Westwood Holdings Group (WHG) Competitors $16.57 -0.53 (-3.07%) Closing price 02/21/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$16.48 -0.09 (-0.51%) As of 02/21/2025 05:49 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends WHG vs. GAIN, PNNT, SCM, DHIL, HRZN, WHF, MFIN, OFS, SVVC, and BLKShould you be buying Westwood Holdings Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Westwood Holdings Group include Gladstone Investment (GAIN), PennantPark Investment (PNNT), Stellus Capital Investment (SCM), Diamond Hill Investment Group (DHIL), Horizon Technology Finance (HRZN), WhiteHorse Finance (WHF), Medallion Financial (MFIN), OFS Capital (OFS), Firsthand Technology Value Fund (SVVC), and BlackRock (BLK). These companies are all part of the "asset management & custody banks" industry. Westwood Holdings Group vs. Gladstone Investment PennantPark Investment Stellus Capital Investment Diamond Hill Investment Group Horizon Technology Finance WhiteHorse Finance Medallion Financial OFS Capital Firsthand Technology Value Fund BlackRock Gladstone Investment (NASDAQ:GAIN) and Westwood Holdings Group (NYSE:WHG) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, community ranking, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation and dividends. Does the media refer more to GAIN or WHG? In the previous week, Gladstone Investment had 5 more articles in the media than Westwood Holdings Group. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Gladstone Investment and 0 mentions for Westwood Holdings Group. Gladstone Investment's average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat Westwood Holdings Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Gladstone Investment is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Gladstone Investment Positive Westwood Holdings Group Neutral Which has more volatility & risk, GAIN or WHG? Gladstone Investment has a beta of 1.3, suggesting that its stock price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Westwood Holdings Group has a beta of 1.13, suggesting that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is GAIN or WHG a better dividend stock? Gladstone Investment pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.0%. Westwood Holdings Group pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Gladstone Investment pays out 50.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Westwood Holdings Group pays out 240.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Gladstone Investment is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Do analysts rate GAIN or WHG? Gladstone Investment presently has a consensus price target of $13.75, indicating a potential upside of 0.88%. Given Gladstone Investment's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Gladstone Investment is more favorable than Westwood Holdings Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Gladstone Investment 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Westwood Holdings Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Does the MarketBeat Community favor GAIN or WHG? Gladstone Investment received 138 more outperform votes than Westwood Holdings Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 68.77% of users gave Westwood Holdings Group an outperform vote while only 60.86% of users gave Gladstone Investment an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformGladstone InvestmentOutperform Votes36760.86% Underperform Votes23639.14% Westwood Holdings GroupOutperform Votes22968.77% Underperform Votes10431.23% Which has stronger valuation and earnings, GAIN or WHG? Gladstone Investment has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Westwood Holdings Group. Gladstone Investment is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Westwood Holdings Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioGladstone Investment$87.31M5.75$85.31M$1.927.10Westwood Holdings Group$94.72M1.62$2.21M$0.2566.26 Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of GAIN or WHG? 11.9% of Gladstone Investment shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.6% of Westwood Holdings Group shares are held by institutional investors. 2.5% of Gladstone Investment shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 10.1% of Westwood Holdings Group shares are held by 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 GAIN or WHG more profitable? Gladstone Investment has a net margin of 78.02% compared to Westwood Holdings Group's net margin of 2.33%. Gladstone Investment's return on equity of 7.17% beat Westwood Holdings Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Gladstone Investment78.02% 7.17% 3.61% Westwood Holdings Group 2.33%2.66%2.17% SummaryGladstone Investment beats Westwood Holdings Group on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Westwood Holdings Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for WHG and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart WHG vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricWestwood Holdings GroupInvestment advice IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$158.45M$11.18B$11.72B$20.30BDividend Yield3.51%23.98%5.37%3.64%P/E Ratio66.2640.6124.1234.82Price / Sales1.624.7026.4315.49Price / Cash8.2217.8217.9120.26Price / Book1.243.892.594.80Net Income$2.21M$412.04M$1.03B$1.02B7 Day Performance-1.46%-2.45%-1.41%-1.07%1 Month Performance8.27%-4.37%0.67%-1.11%1 Year Performance36.56%13.25%14.93%13.69% Westwood Holdings Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WHGWestwood Holdings Group0.5927 of 5 stars$16.57-3.1%N/A+37.4%$158.45M$94.72M66.26N/AGAINGladstone Investment1.03 of 5 stars$13.97+0.9%$13.75-1.6%-6.9%$512.56M$87.31M13.1870Positive NewsPNNTPennantPark Investment0.7018 of 5 stars$7.22+0.3%$6.00-16.8%+6.5%$471.14M$143.82M42.44N/AEx-DividendSCMStellus Capital Investment1.0335 of 5 stars$15.31+1.4%$13.63-11.0%+18.7%$414.32M$105.85M7.81599Positive NewsDHILDiamond Hill Investment Group3.0667 of 5 stars$147.85+0.6%N/A-1.3%$402.15M$136.72M8.37130HRZNHorizon Technology Finance1.2022 of 5 stars$9.86+1.4%$9.35-5.2%-25.5%$393.22M$113.47M-82.17N/AEx-DividendAnalyst DowngradeNews CoverageWHFWhiteHorse Finance1.197 of 5 stars$10.69+0.1%$10.75+0.6%-12.8%$248.44M$103.26M23.76N/APositive NewsMFINMedallion Financial3.5935 of 5 stars$8.54+0.8%N/A-0.9%$197.02M$262.36M5.05140OFSOFS Capital0.4978 of 5 stars$8.27+0.9%N/A-27.5%$110.82M$56.94M-91.8850SVVCFirsthand Technology Value FundN/A$0.06-1.4%N/A-72.3%$428,000.00$120,000.000.5224Analyst ForecastNews CoverageBLKBlackRock4.9095 of 5 stars$973.22-0.7%$1,120.67+15.2%+21.0%$150.73B$20.41B23.1719,800Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Gladstone Investment Alternatives PennantPark Investment Alternatives Stellus Capital Investment Alternatives Diamond Hill Investment Group Alternatives Horizon Technology Finance Alternatives WhiteHorse Finance Alternatives Medallion Financial Alternatives OFS Capital Alternatives Firsthand Technology Value Fund Alternatives BlackRock Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:WHG) was last updated on 2/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersEx-CIA Advisor: Trump 2.0 Could “Send Gold to $10,000”Experts forecast gold's price racing to $4,000… and an ex-CIA advisor predicts we'll see gold hit $10,000. ...Colonial Metals | SponsoredAlert: DOGE goes live"It's Elon's world, and the rest of us live in it." 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