BGC Group (BGC) Competitors

BGC Group (NASDAQ:BGC) and Evercore (NYSE:EVR) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation and risk.

Which has more volatility & risk, BGC or EVR?

BGC Group has a beta of 1.13, suggesting that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Evercore has a beta of 1.48, suggesting that its share price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to BGC or EVR?

In the previous week, BGC Group had 1 more articles in the media than Evercore. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for BGC Group and 2 mentions for Evercore. Evercore's average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat BGC Group's score of -0.67 indicating that Evercore is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
BGC Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Negative
Evercore	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is BGC or EVR a better dividend stock?

BGC Group pays an annual dividend of $0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Evercore pays an annual dividend of $3.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. BGC Group pays out 26.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Evercore pays out 30.5% 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. BGC Group has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Evercore has raised its dividend for 18 consecutive years. Evercore is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do analysts prefer BGC or EVR?

BGC Group presently has a consensus target price of $14.50, suggesting a potential upside of 43.00%. Evercore has a consensus target price of $284.29, suggesting a potential downside of 11.23%. Given BGC Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe BGC Group is more favorable than Evercore.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BGC Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Evercore	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.44

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, BGC or EVR?

Evercore has higher revenue and earnings than BGC Group. Evercore is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BGC Group, 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
BGC Group	$2.26B	2.13	$126.99M	$0.30	33.80
Evercore	$2.98B	4.15	$378.28M	$11.00	29.11

Is BGC or EVR more profitable?

Evercore has a net margin of 14.22% compared to BGC Group's net margin of 5.89%. BGC Group's return on equity of 49.83% beat Evercore's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BGC Group	5.89%	49.83%	12.28%
Evercore	14.22%	27.29%	13.72%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of BGC or EVR?

52.1% of BGC Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.2% of Evercore shares are held by institutional investors. 26.3% of BGC Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.1% of Evercore shares are held 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.

Summary

Evercore beats BGC Group on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.