Piper Sandler Companies (PIPR) Competitors

Ameriprise Financial (NYSE:AMP) and Piper Sandler Companies (NYSE:PIPR) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, risk and earnings.

Do analysts recommend AMP or PIPR?

Ameriprise Financial currently has a consensus price target of $534.71, indicating a potential upside of 5.22%. Piper Sandler Companies has a consensus price target of $312.50, indicating a potential downside of 3.19%. Given Ameriprise Financial's higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Ameriprise Financial is more favorable than Piper Sandler Companies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ameriprise Financial	2 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.13
Piper Sandler Companies	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Does the media prefer AMP or PIPR?

In the previous week, Ameriprise Financial had 3 more articles in the media than Piper Sandler Companies. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for Ameriprise Financial and 20 mentions for Piper Sandler Companies. Ameriprise Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.58 beat Piper Sandler Companies' score of 0.95 indicating that Ameriprise Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ameriprise Financial	22 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Piper Sandler Companies	11 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is AMP or PIPR a better dividend stock?

Ameriprise Financial pays an annual dividend of $6.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Piper Sandler Companies pays an annual dividend of $2.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Ameriprise Financial pays out 19.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Piper Sandler Companies pays out 23.6% 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. Ameriprise Financial has increased its dividend for 21 consecutive years and Piper Sandler Companies has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Ameriprise Financial is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of AMP or PIPR?

84.0% of Ameriprise Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.8% of Piper Sandler Companies shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Ameriprise Financial shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of Piper Sandler Companies shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is AMP or PIPR more profitable?

Ameriprise Financial has a net margin of 18.30% compared to Piper Sandler Companies' net margin of 13.18%. Ameriprise Financial's return on equity of 65.90% beat Piper Sandler Companies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ameriprise Financial	18.30%	65.90%	2.02%
Piper Sandler Companies	13.18%	18.71%	12.73%

Which has more risk & volatility, AMP or PIPR?

Ameriprise Financial has a beta of 1.24, suggesting that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Piper Sandler Companies has a beta of 1.5, suggesting that its stock price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, AMP or PIPR?

Ameriprise Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Piper Sandler Companies. Ameriprise Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Piper Sandler Companies, 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
Ameriprise Financial	$17.26B	2.80	$3.40B	$32.14	15.81
Piper Sandler Companies	$1.49B	3.85	$181.11M	$11.85	27.24

Summary

Ameriprise Financial beats Piper Sandler Companies on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.