StepStone Group (STEP) Competitors $60.13 -1.18 (-1.92%) (As of 10/31/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrends STEP vs. VCTR, AMK, VRTS, BSIG, SCU, TPL, TPG, HOOD, BAM, and LINEShould you be buying StepStone Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of StepStone Group include Victory Capital (VCTR), AssetMark Financial (AMK), Virtus Investment Partners (VRTS), BrightSphere Investment Group (BSIG), Sculptor Capital Management (SCU), Texas Pacific Land (TPL), TPG (TPG), Robinhood Markets (HOOD), Brookfield Asset Management (BAM), and Lineage (LINE). StepStone Group vs. Victory Capital AssetMark Financial Virtus Investment Partners BrightSphere Investment Group Sculptor Capital Management Texas Pacific Land TPG Robinhood Markets Brookfield Asset Management Lineage StepStone Group (NASDAQ:STEP) and Victory Capital (NASDAQ:VCTR) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, media sentiment, community ranking, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation. Does the media refer more to STEP or VCTR? In the previous week, StepStone Group had 4 more articles in the media than Victory Capital. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for StepStone Group and 4 mentions for Victory Capital. Victory Capital's average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat StepStone Group's score of 0.32 indicating that Victory Capital is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment StepStone Group 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Victory Capital 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts recommend STEP or VCTR? StepStone Group currently has a consensus price target of $54.69, indicating a potential downside of 10.80%. Victory Capital has a consensus price target of $59.67, indicating a potential downside of 3.30%. Given Victory Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Victory Capital is more favorable than StepStone Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score StepStone Group 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.38Victory Capital 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.56 Is STEP or VCTR a better dividend stock? StepStone Group pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Victory Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. StepStone Group pays out 126.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Victory Capital pays out 50.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Victory Capital is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Which has stronger earnings & valuation, STEP or VCTR? Victory Capital has higher revenue and earnings than StepStone Group. Victory Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than StepStone Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioStepStone Group$720.02M9.42$58.09M$0.7680.67Victory Capital$850.96M4.70$213.16M$3.2618.93 Is STEP or VCTR more profitable? Victory Capital has a net margin of 27.87% compared to StepStone Group's net margin of 0.00%. Victory Capital's return on equity of 29.74% beat StepStone Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets StepStone GroupN/A 10.02% 4.55% Victory Capital 27.87%29.74%12.65% Which has more risk and volatility, STEP or VCTR? StepStone Group has a beta of 1.28, meaning that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Victory Capital has a beta of 0.91, meaning that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in STEP or VCTR? Victory Capital received 176 more outperform votes than StepStone Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 56.70% of users gave Victory Capital an outperform vote while only 31.76% of users gave StepStone Group an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformStepStone GroupOutperform Votes2731.76% Underperform Votes5868.24% Victory CapitalOutperform Votes20356.70% Underperform Votes15543.30% Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of STEP or VCTR? 55.5% of StepStone Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.7% of Victory Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. 18.4% of StepStone Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 9.8% of Victory Capital shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryVictory Capital beats StepStone Group on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Porter & CompanyBanking failure dead aheadIf you missed it, my emergency election broadcast is now available - but will be removed soonClick here to watch it now. Get StepStone Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for STEP and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart STEP vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricStepStone GroupInvestment advice IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$6.78B$11.91B$9.77B$8.61BDividend Yield1.58%24.40%10.42%4.20%P/E Ratio80.6731.5150.1017.76Price / Sales9.426.243,316.8694.03Price / Cash34.0918.3529.9833.56Price / Book4.104.382.924.64Net Income$58.09M$316.83M$952.27M$225.71M7 Day Performance-0.99%0.02%0.08%0.66%1 Month Performance7.88%6.69%1.15%2.80%1 Year Performance116.64%39.70%26.86%34.26% StepStone Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)STEPStepStone Group3.3284 of 5 stars$60.13-1.9%$54.69-9.1%+112.1%$6.65B$720.02M79.121,010Upcoming EarningsNews CoverageVCTRVictory Capital3.8747 of 5 stars$61.21+1.0%$59.67-2.5%+109.5%$3.97B$850.96M17.24481Upcoming EarningsAMKAssetMark Financial0.8891 of 5 stars$35.24flat$36.67+4.0%N/A$2.62B$751.44M18.45870Upcoming EarningsVRTSVirtus Investment Partners2.4259 of 5 stars$225.28-0.1%$233.50+3.6%+25.5%$1.59B$845.27M13.69770Gap UpBSIGBrightSphere Investment Group3.8158 of 5 stars$26.31-0.5%$27.00+2.6%+66.0%$993.57M$453.20M15.85350Short Interest ↑News CoverageGap UpSCUSculptor Capital ManagementN/A$12.72flatN/AN/A$797.10M$397.84M-8.54343TPLTexas Pacific Land1.054 of 5 stars$1,108.90+1.7%$694.17-37.4%+88.6%$25.48B$631.59M57.04100Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsGap DownTPGTPG3.3473 of 5 stars$68.44+0.3%$52.25-23.7%+147.4%$24.97B$2.39B-195.541,850Upcoming EarningsShort Interest ↓News CoverageHOODRobinhood Markets3.5511 of 5 stars$28.03+0.5%$24.97-10.9%+210.7%$24.63B$2.24B84.942,200Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastOptions VolumeGap DownBAMBrookfield Asset Management4.5735 of 5 stars$53.55+0.3%$47.41-11.5%+85.0%$23.76B$390M48.682,400Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsLINELineage2.8815 of 5 stars$76.10-0.2%$93.50+22.9%N/A$18.54B$5.33B-5.5726,127Upcoming EarningsNews Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies VCTR Competitors AMK Competitors VRTS Competitors BSIG Competitors SCU Competitors TPL Competitors TPG Competitors HOOD Competitors BAM Competitors LINE Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:STEP) was last updated on 10/31/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTim Sykes’ Urgent Trade Alert: “Make this move now”WARNING: 80 Wall Street banks are gearing up for MASSIVE D.C. shock This $2 trillion D.C. shock is NOT abou...Timothy Sykes | Sponsoredtop AI stock (it’s not MSFT, GOOGL, AMZN or AAPL)AI was by far the biggest tech investing trend right now. 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