Getty Images (GETY) Competitors

AllianceBernstein (NYSE:AB) and Getty Images (NYSE:GETY) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, risk, community ranking, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership and valuation.

Which has more volatility & risk, AB or GETY?

AllianceBernstein has a beta of 1.2, suggesting that its share price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Getty Images has a beta of 1.93, suggesting that its share price is 93% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer AB or GETY?

AllianceBernstein currently has a consensus price target of $42.40, suggesting a potential upside of 3.98%. Getty Images has a consensus price target of $5.61, suggesting a potential upside of 117.12%. Given Getty Images' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Getty Images is more favorable than AllianceBernstein.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AllianceBernstein	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
Getty Images	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40

Does the media favor AB or GETY?

In the previous week, AllianceBernstein had 5 more articles in the media than Getty Images. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for AllianceBernstein and 2 mentions for Getty Images. Getty Images' average media sentiment score of 0.57 beat AllianceBernstein's score of 0.02 indicating that Getty Images is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
AllianceBernstein	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Getty Images	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher valuation & earnings, AB or GETY?

AllianceBernstein has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Getty Images. AllianceBernstein is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Getty Images, 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
AllianceBernstein	$433.88M	10.82	$264.18M	$3.49	11.68
Getty Images	$916.55M	1.16	$19.34M	$0.12	21.54

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in AB or GETY?

19.3% of AllianceBernstein shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.8% of Getty Images shares are held by institutional investors. 2.7% of AllianceBernstein shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.3% of Getty Images 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 AB or GETY more profitable?

AllianceBernstein has a net margin of 9.22% compared to Getty Images' net margin of 5.91%. AllianceBernstein's return on equity of 16.23% beat Getty Images' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AllianceBernstein	9.22%	16.23%	16.22%
Getty Images	5.91%	6.42%	1.74%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer AB or GETY?

AllianceBernstein received 373 more outperform votes than Getty Images when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 56.98% of users gave AllianceBernstein an outperform vote while only 47.50% of users gave Getty Images an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
AllianceBernstein	Outperform Votes 392 56.98%	Underperform Votes 296 43.02%
Getty Images	Outperform Votes 19 47.50%	Underperform Votes 21 52.50%

Summary

AllianceBernstein beats Getty Images on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.