Do analysts rate EVR or BGC?

Evercore currently has a consensus price target of $380.67, suggesting a potential upside of 22.78%. Given Evercore's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Evercore is more favorable than BGC Group. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Evercore 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.73 BGC Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, 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 $3.86B 3.11 $591.92M $17.69 17.53 BGC Group $2.94B 1.71 $154.96M $0.41 25.63

Is EVR or BGC more profitable?

Evercore has a net margin of 15.74% compared to BGC Group's net margin of 6.04%. BGC Group's return on equity of 54.86% beat Evercore's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Evercore 15.74% 39.17% 18.05% BGC Group 6.04% 54.86% 12.14%

Does the media prefer EVR or BGC?

In the previous week, BGC Group had 1 more articles in the media than Evercore. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for BGC Group and 4 mentions for Evercore. Evercore's average media sentiment score of 0.86 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) 2 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive BGC Group 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral

Do analysts prefer BGC or SF?

Stifel Financial has a consensus target price of $91.90, suggesting a potential upside of 10.06%. Given Stifel Financial's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Stifel Financial is more favorable than BGC Group. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score BGC Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Stifel Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.56

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, BGC or SF?

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 BGC Group $2.94B 1.71 $154.96M $0.41 25.63 Stifel Financial $5.53B 2.32 $683.78M $5.59 14.94

Does the media refer more to BGC or SF?

In the previous week, Stifel Financial had 15 more articles in the media than BGC Group. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Stifel Financial and 5 mentions for BGC Group. Stifel Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.21 beat BGC Group's score of 0.45 indicating that Stifel Financial 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) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Stifel Financial 13 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

Do analysts prefer BGC or LAZ?

Lazard has a consensus target price of $50.38, indicating a potential upside of 16.23%. Given Lazard's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Lazard is more favorable than BGC Group. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score BGC Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Lazard 3 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.09

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, BGC or LAZ?

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 BGC Group $2.94B 1.71 $154.96M $0.41 25.63 Lazard $3.10B 1.55 $236.83M $2.04 21.24

Is BGC or LAZ more profitable?

Lazard has a net margin of 6.95% compared to BGC Group's net margin of 6.04%. BGC Group's return on equity of 54.86% beat Lazard's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets BGC Group 6.04% 54.86% 12.14% Lazard 6.95% 23.58% 4.63%

Does the media favor BGC or LAZ?

In the previous week, Lazard had 6 more articles in the media than BGC Group. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Lazard and 5 mentions for BGC Group. Lazard's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat BGC Group's score of 0.45 indicating that Lazard 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) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Lazard 7 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

Do analysts prefer BGC or OPY?

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score BGC Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Oppenheimer 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, BGC or OPY?

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 1.71 $154.96M $0.41 25.63 Oppenheimer $1.64B 0.75 $148.40M $8.86 12.87

Is BGC or OPY more profitable?

BGC Group has a net margin of 6.04% compared to Oppenheimer's net margin of 5.72%. BGC Group's return on equity of 54.86% beat Oppenheimer's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets BGC Group 6.04% 54.86% 12.14% Oppenheimer 5.72% 19.51% 4.86%

Does the media prefer BGC or OPY?

In the previous week, Oppenheimer had 5 more articles in the media than BGC Group. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Oppenheimer and 5 mentions for BGC Group. Oppenheimer's average media sentiment score of 0.81 beat BGC Group's score of 0.45 indicating that Oppenheimer 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) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Oppenheimer 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

Do analysts rate FBRC or BGC?

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score FBR & Co. 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 BGC Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, FBRC or BGC?

BGC Group has higher revenue and earnings than FBR & Co.. Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio FBR & Co. N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A BGC Group $2.94B 1.71 $154.96M $0.41 25.63

Is FBRC or BGC more profitable?

BGC Group has a net margin of 6.04% compared to FBR & Co.'s net margin of 0.00%. BGC Group's return on equity of 54.86% beat FBR & Co.'s return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets FBR & Co. N/A N/A N/A BGC Group 6.04% 54.86% 12.14%

Does the media prefer FBRC or BGC?

In the previous week, BGC Group had 2 more articles in the media than FBR & Co.. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for BGC Group and 3 mentions for FBR & Co.. BGC Group's average media sentiment score of 0.45 beat FBR & Co.'s score of 0.35 indicating that BGC Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment FBR & Co. 0 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral BGC Group 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral

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

In the previous week, BGC Group had 1 more articles in the media than Evercore. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for BGC Group and 4 mentions for Evercore. Evercore's average media sentiment score of 0.86 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)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
BGC Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Evercore pays an annual dividend of $3.56 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 20.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. BGC Group pays out 19.5% 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. 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.

Evercore has a net margin of 15.74% compared to BGC Group's net margin of 6.04%. BGC Group's return on equity of 54.86% beat Evercore's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Evercore	15.74%	39.17%	18.05%
BGC Group	6.04%	54.86%	12.14%

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	3.11	$591.92M	$17.69	17.53
BGC Group	$2.94B	1.71	$154.96M	$0.41	25.63

Evercore currently has a consensus price target of $380.67, suggesting a potential upside of 22.78%. Given Evercore's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Evercore is more favorable than BGC Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Evercore	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.73
BGC Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Evercore has a beta of 1.51, suggesting that its stock price is 51% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, BGC Group has a beta of 0.95, suggesting that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Evercore beats BGC Group on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does BGC Group compare to Stifel Financial?

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

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
BGC Group	$2.94B	1.71	$154.96M	$0.41	25.63
Stifel Financial	$5.53B	2.32	$683.78M	$5.59	14.94

Stifel Financial has a net margin of 16.11% compared to BGC Group's net margin of 6.04%. BGC Group's return on equity of 54.86% beat Stifel Financial's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BGC Group	6.04%	54.86%	12.14%
Stifel Financial	16.11%	19.32%	2.40%

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

BGC Group pays an annual dividend of $0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Stifel Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. BGC Group pays out 19.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Stifel Financial pays out 24.3% 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 Stifel Financial has increased its dividend for 9 consecutive years. Stifel Financial is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Stifel Financial has a consensus target price of $91.90, suggesting a potential upside of 10.06%. Given Stifel Financial's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Stifel Financial is more favorable than BGC Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BGC Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Stifel Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.56

BGC Group has a beta of 0.95, suggesting that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Stifel Financial has a beta of 0.99, suggesting that its stock price is 1% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Stifel Financial had 15 more articles in the media than BGC Group. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Stifel Financial and 5 mentions for BGC Group. Stifel Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.21 beat BGC Group's score of 0.45 indicating that Stifel Financial 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)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Stifel Financial	13 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Stifel Financial beats BGC Group on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does BGC Group compare to Lazard?

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

Lazard has a net margin of 6.95% compared to BGC Group's net margin of 6.04%. BGC Group's return on equity of 54.86% beat Lazard's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BGC Group	6.04%	54.86%	12.14%
Lazard	6.95%	23.58%	4.63%

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
BGC Group	$2.94B	1.71	$154.96M	$0.41	25.63
Lazard	$3.10B	1.55	$236.83M	$2.04	21.24

52.1% of BGC Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.8% of Lazard shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.4% of BGC Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Lazard shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

BGC Group pays an annual dividend of $0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Lazard pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. BGC Group pays out 19.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Lazard pays out 98.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. BGC Group has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Lazard has a consensus target price of $50.38, indicating a potential upside of 16.23%. Given Lazard's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Lazard is more favorable than BGC Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BGC Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Lazard	3 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.09

In the previous week, Lazard had 6 more articles in the media than BGC Group. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Lazard and 5 mentions for BGC Group. Lazard's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat BGC Group's score of 0.45 indicating that Lazard 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)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Lazard	7 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

BGC Group has a beta of 0.95, indicating that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Lazard has a beta of 1.43, indicating that its stock price is 43% more volatile than the broader market.

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

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

BGC Group has a net margin of 6.04% compared to Oppenheimer's net margin of 5.72%. BGC Group's return on equity of 54.86% beat Oppenheimer's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BGC Group	6.04%	54.86%	12.14%
Oppenheimer	5.72%	19.51%	4.86%

BGC Group pays an annual dividend of $0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Oppenheimer pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. BGC Group pays out 19.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Oppenheimer pays out 9.0% 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.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
BGC Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Oppenheimer	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

In the previous week, Oppenheimer had 5 more articles in the media than BGC Group. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Oppenheimer and 5 mentions for BGC Group. Oppenheimer's average media sentiment score of 0.81 beat BGC Group's score of 0.45 indicating that Oppenheimer 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)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Oppenheimer	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

BGC Group has a beta of 0.95, indicating that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Oppenheimer has a beta of 1.09, indicating that its stock price is 9% 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	1.71	$154.96M	$0.41	25.63
Oppenheimer	$1.64B	0.75	$148.40M	$8.86	12.87

Summary

BGC Group beats Oppenheimer on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does BGC Group compare to FBR & Co.?

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

In the previous week, BGC Group had 2 more articles in the media than FBR & Co.. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for BGC Group and 3 mentions for FBR & Co.. BGC Group's average media sentiment score of 0.45 beat FBR & Co.'s score of 0.35 indicating that BGC Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
FBR & Co.	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
BGC Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
FBR & Co.	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
BGC Group	$2.94B	1.71	$154.96M	$0.41	25.63

FBR & Co. pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. BGC Group pays an annual dividend of $0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. BGC Group pays out 19.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. BGC Group has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
FBR & Co.	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
BGC Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

72.4% of FBR & Co. shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.1% of BGC Group shares are held by institutional investors. 13.9% of FBR & Co. 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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

BGC Group has a net margin of 6.04% compared to FBR & Co.'s net margin of 0.00%. BGC Group's return on equity of 54.86% beat FBR & Co.'s return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
FBR & Co.	N/A	N/A	N/A
BGC Group	6.04%	54.86%	12.14%

Summary

BGC Group beats FBR & Co. on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

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BGC vs. The Competition

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Metric	BGC Group	Capital Markets Industry	Finance Sector	NASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap	$5.25B	$5.60B	$14.07B	$12.87B
Dividend Yield	0.73%	7.46%	5.92%	9.95%
P/E Ratio	25.63	38.23	29.34	25.32
Price / Sales	1.71	1,273.21	514.34	83.17
Price / Cash	6.20	48.28	39.25	50.37
Price / Book	3.95	3.75	3.72	6.13
Net Income	$154.96M	$417.17M	$1.31B	$342.95M
7 Day Performance	-10.02%	1.28%	1.13%	3.03%
1 Month Performance	-5.32%	-0.45%	0.48%	-3.04%
1 Year Performance	6.16%	6.60%	13.19%	20.65%

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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	3.1188 of 5 stars	$10.51 -4.1%	N/A	+10.3%	$5.25B	$2.94B	25.63	4,560	Earnings Report Analyst Upgrade
EVR Evercore	4.9966 of 5 stars	$339.76 -0.1%	$389.89 +14.8%	+6.8%	$13.14B	$3.86B	19.16	2,570	Analyst Forecast
SF Stifel Financial	4.1836 of 5 stars	$84.80 +2.9%	$91.67 +8.1%	+12.7%	$13.01B	$5.53B	15.18	9,000	Dividend Announcement Gap Down
LAZ Lazard	4.7528 of 5 stars	$42.80 -0.4%	$50.38 +17.7%	-15.7%	$4.78B	$3.10B	20.98	3,309	Positive News Ex-Dividend Analyst Downgrade
OPY Oppenheimer	1.8851 of 5 stars	$111.84 +1.6%	N/A	+57.4%	$1.20B	$1.72B	13.33	2,947	Earnings Report Dividend Announcement

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