DigitalBridge Group (DBRG) Competitors

DigitalBridge Group (NYSE:DBRG) and StepStone Group (NASDAQ:STEP) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, community ranking, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and earnings.

Does the media prefer DBRG or STEP?

In the previous week, StepStone Group had 5 more articles in the media than DigitalBridge Group. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for StepStone Group and 2 mentions for DigitalBridge Group. DigitalBridge Group's average media sentiment score of 0.44 beat StepStone Group's score of 0.29 indicating that DigitalBridge Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
DigitalBridge Group	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
StepStone Group	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders and institutionals believe in DBRG or STEP?

92.7% of DigitalBridge Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.5% of StepStone Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.4% of DigitalBridge Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 18.4% of StepStone Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is DBRG or STEP more profitable?

DigitalBridge Group has a net margin of 21.42% compared to StepStone Group's net margin of 0.00%. StepStone Group's return on equity of 11.18% beat DigitalBridge Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
DigitalBridge Group	21.42%	3.58%	1.72%
StepStone Group	N/A	11.18%	5.04%

Do analysts recommend DBRG or STEP?

DigitalBridge Group currently has a consensus price target of $17.38, suggesting a potential upside of 54.24%. StepStone Group has a consensus price target of $67.79, suggesting a potential upside of 10.10%. Given DigitalBridge Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe DigitalBridge Group is more favorable than StepStone Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
DigitalBridge Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
StepStone Group	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43

Which has better earnings and valuation, DBRG or STEP?

DigitalBridge Group has higher revenue and earnings than StepStone Group. DigitalBridge Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than StepStone Group, 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
DigitalBridge Group	$1.50B	1.31	$185.28M	$0.73	15.43
StepStone Group	$800.28M	8.86	$58.09M	$0.60	102.62

Which has more risk and volatility, DBRG or STEP?

DigitalBridge Group has a beta of 1.91, suggesting that its stock price is 91% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, StepStone Group has a beta of 1.31, suggesting that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is DBRG or STEP a better dividend stock?

DigitalBridge Group pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. StepStone Group pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. DigitalBridge Group pays out 5.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. StepStone Group pays out 160.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor DBRG or STEP?

DigitalBridge Group received 6 more outperform votes than StepStone Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 53.85% of users gave DigitalBridge Group an outperform vote while only 32.22% of users gave StepStone Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
DigitalBridge Group	Outperform Votes 35 53.85%	Underperform Votes 30 46.15%
StepStone Group	Outperform Votes 29 32.22%	Underperform Votes 61 67.78%

Summary

DigitalBridge Group beats StepStone Group on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.