Blue Owl Capital (OWL) Competitors

Brookfield Asset Management (NYSE:BAM) and Blue Owl Capital (NYSE:OWL) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment and profitability.

Does the media prefer BAM or OWL?

In the previous week, Brookfield Asset Management and Brookfield Asset Management both had 19 articles in the media. Blue Owl Capital's average media sentiment score of 0.97 beat Brookfield Asset Management's score of 0.74 indicating that Brookfield Asset Management is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Brookfield Asset Management	9 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Blue Owl Capital	10 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BAM or OWL?

Brookfield Asset Management received 501 more outperform votes than Blue Owl Capital when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.46% of users gave Brookfield Asset Management an outperform vote while only 59.65% of users gave Blue Owl Capital an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Brookfield Asset Management	Outperform Votes 535 66.46%	Underperform Votes 270 33.54%
Blue Owl Capital	Outperform Votes 34 59.65%	Underperform Votes 23 40.35%

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, BAM or OWL?

Brookfield Asset Management has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Blue Owl Capital. Brookfield Asset Management is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Blue Owl Capital, 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
Brookfield Asset Management	$383M	43.15	$451M	$1.13	35.40
Blue Owl Capital	$1.73B	15.29	$54.34M	$0.12	154.42

Which has more risk and volatility, BAM or OWL?

Brookfield Asset Management has a beta of 1.73, suggesting that its stock price is 73% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Blue Owl Capital has a beta of 1.24, suggesting that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in BAM or OWL?

68.4% of Brookfield Asset Management shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.9% of Blue Owl Capital shares are held by institutional investors. 33.4% of Blue Owl Capital shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is BAM or OWL more profitable?

Brookfield Asset Management has a net margin of 50.23% compared to Brookfield Asset Management's net margin of 3.84%. Blue Owl Capital's return on equity of 96.43% beat Brookfield Asset Management's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Brookfield Asset Management	50.23%	96.43%	66.17%
Blue Owl Capital	3.84%	18.02%	10.92%

Do analysts rate BAM or OWL?

Brookfield Asset Management currently has a consensus price target of $42.25, indicating a potential upside of 5.63%. Blue Owl Capital has a consensus price target of $19.89, indicating a potential upside of 7.32%. Given Brookfield Asset Management's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Blue Owl Capital is more favorable than Brookfield Asset Management.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Brookfield Asset Management	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
Blue Owl Capital	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.82

Is BAM or OWL a better dividend stock?

Brookfield Asset Management pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Blue Owl Capital pays an annual dividend of $0.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Brookfield Asset Management pays out 134.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Blue Owl Capital pays out 466.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Brookfield Asset Management has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Blue Owl Capital has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Brookfield Asset Management is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Brookfield Asset Management beats Blue Owl Capital on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.