BGC Group (BGC) Competitors

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BGC vs. EVR, SF, LAZ, OPY, and FBRC

Should you buy BGC Group stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares BGC Group with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with BGC Group include Evercore (EVR), Stifel Financial (SF), Lazard (LAZ), Oppenheimer (OPY), and FBR & Co. (FBRC). These companies are all part of the "investment banking & brokerage" industry.

How does BGC Group compare to Evercore?

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

Evercore pays an annual dividend of $3.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. BGC Group pays an annual dividend of $0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Evercore pays out 19.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. BGC Group pays out 21.6% 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 increased its dividend for 18 consecutive years and BGC Group has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Evercore is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

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	$3.86B	3.34	$591.92M	$17.73	18.78
BGC Group	$2.94B	1.80	$154.96M	$0.37	30.24

86.2% of Evercore shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.1% of BGC Group shares are held by institutional investors. 3.5% of Evercore shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.4% of BGC Group shares are held 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.

Evercore has a beta of 1.49, meaning that its share price is 49% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, BGC Group has a beta of 0.98, meaning that its share price is 2% less volatile than the broader market.

Evercore has a net margin of 16.33% compared to BGC Group's net margin of 5.69%. BGC Group's return on equity of 55.32% beat Evercore's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Evercore	16.33%	39.29%	18.58%
BGC Group	5.69%	55.32%	12.30%

Evercore presently has a consensus price target of $366.45, suggesting a potential upside of 10.08%. Given Evercore's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Evercore is more favorable than BGC Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Evercore	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.36
BGC Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

In the previous week, Evercore and Evercore both had 5 articles in the media. BGC Group's average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat Evercore's score of -0.17 indicating that BGC Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Evercore	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
BGC Group	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Evercore beats BGC Group on 15 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does BGC Group compare to Stifel Financial?

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

Stifel Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. BGC Group pays an annual dividend of $0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Stifel Financial pays out 26.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. BGC Group pays out 21.6% 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. Stifel Financial has raised its dividend for 9 consecutive years and BGC Group has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Stifel Financial is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Stifel Financial has higher revenue and earnings than BGC Group. Stifel Financial 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
Stifel Financial	$5.53B	2.06	$683.78M	$5.14	14.45
BGC Group	$2.94B	1.80	$154.96M	$0.37	30.24

82.0% of Stifel Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.1% of BGC Group shares are held by institutional investors. 3.4% of Stifel Financial shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.4% of BGC Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Stifel Financial has a beta of 1.05, indicating that its share price is 5% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, BGC Group has a beta of 0.98, indicating that its share price is 2% less volatile than the broader market.

Stifel Financial has a net margin of 15.34% compared to BGC Group's net margin of 5.69%. BGC Group's return on equity of 55.32% beat Stifel Financial's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Stifel Financial	15.34%	18.76%	2.33%
BGC Group	5.69%	55.32%	12.30%

Stifel Financial presently has a consensus price target of $91.15, suggesting a potential upside of 22.73%. Given Stifel Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Stifel Financial is more favorable than BGC Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Stifel Financial	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
BGC Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

In the previous week, BGC Group had 4 more articles in the media than Stifel Financial. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for BGC Group and 1 mentions for Stifel Financial. BGC Group's average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat Stifel Financial's score of 0.55 indicating that BGC Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Stifel Financial	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
BGC Group	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Stifel Financial beats BGC Group on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does BGC Group compare to Lazard?

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

In the previous week, Lazard had 5 more articles in the media than BGC Group. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Lazard and 5 mentions for BGC Group. BGC Group's average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat Lazard's score of 0.82 indicating that BGC Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Lazard	4 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
BGC Group	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Lazard pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. BGC Group pays an annual dividend of $0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Lazard pays out 79.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. BGC Group pays out 21.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. BGC Group has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

54.8% of Lazard shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.1% of BGC Group shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Lazard shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.4% of BGC Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Lazard has a beta of 1.44, indicating that its share price is 44% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, BGC Group has a beta of 0.98, indicating that its share price is 2% less volatile than the broader market.

Lazard has higher revenue and earnings than BGC Group. Lazard 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
Lazard	$3.26B	1.55	$236.83M	$2.53	17.90
BGC Group	$2.94B	1.80	$154.96M	$0.37	30.24

Lazard has a net margin of 8.47% compared to BGC Group's net margin of 5.69%. BGC Group's return on equity of 55.32% beat Lazard's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Lazard	8.47%	29.30%	5.52%
BGC Group	5.69%	55.32%	12.30%

Lazard presently has a consensus price target of $52.56, suggesting a potential upside of 16.06%. Given Lazard's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Lazard is more favorable than BGC Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Lazard	3 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.08
BGC Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Summary

Lazard beats BGC Group on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does BGC Group compare to Oppenheimer?

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

In the previous week, Oppenheimer had 1 more articles in the media than BGC Group. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Oppenheimer and 5 mentions for BGC Group. BGC Group's average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat Oppenheimer's score of 0.37 indicating that BGC Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
BGC Group	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Oppenheimer	0 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

BGC Group pays an annual dividend of $0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Oppenheimer pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. BGC Group pays out 21.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Oppenheimer pays out 8.6% 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 increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Oppenheimer has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Oppenheimer is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

52.1% of BGC Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 32.3% of Oppenheimer shares are held by institutional investors. 2.4% of BGC Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 34.9% of Oppenheimer shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

BGC Group has a beta of 0.98, suggesting that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Oppenheimer has a beta of 1.19, suggesting that its stock price is 19% more volatile than the broader market.

BGC Group has higher revenue and earnings than Oppenheimer. Oppenheimer 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	$2.94B	1.80	$154.96M	$0.37	30.24
Oppenheimer	$1.64B	0.62	$148.40M	$8.39	11.24

BGC Group has a net margin of 5.69% compared to Oppenheimer's net margin of 5.66%. BGC Group's return on equity of 55.32% beat Oppenheimer's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BGC Group	5.69%	55.32%	12.30%
Oppenheimer	5.66%	17.49%	4.39%

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BGC Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Oppenheimer	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Summary

BGC Group beats Oppenheimer on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does BGC Group compare to FBR & Co.?

BGC Group (NASDAQ:BGC) and FBR & Co. (NASDAQ:FBRC) are both investment banking & brokerage companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership and risk.

BGC Group has a net margin of 5.69% compared to FBR & Co.'s net margin of 0.00%. BGC Group's return on equity of 55.32% beat FBR & Co.'s return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BGC Group	5.69%	55.32%	12.30%
FBR & Co.	N/A	N/A	N/A

52.1% of BGC Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.4% of FBR & Co. shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.4% of BGC Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 13.9% of FBR & Co. shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, BGC Group had 4 more articles in the media than FBR & Co.. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for BGC Group and 1 mentions for FBR & Co.. BGC Group's average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat FBR & Co.'s score of 0.80 indicating that BGC Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
BGC Group	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
FBR & Co.	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BGC Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
FBR & Co.	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

BGC Group pays an annual dividend of $0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. FBR & Co. pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. BGC Group pays out 21.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. BGC Group has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

BGC Group has higher revenue and earnings than FBR & Co..

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
BGC Group	$2.94B	1.80	$154.96M	$0.37	30.24
FBR & Co.	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

BGC Group beats FBR & Co. on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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BGC vs. The Competition

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Metric	BGC Group	FIN Industry	Finance Sector	NASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap	$5.42B	$108.01B	$13.46B	$12.47B
Dividend Yield	0.70%	1.77%	5.84%	5.26%
P/E Ratio	30.24	14.61	23.05	25.23
Price / Sales	1.80	4.01	172.55	82.72
Price / Cash	6.46	18.93	20.46	56.04
Price / Book	4.18	3.04	2.13	6.91
Net Income	$154.96M	$7.52B	$1.11B	$334.11M
7 Day Performance	-1.76%	-0.50%	-1.55%	-0.02%
1 Month Performance	-4.11%	-6.09%	-0.58%	1.15%
1 Year Performance	21.50%	6.34%	9.20%	30.68%

BGC Group Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
BGC BGC Group	3.6445 of 5 stars	$11.19 -2.0%	N/A	+22.0%	$5.42B	$2.94B	30.24	4,560	News Coverage Positive News
EVR Evercore	4.8868 of 5 stars	$326.20 +2.2%	$366.45 +12.3%	+39.7%	$12.92B	$4.55B	18.40	2,570
SF Stifel Financial	4.4132 of 5 stars	$77.71 +1.8%	$91.15 +17.3%	+13.6%	$11.95B	$5.53B	15.12	9,000
LAZ Lazard	4.7729 of 5 stars	$45.11 +3.1%	$52.56 +16.5%	-2.1%	$5.04B	$3.10B	17.83	3,309
OPY Oppenheimer	1.9995 of 5 stars	$99.10 +0.5%	N/A	+47.9%	$1.06B	$1.64B	11.81	2,947	Positive News

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