Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) Competitors

Brookfield Asset Management (NYSE:BAM) and Apollo Global Management (NYSE:APO) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, community ranking and institutional ownership.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in BAM or APO?

68.4% of Brookfield Asset Management shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.1% of Apollo Global Management shares are held by institutional investors. 8.5% of Apollo Global Management shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, BAM or APO?

Brookfield Asset Management has a beta of 1.45, suggesting that its share price is 45% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Apollo Global Management has a beta of 1.63, suggesting that its share price is 63% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better valuation & earnings, BAM or APO?

Apollo Global Management has higher revenue and earnings than Brookfield Asset Management. Apollo Global Management is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Brookfield Asset Management, 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
Brookfield Asset Management	$4.06B	6.06	$451M	$1.13	49.17
Apollo Global Management	$31.88B	2.96	$5.05B	$9.57	17.43

Does the media refer more to BAM or APO?

In the previous week, Apollo Global Management had 28 more articles in the media than Brookfield Asset Management. MarketBeat recorded 44 mentions for Apollo Global Management and 16 mentions for Brookfield Asset Management. Brookfield Asset Management's average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat Apollo Global Management's score of 0.68 indicating that Brookfield Asset Management is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Brookfield Asset Management	9 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Apollo Global Management	17 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	18 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BAM or APO?

Apollo Global Management received 170 more outperform votes than Brookfield Asset Management when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.40% of users gave Brookfield Asset Management an outperform vote while only 64.75% of users gave Apollo Global Management an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Brookfield Asset Management	Outperform Votes 550 65.40%	Underperform Votes 291 34.60%
Apollo Global Management	Outperform Votes 720 64.75%	Underperform Votes 392 35.25%

Is BAM or APO more profitable?

Brookfield Asset Management has a net margin of 49.69% compared to Apollo Global Management's net margin of 18.75%. Brookfield Asset Management's return on equity of 85.03% beat Apollo Global Management's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Brookfield Asset Management	49.69%	85.03%	61.67%
Apollo Global Management	18.75%	14.93%	1.17%

Is BAM or APO a better dividend stock?

Brookfield Asset Management pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Apollo Global Management pays an annual dividend of $1.85 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Brookfield Asset Management pays out 134.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Apollo Global Management pays out 19.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Do analysts prefer BAM or APO?

Brookfield Asset Management presently has a consensus target price of $54.38, suggesting a potential downside of 2.14%. Apollo Global Management has a consensus target price of $164.32, suggesting a potential downside of 1.49%. Given Apollo Global Management's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Apollo Global Management is more favorable than Brookfield Asset Management.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Brookfield Asset Management	2 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.31
Apollo Global Management	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	16 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

Summary

Apollo Global Management beats Brookfield Asset Management on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.