AB vs. MC, CNS, APAM, FHI, AMG, PJT, HLNE, FSCO, TFSL, and CNO
Should you be buying AllianceBernstein stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of AllianceBernstein include Moelis & Company (MC), Cohen & Steers (CNS), Artisan Partners Asset Management (APAM), Federated Hermes (FHI), Affiliated Managers Group (AMG), PJT Partners (PJT), Hamilton Lane (HLNE), FS Credit Opportunities (FSCO), TFS Financial (TFSL), and CNO Financial Group (CNO).
Moelis & Company (NYSE:MC) and AllianceBernstein (NYSE:AB) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, earnings, community ranking, analyst recommendations, profitability and risk.
AllianceBernstein has a net margin of 6.47% compared to AllianceBernstein's net margin of -1.33%. Moelis & Company's return on equity of 15.34% beat AllianceBernstein's return on equity.
In the previous week, Moelis & Company had 14 more articles in the media than AllianceBernstein. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Moelis & Company and 13 mentions for AllianceBernstein. Moelis & Company's average media sentiment score of 0.68 beat AllianceBernstein's score of 0.46 indicating that AllianceBernstein is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Moelis & Company pays an annual dividend of $2.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. AllianceBernstein pays an annual dividend of $3.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.2%. Moelis & Company pays out -1,263.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. AllianceBernstein pays out 127.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. AllianceBernstein has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. AllianceBernstein is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
Moelis & Company presently has a consensus target price of $50.80, indicating a potential upside of 2.11%. AllianceBernstein has a consensus target price of $40.44, indicating a potential upside of 20.49%. Given Moelis & Company's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe AllianceBernstein is more favorable than Moelis & Company.
AllianceBernstein received 75 more outperform votes than Moelis & Company when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 56.85% of users gave Moelis & Company an outperform vote while only 56.68% of users gave AllianceBernstein an outperform vote.
Moelis & Company has a beta of 1.35, suggesting that its stock price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AllianceBernstein has a beta of 1.25, suggesting that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500.
91.5% of Moelis & Company shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.3% of AllianceBernstein shares are held by institutional investors. 7.0% of Moelis & Company shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of AllianceBernstein shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
AllianceBernstein has higher revenue and earnings than Moelis & Company. Moelis & Company is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AllianceBernstein, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
AllianceBernstein beats Moelis & Company on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.
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