Associated Capital Group (AC) Competitors

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

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of 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. 88.7% of Associated Capital Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Broadstone Net Lease shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, AC or BNL?

Associated Capital Group has a beta of 0.59, indicating that its share price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Broadstone Net Lease has a beta of 1, indicating that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to AC or BNL?

In the previous week, Broadstone Net Lease had 4 more articles in the media than Associated Capital Group. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Broadstone Net Lease and 2 mentions for Associated Capital Group. Broadstone Net Lease's average media sentiment score of 1.63 beat Associated Capital Group's score of 0.41 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	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Broadstone Net Lease	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very 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 11.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Broadstone Net Lease pays out 190.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Broadstone Net Lease has raised its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Broadstone Net Lease is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, 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	$12.29M	65.10	$44.33M	$1.79	21.15
Broadstone Net Lease	$435.12M	6.90	$162.44M	$0.61	26.04

Is AC or BNL more profitable?

Associated Capital Group has a net margin of 310.55% compared to Broadstone Net Lease's net margin of 26.22%. Associated Capital Group's return on equity of 4.24% beat Broadstone Net Lease's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Associated Capital Group	310.55%	4.24%	4.02%
Broadstone Net Lease	26.22%	3.63%	2.17%

Do analysts rate AC or BNL?

Broadstone Net Lease has a consensus price target of $18.50, indicating a potential upside of 16.46%. Given Broadstone Net Lease's stronger consensus rating and higher possible 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)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57

Summary

Broadstone Net Lease beats Associated Capital Group on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.