Westwood Holdings Group (WHG) Competitors $16.64 -0.21 (-1.25%) Closing price 03/28/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$16.80 +0.16 (+0.97%) As of 03/28/2025 04:02 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 InterestTrendsBuy This Stock WHG vs. GAIN, PNNT, DHIL, SCM, 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), Diamond Hill Investment Group (DHIL), Stellus Capital Investment (SCM), 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 Diamond Hill Investment Group Stellus Capital Investment Horizon Technology Finance WhiteHorse Finance Medallion Financial OFS Capital Firsthand Technology Value Fund BlackRock Westwood Holdings Group (NYSE:WHG) and Gladstone Investment (NASDAQ:GAIN) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, dividends, risk, institutional ownership and community ranking. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of WHG or GAIN? 56.6% of Westwood Holdings Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 11.9% of Gladstone Investment shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.1% of Westwood Holdings Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.5% of Gladstone Investment shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the media prefer WHG or GAIN? In the previous week, Gladstone Investment had 2 more articles in the media than Westwood Holdings Group. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Gladstone Investment and 2 mentions for Westwood Holdings Group. Gladstone Investment's average media sentiment score of 1.07 beat Westwood Holdings Group's score of 0.58 indicating that Gladstone Investment is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Westwood Holdings Group 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Gladstone Investment 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has higher valuation & earnings, WHG or GAIN? Gladstone Investment has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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 RatioWestwood Holdings Group$94.72M1.65$2.21M$0.2566.56Gladstone Investment$66.70M7.51$85.31M$1.927.08 Which has more risk and volatility, WHG or GAIN? Westwood Holdings Group has a beta of 1.13, suggesting that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gladstone Investment has a beta of 1.28, suggesting that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is WHG or GAIN a better dividend stock? Westwood Holdings Group pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Gladstone Investment pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.1%. 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 pays out 50.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Gladstone Investment is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Is WHG or GAIN 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 Westwood Holdings Group2.33% 2.66% 2.17% Gladstone Investment 78.02%7.17%3.61% Does the MarketBeat Community prefer WHG or GAIN? 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. CompanyUnderperformOutperformWestwood Holdings GroupOutperform Votes22968.77% Underperform Votes10431.23% Gladstone InvestmentOutperform Votes36760.86% Underperform Votes23639.14% Do analysts rate WHG or GAIN? Gladstone Investment has a consensus price target of $13.75, indicating a potential upside of 1.10%. 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 Westwood Holdings Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Gladstone Investment 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 SummaryGladstone Investment beats Westwood Holdings Group on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads 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$156.08M$10.65B$11.28B$19.37BDividend Yield3.74%24.31%5.57%3.75%P/E Ratio66.5637.5722.6533.02Price / Sales1.657.4325.7326.58Price / Cash8.2217.7117.6117.54Price / Book1.243.502.734.53Net Income$2.21M$411.75M$1.04B$1.02B7 Day Performance4.69%-2.18%0.21%-1.27%1 Month Performance4.29%-8.15%495.52%-4.01%1 Year Performance35.06%2.77%533.07%3.45% Westwood Holdings Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WHGWestwood Holdings Group1.0421 of 5 stars$16.64-1.2%N/A+35.1%$156.08M$94.72M66.56N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsGAINGladstone Investment0.7121 of 5 stars$13.48+0.6%$13.75+2.0%-4.4%$496.56M$66.70M7.0270News CoveragePositive NewsPNNTPennantPark Investment0.8617 of 5 stars$7.12-0.1%$6.00-15.7%+2.8%$464.58M$64.78M27.37N/APositive NewsDHILDiamond Hill Investment Group3.7945 of 5 stars$146.02+1.6%N/A-6.4%$406.96M$151.10M8.27130Positive NewsSCMStellus Capital Investment1.472 of 5 stars$14.27+0.3%$13.25-7.2%+9.1%$392.74M$51.21M7.28599Analyst DowngradeShort Interest ↓News CoverageHRZNHorizon Technology Finance0.7676 of 5 stars$9.14-1.0%$9.56+4.6%-17.2%$368.48M$1.69M-76.17N/AShort Interest ↑WHFWhiteHorse Finance1.9671 of 5 stars$9.50-1.0%$10.50+10.5%-23.1%$220.81M$17.10M21.11N/AShort Interest ↑MFINMedallion Financial3.242 of 5 stars$8.85+0.6%N/A+14.5%$205.87M$203.62M5.24140Positive NewsOFSOFS Capital1.4335 of 5 stars$8.87-3.6%N/A-9.5%$118.86M$32.88M-98.5450Positive NewsSVVCFirsthand Technology Value FundN/A$0.05-5.5%N/AN/A$345,000.00$-30,127,615.000.4224Analyst ForecastGap DownBLKBlackRock4.7774 of 5 stars$964.28+1.3%$1,120.67+16.2%+13.8%$149.71B$20.41B22.9619,800Analyst Forecast Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Gladstone Investment Alternatives PennantPark Investment Alternatives Diamond Hill Investment Group Alternatives Stellus Capital Investment 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 Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:WHG) was last updated on 3/29/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersA market crash is coming—here’s whenThe stock market cycle I've used to identify the most likely day of the next market crash is the exact same in...Chaikin Analytics | SponsoredYour Wealth is Under AttackPlease don't wait—this is your moment to take action. 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