Notice: This company has been marked as potentially delisted and may not be actively trading. Federated Investors (FII) Competitors Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisCompetitorsHeadlinesTrends FII vs. ARCC, SEIC, BEN, IVZ, AMG, MAIN, CNS, GBDC, PSEC, and VRTSShould you be buying Federated Investors stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Federated Investors include Ares Capital (ARCC), SEI Investments (SEIC), Franklin Resources (BEN), Invesco (IVZ), Affiliated Managers Group (AMG), Main Street Capital (MAIN), Cohen & Steers (CNS), Golub Capital BDC (GBDC), Prospect Capital (PSEC), and Virtus Investment Partners (VRTS). These companies are all part of the "asset management & custody banks" industry. Federated Investors vs. Ares Capital SEI Investments Franklin Resources Invesco Affiliated Managers Group Main Street Capital Cohen & Steers Golub Capital BDC Prospect Capital Virtus Investment Partners Federated Investors (NYSE:FII) and Ares Capital (NASDAQ:ARCC) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and community ranking. Do analysts prefer FII or ARCC? Ares Capital has a consensus price target of $22.43, suggesting a potential downside of 4.23%. Given Ares Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Ares Capital is more favorable than Federated Investors.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Federated Investors 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Ares Capital 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.89 Is FII or ARCC more profitable? Ares Capital has a net margin of 53.71% compared to Federated Investors' net margin of 20.52%. Federated Investors' return on equity of 28.65% beat Ares Capital's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Federated Investors20.52% 28.65% 15.66% Ares Capital 53.71%12.06%5.74% Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in FII or ARCC? 82.2% of Federated Investors shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 27.4% of Ares Capital shares are held by institutional investors. 5.5% of Federated Investors shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Ares Capital shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has stronger valuation and earnings, FII or ARCC? Ares Capital has higher revenue and earnings than Federated Investors. Ares Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Federated Investors, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioFederated Investors$1.33B3.03$272.34M$2.6914.78Ares Capital$2.61B5.79$1.52B$2.609.01 Does the media refer more to FII or ARCC? In the previous week, Ares Capital had 18 more articles in the media than Federated Investors. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for Ares Capital and 4 mentions for Federated Investors. Ares Capital's average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat Federated Investors' score of 0.00 indicating that Ares Capital is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Federated Investors 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Ares Capital 13 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk & volatility, FII or ARCC? Federated Investors has a beta of 0.73, suggesting that its share price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ares Capital has a beta of 1, suggesting that its share price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community favor FII or ARCC? Ares Capital received 164 more outperform votes than Federated Investors when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.52% of users gave Ares Capital an outperform vote while only 43.43% of users gave Federated Investors an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformFederated InvestorsOutperform Votes24843.43% Underperform Votes32356.57% Ares CapitalOutperform Votes41262.52% Underperform Votes24737.48% Is FII or ARCC a better dividend stock? Federated Investors pays an annual dividend of $1.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Ares Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.2%. Federated Investors pays out 40.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ares Capital pays out 73.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. SummaryAres Capital beats Federated Investors on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Federated Investors News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for FII 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 FII vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricFederated InvestorsInvestment Advice IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$4.02B$12.68B$11.94B$20.35BDividend Yield2.98%23.87%5.75%3.62%P/E Ratio14.7833.3724.4442.17Price / Sales3.035.1627.7216.67Price / Cash15.2219.3318.1220.36Price / Book3.864.492.715.93Net Income$272.34M$302.52M$1.07B$1.01B Federated Investors Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FIIFederated InvestorsN/A$39.75+0.7%N/A+10.8%$4.02B$1.33B14.781,878High Trading VolumeARCCAres Capital1.7712 of 5 stars$23.30-0.6%$22.29-4.4%+13.6%$15.05B$2.61B8.962,550Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastOptions VolumePositive NewsSEICSEI Investments4.7387 of 5 stars$83.45-1.7%$86.75+4.0%+33.9%$10.76B$1.92B20.165,089Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastNews CoverageGap UpBENFranklin Resources4.5776 of 5 stars$20.32+1.1%$20.18-0.7%-25.7%$10.64B$8.48B23.6210,200Short Interest ↑IVZInvesco4.6139 of 5 stars$17.77+0.8%$18.71+5.3%+18.3%$7.98B$5.72B-19.318,500Earnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastOptions VolumeAMGAffiliated Managers Group4.0151 of 5 stars$185.76-0.5%$195.40+5.2%+25.4%$5.62B$2.06B12.124,000Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑Analyst RevisionPositive NewsMAINMain Street Capital1.9705 of 5 stars$60.78-0.6%$48.80-19.7%+33.6%$5.36B$500.39M11.0190Positive NewsCNSCohen & Steers3.5193 of 5 stars$90.12+1.5%$106.50+18.2%+22.6%$4.56B$517.42M30.34390Short Interest ↓News CoverageGBDCGolub Capital BDC1.8562 of 5 stars$15.59+0.1%$16.38+5.0%+0.8%$4.12B$724.68M11.06N/AUpcoming EarningsShort Interest ↑PSECProspect Capital0.9306 of 5 stars$4.38flat$4.50+2.7%-28.2%$1.91B$861.66M-16.852,019News CoverageVRTSVirtus Investment Partners3.0368 of 5 stars$210.22+0.7%$238.50+13.5%-13.1%$1.48B$845.27M12.78770 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Ares Capital Competitors SEI Investments Competitors Franklin Resources Competitors Invesco Competitors Affiliated Managers Group Competitors Main Street Capital Competitors Cohen & Steers Competitors Golub Capital BDC Competitors Prospect Capital Competitors Virtus Investment Partners Competitors 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:FII) was last updated on 1/31/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners Is Starlink Set For The Largest IPO In History?He turned PayPal from a tiny, off-the-radar startup… to a massive $64 billion giant. 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