DigitalBridge Group (DBRG) Competitors

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

Which has more risk and volatility, JHG or DBRG?

Janus Henderson Group has a beta of 1.43, suggesting that its share price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DigitalBridge Group has a beta of 1.68, suggesting that its share price is 68% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in JHG or DBRG?

87.9% of Janus Henderson Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.7% of DigitalBridge Group shares are held by institutional investors. 19.6% of Janus Henderson Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.4% of DigitalBridge Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is JHG or DBRG more profitable?

Janus Henderson Group has a net margin of 16.38% compared to DigitalBridge Group's net margin of 10.98%. Janus Henderson Group's return on equity of 12.18% beat DigitalBridge Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Janus Henderson Group	16.38%	12.18%	8.26%
DigitalBridge Group	10.98%	4.29%	2.06%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer JHG or DBRG?

Janus Henderson Group received 202 more outperform votes than DigitalBridge Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 56.34% of users gave DigitalBridge Group an outperform vote while only 48.99% of users gave Janus Henderson Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Janus Henderson Group	Outperform Votes 242 48.99%	Underperform Votes 252 51.01%
DigitalBridge Group	Outperform Votes 40 56.34%	Underperform Votes 31 43.66%

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, JHG or DBRG?

Janus Henderson Group has higher revenue and earnings than DigitalBridge Group. Janus Henderson Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than DigitalBridge 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
Janus Henderson Group	$2.47B	2.00	$408.90M	$2.56	12.24
DigitalBridge Group	$607.03M	2.22	$185.28M	$0.03	257.83

Does the media prefer JHG or DBRG?

In the previous week, Janus Henderson Group had 6 more articles in the media than DigitalBridge Group. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Janus Henderson Group and 7 mentions for DigitalBridge Group. Janus Henderson Group's average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat DigitalBridge Group's score of 0.92 indicating that Janus Henderson Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Janus Henderson Group	8 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
DigitalBridge Group	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is JHG or DBRG a better dividend stock?

Janus Henderson Group pays an annual dividend of $1.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. DigitalBridge Group pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Janus Henderson Group pays out 60.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. DigitalBridge Group pays out 133.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Janus Henderson Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts recommend JHG or DBRG?

Janus Henderson Group currently has a consensus target price of $44.22, suggesting a potential upside of 41.13%. DigitalBridge Group has a consensus target price of $16.39, suggesting a potential upside of 111.88%. Given DigitalBridge Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe DigitalBridge Group is more favorable than Janus Henderson Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Janus Henderson Group	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.44
DigitalBridge Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.10

Summary

Janus Henderson Group beats DigitalBridge Group on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.