DigitalBridge Group (DBRG) Competitors

DigitalBridge Group (NYSE:DBRG) and Houlihan Lokey (NYSE:HLI) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, community ranking, risk, profitability, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

Which has more volatility and risk, DBRG or HLI?

DigitalBridge Group has a beta of 1.96, indicating that its stock price is 96% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Houlihan Lokey has a beta of 0.65, indicating that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better earnings and valuation, DBRG or HLI?

Houlihan Lokey has higher revenue and earnings than DigitalBridge Group. DigitalBridge Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Houlihan Lokey, 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
DigitalBridge Group	$1.50B	1.50	$185.28M	$1.55	8.35
Houlihan Lokey	$1.91B	4.68	$280.30M	$4.11	31.77

Is DBRG or HLI more profitable?

DigitalBridge Group has a net margin of 26.64% compared to Houlihan Lokey's net margin of 14.64%. Houlihan Lokey's return on equity of 18.08% beat DigitalBridge Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
DigitalBridge Group	26.64%	3.14%	1.14%
Houlihan Lokey	14.64%	18.08%	10.69%

Do analysts recommend DBRG or HLI?

DigitalBridge Group presently has a consensus price target of $22.00, suggesting a potential upside of 69.88%. Houlihan Lokey has a consensus price target of $124.33, suggesting a potential downside of 4.77%. Given DigitalBridge Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe DigitalBridge Group is more favorable than Houlihan Lokey.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
DigitalBridge Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.25
Houlihan Lokey	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Does the MarketBeat Community favor DBRG or HLI?

Houlihan Lokey received 266 more outperform votes than DigitalBridge Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.20% of users gave Houlihan Lokey an outperform vote while only 43.14% of users gave DigitalBridge Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
DigitalBridge Group	Outperform Votes 22 43.14%	Underperform Votes 29 56.86%
Houlihan Lokey	Outperform Votes 288 62.20%	Underperform Votes 175 37.80%

Does the media favor DBRG or HLI?

In the previous week, Houlihan Lokey had 1 more articles in the media than DigitalBridge Group. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Houlihan Lokey and 8 mentions for DigitalBridge Group. Houlihan Lokey's average media sentiment score of 1.03 beat DigitalBridge Group's score of 0.83 indicating that Houlihan Lokey is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
DigitalBridge Group	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Houlihan Lokey	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is DBRG or HLI a better dividend stock?

DigitalBridge Group pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Houlihan Lokey pays an annual dividend of $2.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. DigitalBridge Group pays out 2.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Houlihan Lokey pays out 55.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of DBRG or HLI?

92.7% of DigitalBridge Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.1% of Houlihan Lokey shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.4% of DigitalBridge Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 26.0% of Houlihan Lokey shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Houlihan Lokey beats DigitalBridge Group on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.