Piper Sandler Companies (PIPR) Competitors

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

Does the media favor SF or PIPR?

In the previous week, Piper Sandler Companies had 2 more articles in the media than Stifel Financial. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Piper Sandler Companies and 6 mentions for Stifel Financial. Stifel Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.38 beat Piper Sandler Companies' score of 1.14 indicating that Stifel Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Stifel Financial	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Piper Sandler Companies	5 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals believe in SF or PIPR?

82.0% of Stifel Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.8% of Piper Sandler Companies shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.6% of Stifel Financial 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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is SF or PIPR more profitable?

Stifel Financial has a net margin of 14.00% compared to Piper Sandler Companies' net margin of 11.87%. Piper Sandler Companies' return on equity of 17.00% beat Stifel Financial's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Stifel Financial	14.00%	16.59%	2.04%
Piper Sandler Companies	11.87%	17.00%	11.86%

Which has more risk and volatility, SF or PIPR?

Stifel Financial has a beta of 1.11, meaning that its share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Piper Sandler Companies has a beta of 1.46, meaning that its share price is 46% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is SF or PIPR a better dividend stock?

Stifel Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Piper Sandler Companies pays an annual dividend of $2.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Stifel Financial pays out 26.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Piper Sandler Companies pays out 25.4% 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.

Which has better valuation & earnings, SF or PIPR?

Stifel Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Piper Sandler Companies. Stifel 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
Stifel Financial	$4.97B	2.14	$731.38M	$6.24	16.65
Piper Sandler Companies	$1.53B	3.36	$181.11M	$10.22	28.18

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SF or PIPR?

Piper Sandler Companies received 173 more outperform votes than Stifel Financial when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 56.54% of users gave Piper Sandler Companies an outperform vote while only 54.99% of users gave Stifel Financial an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Stifel Financial	Outperform Votes 281 54.99%	Underperform Votes 230 45.01%
Piper Sandler Companies	Outperform Votes 454 56.54%	Underperform Votes 349 43.46%

Do analysts recommend SF or PIPR?

Stifel Financial presently has a consensus target price of $117.71, indicating a potential upside of 13.27%. Piper Sandler Companies has a consensus target price of $330.00, indicating a potential upside of 14.60%. Given Piper Sandler Companies' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Piper Sandler Companies is more favorable than Stifel Financial.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Stifel Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.25
Piper Sandler Companies	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Summary

Piper Sandler Companies beats Stifel Financial on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.