Piper Sandler Companies (PIPR) Competitors

Evercore (NYSE:EVR) and Piper Sandler Companies (NYSE:PIPR) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, dividends, media sentiment, community ranking, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings and institutional ownership.

Do analysts rate EVR or PIPR?

Evercore currently has a consensus target price of $282.40, suggesting a potential downside of 5.32%. Piper Sandler Companies has a consensus target price of $193.00, suggesting a potential downside of 39.94%. Given Evercore's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Evercore is more favorable than Piper Sandler Companies.

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

Is EVR or PIPR a better dividend stock?

Evercore pays an annual dividend of $3.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Piper Sandler Companies pays an annual dividend of $2.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Evercore pays out 41.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Piper Sandler Companies pays out 27.8% 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. Evercore has raised its dividend for 17 consecutive years. Evercore is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in EVR or PIPR?

86.2% of Evercore shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.8% of Piper Sandler Companies shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.3% of Evercore shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.0% of Piper Sandler Companies shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor EVR or PIPR?

Evercore received 101 more outperform votes than Piper Sandler Companies when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.27% of users gave Evercore an outperform vote while only 56.51% of users gave Piper Sandler Companies an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Evercore	Outperform Votes 522 63.27%	Underperform Votes 303 36.73%
Piper Sandler Companies	Outperform Votes 421 56.51%	Underperform Votes 324 43.49%

Does the media refer more to EVR or PIPR?

In the previous week, Piper Sandler Companies had 1 more articles in the media than Evercore. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Piper Sandler Companies and 3 mentions for Evercore. Piper Sandler Companies' average media sentiment score of 1.52 beat Evercore's score of -0.34 indicating that Piper Sandler Companies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Evercore	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Piper Sandler Companies	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Is EVR or PIPR more profitable?

Evercore has a net margin of 11.45% compared to Piper Sandler Companies' net margin of 10.84%. Evercore's return on equity of 20.20% beat Piper Sandler Companies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Evercore	11.45%	20.20%	10.31%
Piper Sandler Companies	10.84%	16.06%	10.81%

Which has more risk & volatility, EVR or PIPR?

Evercore has a beta of 1.38, meaning that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Piper Sandler Companies has a beta of 1.43, meaning that its stock price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, EVR or PIPR?

Evercore has higher revenue and earnings than Piper Sandler Companies. Piper Sandler Companies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Evercore, 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
Evercore	$2.79B	4.07	$255.48M	$7.79	38.29
Piper Sandler Companies	$1.47B	3.89	$85.49M	$9.36	34.33

Summary

Evercore beats Piper Sandler Companies on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.