Westwood Holdings Group (WHG) Competitors

Westwood Holdings Group (NYSE:WHG) and Gladstone Investment (NASDAQ:GAIN) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, risk, profitability, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and community ranking.

Which has higher valuation and 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Westwood Holdings Group	$89.78M	1.58	$10.57M	$0.33	46.43
Gladstone Investment	$87.31M	5.57	$85.31M	$1.06	12.50

Does the media prefer WHG or GAIN?

In the previous week, Gladstone Investment had 6 more articles in the media than Westwood Holdings Group. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Gladstone Investment and 2 mentions for Westwood Holdings Group. Westwood Holdings Group's average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat Gladstone Investment's score of 0.75 indicating that Westwood Holdings Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Westwood Holdings Group	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Gladstone Investment	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is WHG or GAIN more profitable?

Gladstone Investment has a net margin of 41.67% compared to Westwood Holdings Group's net margin of 2.92%. Gladstone Investment's return on equity of 7.41% beat Westwood Holdings Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Westwood Holdings Group	2.92%	3.27%	2.64%
Gladstone Investment	41.67%	7.41%	3.85%

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.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Westwood Holdings Group	Outperform Votes 229 68.77%	Underperform Votes 104 31.23%
Gladstone Investment	Outperform Votes 367 60.86%	Underperform Votes 236 39.14%

Do analysts rate WHG or GAIN?

Gladstone Investment has a consensus price target of $13.75, suggesting a potential upside of 3.77%. Given Gladstone Investment's stronger consensus rating and higher possible 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)	0.00
Gladstone Investment	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of WHG or GAIN?

56.6% of Westwood Holdings Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 11.9% of Gladstone Investment shares are held by institutional investors. 11.4% of Westwood Holdings Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.5% of Gladstone Investment shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

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 3.9%. Gladstone Investment pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.2%. Westwood Holdings Group pays out 181.8% 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 90.6% 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.

Which has more volatility and risk, WHG or GAIN?

Westwood Holdings Group has a beta of 1.13, meaning that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gladstone Investment has a beta of 1.3, meaning that its share price is 30% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Gladstone Investment beats Westwood Holdings Group on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.