GAMCO Investors (GAMI) Competitors

WisdomTree (NYSE:WT) and GAMCO Investors (NYSE:GAMI) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, risk, media sentiment, institutional ownership and valuation.

Does the media favor WT or GAMI?

In the previous week, WisdomTree had 3 more articles in the media than GAMCO Investors. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for WisdomTree and 4 mentions for GAMCO Investors. WisdomTree's average media sentiment score of 0.60 beat GAMCO Investors' score of 0.35 indicating that WisdomTree is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
WisdomTree	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
GAMCO Investors	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is WT or GAMI more profitable?

GAMCO Investors has a net margin of 27.86% compared to WisdomTree's net margin of 16.25%. GAMCO Investors' return on equity of 36.01% beat WisdomTree's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
WisdomTree	16.25%	25.17%	9.94%
GAMCO Investors	27.86%	36.01%	23.05%

Which has more risk & volatility, WT or GAMI?

WisdomTree has a beta of 1.16, indicating that its share price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, GAMCO Investors has a beta of 0.81, indicating that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, WT or GAMI?

WisdomTree has higher revenue and earnings than GAMCO Investors. GAMCO Investors is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than WisdomTree, 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
WisdomTree	$427.74M	4.50	$66.69M	$0.39	33.59
GAMCO Investors	$231.40M	2.35	$64.46M	$3.13	7.75

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of WT or GAMI?

78.6% of WisdomTree shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.3% of GAMCO Investors shares are held by institutional investors. 9.3% of WisdomTree shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 81.2% of GAMCO Investors shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is WT or GAMI a better dividend stock?

WisdomTree pays an annual dividend of $0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. GAMCO Investors pays an annual dividend of $0.32 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. WisdomTree pays out 30.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. GAMCO Investors pays out 10.2% 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. GAMCO Investors has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. GAMCO Investors is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do analysts rate WT or GAMI?

WisdomTree currently has a consensus target price of $12.90, indicating a potential downside of 1.53%. Given WisdomTree's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe WisdomTree is more favorable than GAMCO Investors.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
WisdomTree	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57
GAMCO Investors	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

WisdomTree beats GAMCO Investors on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.