is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BrightSphere Investment Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioVirtus Investment Partners$845.27M2.01$130.62M$16.4514.71BrightSphere Investment Group$469M2.47$65.80M$1.6518.80 Do analysts recommend VRTS or BSIG? Virtus Investment Partners presently has a consensus target price of $233.50, suggesting a potential downside of 3.54%. BrightSphere Investment Group has a consensus target price of $29.00, suggesting a potential downside of 6.51%. Given Virtus Investment Partners' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Virtus Investment Partners is more favorable than BrightSphere Investment Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Virtus Investment Partners 2 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.75BrightSphere Investment Group 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Is VRTS or BSIG a better dividend stock? Virtus Investment Partners pays an annual dividend of $9.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. BrightSphere Investment Group pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Virtus Investment Partners pays out 54.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. BrightSphere Investment Group pays out 2.4% 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. Is VRTS or BSIG more profitable? BrightSphere Investment Group has a net margin of 13.92% compared to Virtus Investment Partners' net margin of 13.43%. BrightSphere Investment Group's return on equity of 7,606.72% beat Virtus Investment Partners' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Virtus Investment Partners13.43% 20.64% 5.00% BrightSphere Investment Group 13.92%7,606.72%15.93% Which has more volatility & risk, VRTS or BSIG? Virtus Investment Partners has a beta of 1.45, suggesting that its stock price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BrightSphere Investment Group has a beta of 1.41, suggesting that its stock price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryBrightSphere Investment Group beats Virtus Investment Partners on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Brownstone ResearchShocking footage from Bill Gates’ $100,000,000,000 AI BetIf you missed out on Nvidia, watch this video I just made.Click here for full details. Get Virtus Investment Partners News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for VRTS 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 VRTS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricVirtus Investment PartnersInvestment advice IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$1.68B$12.70B$11.09B$8.84BDividend Yield3.76%23.91%10.17%4.09%P/E Ratio14.7134.7444.4017.58Price / Sales2.016.25219.38158.43Price / Cash7.3619.5718.2036.33Price / Book1.903.824.276.50Net Income$130.62M$298.28M$1.02B$226.22M7 Day Performance1.71%1.58%1.33%3.76%1 Month Performance15.72%4.79%4.25%4.63%1 Year Performance23.51%35.53%26.53%29.20% Virtus Investment Partners Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)VRTSVirtus Investment Partners2.2622 of 5 stars$242.06+1.1%$233.50-3.5%+23.5%$1.68B$845.27M14.71770BSIGBrightSphere Investment Group4.1713 of 5 stars$30.98+1.5%$29.00-6.4%+73.3%$1.16B$469M18.72350Positive NewsSCUSculptor Capital ManagementN/A$12.72flatN/AN/A$797.10M$397.84M-8.54343AMKAssetMark Financial1.5879 of 5 stars$35.24flat$39.00+10.7%N/A$2.62B$751.44M18.45870News CoveragePZNPzena Investment Management0.9801 of 5 stars$9.65flatN/A+0.0%$713.07M$199.33M13.79143Analyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeDHILDiamond Hill Investment Group3.8597 of 5 stars$169.60+0.9%N/A+6.6%$461.82M$147.73M9.61129Insider TradePositive NewsAMGAffiliated Managers Group4.4842 of 5 stars$188.15+0.8%$196.50+4.4%+40.8%$5.69B$2.06B12.174,000Positive NewsCNSCohen & Steers3.7676 of 5 stars$103.49+1.5%$106.50+2.9%+82.7%$5.23B$489.64M38.06390Positive NewsMAINMain Street Capital1.0331 of 5 stars$53.72+1.0%$48.80-9.2%+31.2%$4.74B$500.39M9.63100GBDCGolub Capital BDC2.3064 of 5 stars$15.23+0.5%$16.40+7.7%+1.0%$2.61B$724.68M10.74N/ADividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastPSECProspect Capital1.2683 of 5 stars$4.73+1.7%$4.50-4.9%-16.9%$2.06B$861.66M-17.922,019Insider TradeNews CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BrightSphere Investment Group Competitors Sculptor Capital Management Competitors AssetMark Financial Competitors Pzena Investment Management Competitors Diamond Hill Investment Group Competitors Affiliated Managers Group Competitors Cohen & Steers Competitors Main Street Capital Competitors Golub Capital BDC Competitors Prospect Capital Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:VRTS) was last updated on 11/23/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMissed Nvidia? 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