BGC Group (BGC) Competitors

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

Is EVR or BGC 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
Evercore	14.22%	27.64%	13.74%
BGC Group	5.89%	49.83%	12.28%

Which has more risk & volatility, EVR or BGC?

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

Does the media refer more to EVR or BGC?

In the previous week, Evercore and Evercore both had 10 articles in the media. Evercore's average media sentiment score of 0.73 beat BGC Group's score of 0.45 indicating that Evercore is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Evercore	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
BGC Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

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

86.2% of Evercore shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.1% of BGC Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.1% of Evercore shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 26.3% of BGC Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, EVR or BGC?

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
Evercore	$2.98B	3.85	$378.28M	$10.45	28.07
BGC Group	$2.26B	2.05	$126.99M	$0.30	31.60

Do analysts recommend EVR or BGC?

Evercore currently has a consensus price target of $284.29, indicating a potential downside of 3.09%. BGC Group has a consensus price target of $14.50, indicating a potential upside of 52.95%. Given BGC Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe BGC Group is more favorable than Evercore.

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

Is EVR or BGC a better dividend stock?

Evercore pays an annual dividend of $3.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. BGC Group pays an annual dividend of $0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Evercore pays out 32.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. BGC Group pays out 26.7% 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. Evercore has raised its dividend for 18 consecutive years and BGC Group has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Evercore is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

Evercore beats BGC Group on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.