Brookfield Asset Management (BAM) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ARES or BAM?

Ares Management received 46 more outperform votes than Brookfield Asset Management when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.74% of users gave Ares Management an outperform vote while only 65.63% of users gave Brookfield Asset Management an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Ares Management	Outperform Votes 596 68.74%	Underperform Votes 271 31.26%
Brookfield Asset Management	Outperform Votes 550 65.63%	Underperform Votes 288 34.37%

Is ARES or BAM a better dividend stock?

Ares Management pays an annual dividend of $3.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Brookfield Asset Management pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Ares Management pays out 171.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. 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. Brookfield Asset Management is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in ARES or BAM?

50.0% of Ares Management shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.4% of Brookfield Asset Management shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of Ares Management shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 11.0% of Brookfield Asset Management shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is ARES or BAM more profitable?

Brookfield Asset Management has a net margin of 49.69% compared to Ares Management's net margin of 12.51%. Brookfield Asset Management's return on equity of 85.03% beat Ares Management's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ares Management	12.51%	19.89%	3.95%
Brookfield Asset Management	49.69%	85.03%	61.67%

Do analysts recommend ARES or BAM?

Ares Management currently has a consensus price target of $172.33, indicating a potential downside of 2.11%. Brookfield Asset Management has a consensus price target of $54.54, indicating a potential upside of 0.22%. Given Brookfield Asset Management's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Brookfield Asset Management is more favorable than Ares Management.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ares Management	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.62
Brookfield Asset Management	2 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.31

Does the media prefer ARES or BAM?

In the previous week, Ares Management had 1 more articles in the media than Brookfield Asset Management. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Ares Management and 12 mentions for Brookfield Asset Management. Brookfield Asset Management's average media sentiment score of 1.04 beat Ares Management's score of 0.67 indicating that Brookfield Asset Management is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ares Management	5 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Brookfield Asset Management	5 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, ARES or BAM?

Ares Management has a beta of 1.19, suggesting that its share price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brookfield Asset Management has a beta of 1.41, suggesting that its share price is 41% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, ARES or BAM?

Ares Management has higher revenue and earnings than Brookfield Asset Management. Brookfield Asset Management is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ares 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
Ares Management	$5.08B	10.86	$474.33M	$2.17	81.12
Brookfield Asset Management	$522M	46.19	$451M	$1.13	48.16

Summary

Brookfield Asset Management beats Ares Management on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.