Cohen & Steers (CNS) Competitors $76.85 +2.60 (+3.50%) As of 03:53 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock CNS vs. ARCC, BEN, SEIC, IVZ, MAIN, AMG, GBDC, PSEC, OCSL, and VRTSShould you be buying Cohen & Steers stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Cohen & Steers include Ares Capital (ARCC), Franklin Resources (BEN), SEI Investments (SEIC), Invesco (IVZ), Main Street Capital (MAIN), Affiliated Managers Group (AMG), Golub Capital BDC (GBDC), Prospect Capital (PSEC), Oaktree Specialty Lending (OCSL), and Virtus Investment Partners (VRTS). These companies are all part of the "asset management & custody banks" industry. Cohen & Steers vs. Ares Capital Franklin Resources SEI Investments Invesco Main Street Capital Affiliated Managers Group Golub Capital BDC Prospect Capital Oaktree Specialty Lending Virtus Investment Partners Ares Capital (NASDAQ:ARCC) and Cohen & Steers (NYSE:CNS) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, community ranking, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment, risk and dividends. Does the media refer more to ARCC or CNS? In the previous week, Ares Capital had 11 more articles in the media than Cohen & Steers. MarketBeat recorded 25 mentions for Ares Capital and 14 mentions for Cohen & Steers. Cohen & Steers' average media sentiment score of 0.97 beat Ares Capital's score of 0.60 indicating that Cohen & Steers is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Ares Capital 11 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 5 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Cohen & Steers 9 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is ARCC or CNS a better dividend stock? Ares Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.3%. Cohen & Steers pays an annual dividend of $2.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Ares Capital pays out 78.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Cohen & Steers pays out 81.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Cohen & Steers has increased its dividend for 16 consecutive years. Ares Capital is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Which has more risk and volatility, ARCC or CNS? Ares Capital has a beta of 0.77, indicating that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cohen & Steers has a beta of 1.46, indicating that its share price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer ARCC or CNS? Ares Capital currently has a consensus price target of $22.61, suggesting a potential upside of 9.04%. Cohen & Steers has a consensus price target of $90.00, suggesting a potential upside of 21.01%. Given Cohen & Steers' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Cohen & Steers is more favorable than Ares Capital.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Ares Capital 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.82Cohen & Steers 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Which has preferable earnings & valuation, ARCC or CNS? Ares Capital has higher revenue and earnings than Cohen & Steers. Ares Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cohen & Steers, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAres Capital$1.71B8.31$1.52B$2.458.46Cohen & Steers$553.52M6.85$151.26M$3.0624.30 Does the MarketBeat Community favor ARCC or CNS? Ares Capital received 178 more outperform votes than Cohen & Steers when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.52% of users gave Ares Capital an outperform vote while only 54.82% of users gave Cohen & Steers an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAres CapitalOutperform Votes41762.52% Underperform Votes25037.48% Cohen & SteersOutperform Votes23954.82% Underperform Votes19745.18% Is ARCC or CNS more profitable? Ares Capital has a net margin of 50.90% compared to Cohen & Steers' net margin of 29.24%. Cohen & Steers' return on equity of 33.13% beat Ares Capital's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Ares Capital50.90% 11.54% 5.50% Cohen & Steers 29.24%33.13%20.43% Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in ARCC or CNS? 27.4% of Ares Capital shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.5% of Cohen & Steers shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Ares Capital shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 47.6% of Cohen & Steers shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryAres Capital beats Cohen & Steers on 12 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Cohen & Steers News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CNS and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart CNS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCohen & SteersInvestment advice IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$3.79B$10.05B$11.02B$18.66BDividend Yield3.36%24.82%5.93%4.16%P/E Ratio25.0435.1021.9631.63Price / Sales6.857.4325.6727.49Price / Cash27.5917.7117.6017.53Price / Book9.463.502.614.36Net Income$151.26M$411.75M$1.03B$1.02B7 Day Performance-0.02%1.61%1.77%1.58%1 Month Performance-8.10%-6.89%-2.77%-7.33%1 Year Performance5.02%-0.73%535.34%1.81% Cohen & Steers Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CNSCohen & Steers2.893 of 5 stars$76.85+3.5%$90.00+17.1%+3.9%$3.92B$553.52M25.87390ARCCAres Capital2.6464 of 5 stars$19.90-2.5%$22.61+13.6%0.0%$13.62B$1.71B8.122,550Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastPositive NewsBENFranklin Resources3.8832 of 5 stars$17.36-1.4%$18.96+9.2%-27.4%$9.12B$8.74B26.719,800SEICSEI Investments4.7722 of 5 stars$69.67-2.8%$86.80+24.6%+9.0%$8.84B$2.13B15.764,840Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageGap UpIVZInvesco4.9148 of 5 stars$12.43-2.9%$17.03+37.0%-7.4%$5.56B$6.07B10.538,610Earnings ReportDividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageMAINMain Street Capital1.4717 of 5 stars$52.00-2.4%$52.60+1.2%+10.1%$4.61B$601.25M9.4290AMGAffiliated Managers Group4.487 of 5 stars$153.61-1.6%$192.40+25.3%-1.8%$4.42B$2.04B10.173,950Short Interest ↓Positive NewsGBDCGolub Capital BDC1.6012 of 5 stars$13.85-2.0%$15.83+14.3%-16.7%$3.68B$309.01M10.04N/APositive NewsPSECProspect Capital1.4996 of 5 stars$3.49-2.0%$4.50+28.9%-33.7%$1.56B$101.04M-17.452,019Positive NewsOCSLOaktree Specialty Lending2.2778 of 5 stars$14.08-1.9%$16.42+16.6%-26.6%$1.16B$48.88M21.02N/AUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsVRTSVirtus Investment Partners3.0409 of 5 stars$142.95-4.0%$179.00+25.2%-34.2%$990.79M$902.82M8.46770Upcoming Earnings Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Ares Capital Alternatives Franklin Resources Alternatives SEI Investments Alternatives Invesco Alternatives Main Street Capital Alternatives Affiliated Managers Group Alternatives Golub Capital BDC Alternatives Prospect Capital Alternatives Oaktree Specialty Lending Alternatives Virtus Investment Partners Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:CNS) was last updated on 4/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersFeds Just Admitted It—They Can Take Your CashHere’s the cold truth: If your money is sitting idle in a bank account, it’s vulnerable. 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