Arbor Realty Trust (ABR) Competitors

Arbor Realty Trust (NYSE:ABR) and Hamilton Lane (NASDAQ:HLNE) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, valuation, community ranking and media sentiment.

Does the media favor ABR or HLNE?

In the previous week, Hamilton Lane had 13 more articles in the media than Arbor Realty Trust. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Hamilton Lane and 6 mentions for Arbor Realty Trust. Arbor Realty Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Hamilton Lane's score of 1.00 indicating that Arbor Realty Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Arbor Realty Trust	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Hamilton Lane	10 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in ABR or HLNE?

57.3% of Arbor Realty Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.4% of Hamilton Lane shares are held by institutional investors. 3.7% of Arbor Realty Trust shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 22.6% of Hamilton Lane shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, ABR or HLNE?

Arbor Realty Trust has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Hamilton Lane. Arbor Realty Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hamilton Lane, 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
Arbor Realty Trust	$625.94M	3.34	$264.64M	$1.19	9.26
Hamilton Lane	$691.66M	11.11	$140.86M	$5.42	25.56

Which has more risk and volatility, ABR or HLNE?

Arbor Realty Trust has a beta of 1.66, meaning that its stock price is 66% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hamilton Lane has a beta of 1.32, meaning that its stock price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer ABR or HLNE?

Arbor Realty Trust presently has a consensus price target of $13.38, suggesting a potential upside of 21.32%. Hamilton Lane has a consensus price target of $165.29, suggesting a potential upside of 19.30%. Given Arbor Realty Trust's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Arbor Realty Trust is more favorable than Hamilton Lane.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Arbor Realty Trust	2 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.83
Hamilton Lane	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ABR or HLNE?

Arbor Realty Trust received 25 more outperform votes than Hamilton Lane when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.63% of users gave Arbor Realty Trust an outperform vote while only 58.44% of users gave Hamilton Lane an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Arbor Realty Trust	Outperform Votes 288 60.63%	Underperform Votes 187 39.37%
Hamilton Lane	Outperform Votes 263 58.44%	Underperform Votes 187 41.56%

Is ABR or HLNE more profitable?

Hamilton Lane has a net margin of 31.12% compared to Arbor Realty Trust's net margin of 22.66%. Hamilton Lane's return on equity of 36.69% beat Arbor Realty Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Arbor Realty Trust	22.66%	14.75%	2.65%
Hamilton Lane	31.12%	36.69%	19.95%

Is ABR or HLNE a better dividend stock?

Arbor Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 15.6%. Hamilton Lane pays an annual dividend of $1.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Arbor Realty Trust pays out 144.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Hamilton Lane pays out 36.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Arbor Realty Trust has increased its dividend for 13 consecutive years. Arbor Realty Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

Hamilton Lane beats Arbor Realty Trust on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.