Associated Capital Group (AC) Competitors

Associated Capital Group (NYSE:AC) and Broadstone Net Lease (NYSE:BNL) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, risk, media sentiment, dividends and profitability.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, AC or BNL?

Broadstone Net Lease has higher revenue and earnings than Associated Capital Group. Associated Capital Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Broadstone Net Lease, 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
Associated Capital Group	$13.66M	57.09	$37.45M	$2.63	13.96
Broadstone Net Lease	$442.89M	6.78	$155.48M	$0.76	20.97

Which has more volatility and risk, AC or BNL?

Associated Capital Group has a beta of 0.87, meaning that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Broadstone Net Lease has a beta of 1.11, meaning that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders believe in AC or BNL?

8.1% of Associated Capital Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.1% of Broadstone Net Lease shares are owned by institutional investors. 87.6% of Associated Capital Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Broadstone Net Lease shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts recommend AC or BNL?

Broadstone Net Lease has a consensus target price of $18.60, suggesting a potential upside of 16.72%. Given Broadstone Net Lease's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Broadstone Net Lease is more favorable than Associated Capital Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Associated Capital Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Broadstone Net Lease	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.38

Does the media refer more to AC or BNL?

In the previous week, Associated Capital Group and Associated Capital Group both had 2 articles in the media. Broadstone Net Lease's average media sentiment score of 1.07 beat Associated Capital Group's score of 0.70 indicating that Broadstone Net Lease is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Associated Capital Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Broadstone Net Lease	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is AC or BNL a better dividend stock?

Associated Capital Group pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Broadstone Net Lease pays an annual dividend of $1.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.3%. Associated Capital Group pays out 7.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Broadstone Net Lease pays out 152.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Is AC or BNL more profitable?

Associated Capital Group has a net margin of 412.90% compared to Broadstone Net Lease's net margin of 33.56%. Associated Capital Group's return on equity of 6.21% beat Broadstone Net Lease's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Associated Capital Group	412.90%	6.21%	5.90%
Broadstone Net Lease	33.56%	4.47%	2.71%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer AC or BNL?

Associated Capital Group received 103 more outperform votes than Broadstone Net Lease when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 53.36% of users gave Associated Capital Group an outperform vote while only 35.82% of users gave Broadstone Net Lease an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Associated Capital Group	Outperform Votes 127 53.36%	Underperform Votes 111 46.64%
Broadstone Net Lease	Outperform Votes 24 35.82%	Underperform Votes 43 64.18%

Summary

Broadstone Net Lease beats Associated Capital Group on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.