Cohen & Steers (CNS) Competitors $99.65 -0.34 (-0.34%) (As of 11/20/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends CNS vs. ARCC, BEN, SEIC, IVZ, AMG, MAIN, GBDC, PSEC, VRTS, and OCSLShould 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), Affiliated Managers Group (AMG), Main Street Capital (MAIN), Golub Capital BDC (GBDC), Prospect Capital (PSEC), Virtus Investment Partners (VRTS), and Oaktree Specialty Lending (OCSL). These companies are all part of the "asset management & custody banks" industry. Cohen & Steers vs. Ares Capital Franklin Resources SEI Investments Invesco Affiliated Managers Group Main Street Capital Golub Capital BDC Prospect Capital Virtus Investment Partners Oaktree Specialty Lending Ares Capital (NASDAQ:ARCC) and Cohen & Steers (NYSE:CNS) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, dividends and community ranking. Which has higher earnings and 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$2.61B5.39$1.52B$2.608.38Cohen & Steers$515.43M9.77$129.05M$2.6837.18 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ARCC or CNS? Ares Capital received 171 more outperform votes than Cohen & Steers when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.35% of users gave Ares Capital an outperform vote while only 54.71% of users gave Cohen & Steers an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAres CapitalOutperform Votes40962.35% Underperform Votes24737.65% Cohen & SteersOutperform Votes23854.71% Underperform Votes19745.29% Which has more risk and volatility, ARCC or CNS? Ares Capital has a beta of 1.01, meaning that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cohen & Steers has a beta of 1.53, meaning that its stock price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts recommend ARCC or CNS? Ares Capital presently has a consensus price target of $21.86, suggesting a potential upside of 0.31%. Cohen & Steers has a consensus price target of $106.50, suggesting a potential upside of 6.87%. Given Cohen & Steers' higher probable upside, analysts clearly 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) 5 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.78Cohen & Steers 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Is ARCC or CNS more profitable? Ares Capital has a net margin of 53.71% compared to Cohen & Steers' net margin of 27.23%. Cohen & Steers' return on equity of 32.75% beat Ares Capital's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Ares Capital53.71% 12.06% 5.74% Cohen & Steers 27.23%32.75%19.43% Does the media prefer ARCC or CNS? In the previous week, Ares Capital had 17 more articles in the media than Cohen & Steers. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Ares Capital and 2 mentions for Cohen & Steers. Cohen & Steers' average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat Ares Capital's score of 1.15 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 14 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Cohen & Steers 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 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 8.8%. Cohen & Steers pays an annual dividend of $2.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Ares Capital pays out 73.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Cohen & Steers pays out 88.1% 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 raised its dividend for 15 consecutive years. Ares Capital is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of ARCC or CNS? 27.4% of Ares Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.5% of Cohen & Steers shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Ares Capital shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 47.6% of Cohen & Steers shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. SummaryAres Capital and Cohen & Steers tied by winning 11 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks. 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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$5.06B$12.04B$10.56B$19.88BDividend Yield2.36%23.93%10.15%3.52%P/E Ratio37.1833.8249.3442.94Price / Sales9.775.173,447.9319.18Price / Cash31.2119.4030.5017.86Price / Book12.684.732.765.52Net Income$129.05M$298.28M$995.76M$986.45M7 Day Performance-1.06%-0.44%-0.07%0.45%1 Month Performance-5.02%4.27%7.25%1.05%1 Year Performance77.12%34.84%24.60%24.67% Cohen & Steers Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CNSCohen & Steers3.6841 of 5 stars$99.65-0.3%$106.50+6.9%+72.3%$5.06B$515.43M37.18390Ex-DividendPositive NewsARCCAres Capital1.3418 of 5 stars$21.79-0.2%$21.86+0.3%+10.4%$14.08B$2.61B8.382,550Options VolumePositive NewsBENFranklin Resources4.611 of 5 stars$21.64+0.7%$20.20-6.6%-10.6%$11.33B$8.48B25.1610,200SEICSEI Investments4.5129 of 5 stars$79.91+0.6%$77.50-3.0%+37.1%$10.24B$1.92B19.305,089IVZInvesco4.3841 of 5 stars$17.41+0.8%$18.63+7.0%+24.7%$7.82B$5.72B-18.928,500AMGAffiliated Managers Group4.4698 of 5 stars$185.38+1.2%$196.50+6.0%+38.0%$5.53B$2.02B12.094,000Positive NewsMAINMain Street Capital1.1572 of 5 stars$53.09-0.2%$48.80-8.1%+29.9%$4.69B$567.16M9.62100High Trading VolumeGBDCGolub Capital BDC2.2714 of 5 stars$15.22-2.0%$16.50+8.4%+1.4%$2.66B$287.38M10.79N/ADividend AnnouncementNews CoverageHigh Trading VolumePSECProspect Capital1.2871 of 5 stars$4.59-1.1%$4.50-2.0%-21.0%$2.02B$861.66M0.002,019Insider TradePositive NewsVRTSVirtus Investment Partners1.8362 of 5 stars$235.75+1.5%$233.50-1.0%+19.0%$1.63B$845.27M9.31770OCSLOaktree Specialty Lending3.2766 of 5 stars$15.68+0.4%$16.75+6.8%-21.1%$1.29B$379.29M18.02N/ADividend AnnouncementAnalyst Downgrade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Ares Capital Alternatives Franklin Resources Alternatives SEI Investments Alternatives Invesco Alternatives Affiliated Managers Group Alternatives Main Street Capital Alternatives Golub Capital BDC Alternatives Prospect Capital Alternatives Virtus Investment Partners Alternatives Oaktree Specialty Lending Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:CNS) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe Crypto That’s Making Wall Street SweatThe Crypto Wall Street Is Desperate to Hide It's happening now, right under everyone's radar. 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