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 superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership and community ranking.

Which has more risk & volatility, BAM or OWL?

Brookfield Asset Management has a beta of 1.71, suggesting that its stock price is 71% 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 institutionals and insiders hold more shares of BAM or OWL?

68.4% of Brookfield Asset Management shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.9% of Blue Owl Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.0% of Brookfield Asset Management shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 33.5% of Blue Owl Capital shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments 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 49.36% compared to Brookfield Asset Management's net margin of 3.84%. Blue Owl Capital's return on equity of 98.98% beat Brookfield Asset Management's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Brookfield Asset Management	49.36%	98.98%	67.65%
Blue Owl Capital	3.84%	18.15%	10.86%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in BAM or OWL?

Brookfield Asset Management received 500 more outperform votes than Blue Owl Capital when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.38% of users gave Brookfield Asset Management an outperform vote while only 60.34% of users gave Blue Owl Capital an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Brookfield Asset Management	Outperform Votes 535 66.38%	Underperform Votes 271 33.62%
Blue Owl Capital	Outperform Votes 35 60.34%	Underperform Votes 23 39.66%

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, BAM or OWL?

Brookfield Asset Management has higher revenue and earnings 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	$4.06B	4.31	$451M	$1.08	36.65
Blue Owl Capital	$1.73B	15.56	$54.34M	$0.12	157.17

Does the media refer more to BAM or OWL?

In the previous week, Brookfield Asset Management had 3 more articles in the media than Blue Owl Capital. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Brookfield Asset Management and 7 mentions for Blue Owl Capital. Blue Owl Capital's average media sentiment score of 1.44 beat Brookfield Asset Management's score of 0.88 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)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Blue Owl Capital	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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 $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Brookfield Asset Management pays out 140.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Blue Owl Capital pays out 600.0% 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 raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Blue Owl Capital has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years. Brookfield Asset Management is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts rate BAM or OWL?

Brookfield Asset Management presently has a consensus target price of $42.14, suggesting a potential upside of 6.46%. Blue Owl Capital has a consensus target price of $20.43, suggesting a potential upside of 8.33%. Given Brookfield Asset Management's stronger consensus rating and higher probable 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)	4 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.55
Blue Owl Capital	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.82

Summary

Brookfield Asset Management beats Blue Owl Capital on 15 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.