AllianceBernstein (AB) Competitors

W.P. Carey (NYSE:WPC) and AllianceBernstein (NYSE:AB) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Do analysts recommend WPC or AB?

W.P. Carey currently has a consensus target price of $104.22, suggesting a potential upside of 69.03%. AllianceBernstein has a consensus target price of $38.00, suggesting a potential downside of 7.83%. Given W.P. Carey's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe W.P. Carey is more favorable than AllianceBernstein.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
W.P. Carey	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.10
AllianceBernstein	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20

Is WPC or AB more profitable?

W.P. Carey has a net margin of 26.66% compared to AllianceBernstein's net margin of 9.44%. AllianceBernstein's return on equity of 18.27% beat W.P. Carey's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
W.P. Carey	26.66%	5.02%	2.43%
AllianceBernstein	9.44%	18.27%	18.26%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in WPC or AB?

73.7% of W.P. Carey shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.3% of AllianceBernstein shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of W.P. Carey shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of AllianceBernstein shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer WPC or AB?

In the previous week, W.P. Carey and W.P. Carey both had 10 articles in the media. W.P. Carey's average media sentiment score of 1.66 beat AllianceBernstein's score of 0.69 indicating that W.P. Carey is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
W.P. Carey	10 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
AllianceBernstein	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is WPC or AB a better dividend stock?

W.P. Carey pays an annual dividend of $3.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. AllianceBernstein pays an annual dividend of $3.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.8%. W.P. Carey pays out 185.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. AllianceBernstein pays out 86.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. W.P. Carey has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. AllianceBernstein is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more risk & volatility, WPC or AB?

W.P. Carey has a beta of 0.78, indicating that its share price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AllianceBernstein has a beta of 0.82, indicating that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better valuation & earnings, WPC or AB?

W.P. Carey has higher earnings, but lower revenue than AllianceBernstein. AllianceBernstein is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than W.P. Carey, 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
W.P. Carey	$1.58B	8.53	$460.84M	$1.94	31.78
AllianceBernstein	$4.48B	1.02	$423.37M	$3.72	11.08

Summary

W.P. Carey and AllianceBernstein tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.