OUTFRONT Media (OUT) Competitors

Houlihan Lokey (NYSE:HLI) and OUTFRONT Media (NYSE:OUT) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership, community ranking and risk.

Do institutionals & insiders believe in HLI or OUT?

78.1% of Houlihan Lokey shares are owned by institutional investors. 23.7% of Houlihan Lokey shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of OUTFRONT Media shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, HLI or OUT?

Houlihan Lokey has a beta of 0.69, meaning that its stock price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, OUTFRONT Media has a beta of 1.97, meaning that its stock price is 97% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to HLI or OUT?

In the previous week, Houlihan Lokey had 8 more articles in the media than OUTFRONT Media. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Houlihan Lokey and 1 mentions for OUTFRONT Media. Houlihan Lokey's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat OUTFRONT Media's score of 0.00 indicating that Houlihan Lokey is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Houlihan Lokey	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
OUTFRONT Media	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts prefer HLI or OUT?

Houlihan Lokey currently has a consensus price target of $194.40, indicating a potential upside of 13.64%. OUTFRONT Media has a consensus price target of $19.48, indicating a potential upside of 7.92%. Given Houlihan Lokey's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Houlihan Lokey is more favorable than OUTFRONT Media.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Houlihan Lokey	2 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.83
OUTFRONT Media	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, HLI or OUT?

Houlihan Lokey has higher revenue and earnings than OUTFRONT Media. OUTFRONT Media is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Houlihan Lokey, 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
Houlihan Lokey	$1.91B	6.27	$280.30M	$5.24	32.65
OUTFRONT Media	$1.82B	1.61	-$430.40M	$1.40	12.86

Is HLI or OUT a better dividend stock?

Houlihan Lokey pays an annual dividend of $2.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. OUTFRONT Media pays an annual dividend of $0.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. Houlihan Lokey pays out 43.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. OUTFRONT Media pays out 65.6% 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.

Is HLI or OUT more profitable?

Houlihan Lokey has a net margin of 16.00% compared to OUTFRONT Media's net margin of 13.30%. OUTFRONT Media's return on equity of 40.33% beat Houlihan Lokey's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Houlihan Lokey	16.00%	20.04%	12.06%
OUTFRONT Media	13.30%	40.33%	4.54%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor HLI or OUT?

Houlihan Lokey received 6 more outperform votes than OUTFRONT Media when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 60.33% of users gave Houlihan Lokey an outperform vote while only 57.68% of users gave OUTFRONT Media an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Houlihan Lokey	Outperform Votes 295 60.33%	Underperform Votes 194 39.67%
OUTFRONT Media	Outperform Votes 289 57.68%	Underperform Votes 212 42.32%

Summary

Houlihan Lokey beats OUTFRONT Media on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.