WisdomTree (WT) Competitors

Moelis & Company (NYSE:MC) and WisdomTree (NYSE:WT) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends and community ranking.

Does the media prefer MC or WT?

In the previous week, Moelis & Company had 5 more articles in the media than WisdomTree. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Moelis & Company and 0 mentions for WisdomTree. WisdomTree's average media sentiment score of 1.74 beat Moelis & Company's score of 0.57 indicating that WisdomTree is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Moelis & Company	Positive
WisdomTree	Very Positive

Do institutionals & insiders believe in MC or WT?

91.5% of Moelis & Company shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.6% of WisdomTree shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.4% of Moelis & Company shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 7.8% of WisdomTree shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is MC or WT more profitable?

WisdomTree has a net margin of 15.59% compared to Moelis & Company's net margin of 11.39%. Moelis & Company's return on equity of 38.49% beat WisdomTree's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Moelis & Company	11.39%	38.49%	14.03%
WisdomTree	15.59%	24.67%	10.27%

Which has more volatility and risk, MC or WT?

Moelis & Company has a beta of 1.4, indicating that its share price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, WisdomTree has a beta of 1.47, indicating that its share price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend MC or WT?

Moelis & Company currently has a consensus target price of $78.83, suggesting a potential upside of 10.25%. WisdomTree has a consensus target price of $12.54, suggesting a potential upside of 34.16%. Given WisdomTree's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe WisdomTree is more favorable than Moelis & Company.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Moelis & Company	1 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.14
WisdomTree	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.57

Is MC or WT a better dividend stock?

Moelis & Company pays an annual dividend of $2.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. WisdomTree pays an annual dividend of $0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Moelis & Company pays out 147.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. WisdomTree pays out 38.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer MC or WT?

Moelis & Company received 294 more outperform votes than WisdomTree when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 62.07% of users gave WisdomTree an outperform vote while only 55.71% of users gave Moelis & Company an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Moelis & Company	Outperform Votes 312 55.71%	Underperform Votes 248 44.29%
WisdomTree	Outperform Votes 18 62.07%	Underperform Votes 11 37.93%

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, MC or WT?

Moelis & Company has higher revenue and earnings than WisdomTree. WisdomTree is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Moelis & Company, 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
Moelis & Company	$1.19B	4.48	$136.02M	$1.76	40.63
WisdomTree	$427.74M	3.19	$66.69M	$0.31	30.15

Summary

Moelis & Company beats WisdomTree on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.