AllianceBernstein (AB) Competitors

Futu (NASDAQ:FUTU) and AllianceBernstein (NYSE:AB) are both business services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, community ranking, risk, profitability, dividends, media sentiment and valuation.

Which has more volatility & risk, FUTU or AB?

Futu has a beta of 0.76, meaning that its share price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AllianceBernstein has a beta of 1.21, meaning that its share price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in FUTU or AB?

AllianceBernstein received 355 more outperform votes than Futu when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 56.98% of users gave AllianceBernstein an outperform vote while only 48.68% of users gave Futu an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Futu	Outperform Votes 37 48.68%	Underperform Votes 39 51.32%
AllianceBernstein	Outperform Votes 392 56.98%	Underperform Votes 296 43.02%

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, FUTU or AB?

Futu has higher earnings, but lower revenue than AllianceBernstein. AllianceBernstein is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Futu, 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
Futu	$1.28B	13.05	$548.14M	$4.08	29.75
AllianceBernstein	$4.48B	0.92	$423.37M	$3.72	9.60

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of FUTU or AB?

19.3% of AllianceBernstein shares are owned by institutional investors. 35.2% of Futu 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, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor FUTU or AB?

In the previous week, Futu had 7 more articles in the media than AllianceBernstein. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Futu and 5 mentions for AllianceBernstein. Futu's average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat AllianceBernstein's score of 0.56 indicating that Futu is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Futu	7 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
AllianceBernstein	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is FUTU or AB more profitable?

Futu has a net margin of 38.59% compared to AllianceBernstein's net margin of 9.46%. AllianceBernstein's return on equity of 17.88% beat Futu's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Futu	38.59%	16.86%	3.80%
AllianceBernstein	9.46%	17.88%	17.87%

Do analysts prefer FUTU or AB?

Futu currently has a consensus price target of $91.40, indicating a potential downside of 24.71%. AllianceBernstein has a consensus price target of $42.40, indicating a potential upside of 18.75%. Given AllianceBernstein's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe AllianceBernstein is more favorable than Futu.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Futu	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
AllianceBernstein	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

Summary

Futu and AllianceBernstein tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.