Do analysts prefer EVR or BGC?

Evercore currently has a consensus price target of $366.45, suggesting a potential upside of 8.23%. Given Evercore's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly 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

Which has stronger earnings and 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 $3.86B 3.40 $591.92M $17.73 19.10 BGC Group $2.94B 1.77 $154.96M $0.37 29.35

Is EVR or BGC more profitable?

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%

Does the media favor EVR or BGC?

In the previous week, Evercore had 1 more articles in the media than BGC Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Evercore and 1 mentions for BGC Group. Evercore's average media sentiment score of 0.50 beat BGC Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Evercore is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Evercore 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive BGC Group 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral

Do analysts recommend BGC or SF?

Stifel Financial has a consensus price target of $91.15, suggesting a potential upside of 28.80%. Given Stifel Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly 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) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Stifel Financial 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.60

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, 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 1.77 $154.96M $0.37 29.35 Stifel Financial $5.53B 1.96 $683.78M $5.14 13.77

Does the media prefer BGC or SF?

In the previous week, BGC Group and BGC Group both had 1 articles in the media. Stifel Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.01 beat BGC Group's score of 0.00 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) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Stifel Financial 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral

Do analysts rate BGC or LAZ?

Lazard has a consensus price target of $52.56, suggesting a potential upside of 13.27%. Given Lazard's stronger consensus rating and higher possible 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) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Lazard 3 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.08

Which has better valuation & 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 1.77 $154.96M $0.37 29.35 Lazard $3.10B 1.67 $236.83M $2.53 18.34

Is BGC or LAZ more profitable?

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 BGC Group 5.69% 55.32% 12.30% Lazard 8.47% 29.30% 5.52%

Does the media favor BGC or LAZ?

In the previous week, Lazard had 5 more articles in the media than BGC Group. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Lazard and 1 mentions for BGC Group. Lazard's average media sentiment score of 0.81 beat BGC Group's score of 0.00 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) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Lazard 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 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) 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

Which has higher earnings and valuation, 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 1.77 $154.96M $0.37 29.35 Oppenheimer $1.64B 0.64 $148.40M $8.39 11.61

Is BGC or OPY more profitable?

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%

Does the media favor BGC or OPY?

In the previous week, Oppenheimer had 10 more articles in the media than BGC Group. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Oppenheimer and 1 mentions for BGC Group. Oppenheimer's average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat BGC Group's score of 0.00 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) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Oppenheimer 5 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

Do analysts prefer BGC or FBRC?

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

Which has better valuation and earnings, BGC or FBRC?

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 1.77 $154.96M $0.37 29.35 FBR & Co. N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A

Is BGC or FBRC more profitable?

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

Does the media favor BGC or FBRC?

In the previous week, BGC Group and BGC Group both had 1 articles in the media. BGC Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled FBR & Co.'saverage media sentiment score. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment BGC Group 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral FBR & Co. 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 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 contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, risk and analyst recommendations.

Evercore currently has a consensus price target of $366.45, suggesting a potential upside of 8.23%. Given Evercore's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly 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

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	3.40	$591.92M	$17.73	19.10
BGC Group	$2.94B	1.77	$154.96M	$0.37	29.35

In the previous week, Evercore had 1 more articles in the media than BGC Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Evercore and 1 mentions for BGC Group. Evercore's average media sentiment score of 0.50 beat BGC Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Evercore is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Evercore	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
BGC Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 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 0.7%. Evercore pays out 20.1% 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 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 beta of 1.49, indicating that its share price is 49% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, BGC Group has a beta of 0.94, indicating that its share price is 6% 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%

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

Summary

Evercore beats BGC Group on 17 of the 19 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 stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, media sentiment and profitability.

BGC Group pays an annual dividend of $0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Stifel Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. BGC Group pays out 21.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Stifel Financial pays out 26.5% 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 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.

BGC Group has a beta of 0.94, suggesting that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Stifel Financial has a beta of 1, suggesting that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the broader market.

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	1.77	$154.96M	$0.37	29.35
Stifel Financial	$5.53B	1.96	$683.78M	$5.14	13.77

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
BGC Group	5.69%	55.32%	12.30%
Stifel Financial	15.34%	18.76%	2.33%

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 insiders. Comparatively, 3.4% of Stifel Financial shares are held by 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.

Stifel Financial has a consensus price target of $91.15, suggesting a potential upside of 28.80%. Given Stifel Financial's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly 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)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Stifel Financial	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

In the previous week, BGC Group and BGC Group both had 1 articles in the media. Stifel Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.01 beat BGC Group's score of 0.00 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)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Stifel Financial	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Stifel Financial beats BGC Group on 14 of the 18 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 better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, valuation, earnings, risk and dividends.

Lazard has a consensus price target of $52.56, suggesting a potential upside of 13.27%. Given Lazard's stronger consensus rating and higher possible 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)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Lazard	3 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.08

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	1.77	$154.96M	$0.37	29.35
Lazard	$3.10B	1.67	$236.83M	$2.53	18.34

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
BGC Group	5.69%	55.32%	12.30%
Lazard	8.47%	29.30%	5.52%

BGC Group has a beta of 0.94, indicating that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Lazard has a beta of 1.41, indicating that its stock price is 41% more volatile than the broader market.

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

In the previous week, Lazard had 5 more articles in the media than BGC Group. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Lazard and 1 mentions for BGC Group. Lazard's average media sentiment score of 0.81 beat BGC Group's score of 0.00 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)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Lazard	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

BGC Group pays an annual dividend of $0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Lazard pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. BGC Group pays out 21.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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 has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Summary

Lazard beats BGC Group on 12 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 investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations.

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 $0.80 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 9.5% 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 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.

BGC Group has a beta of 0.94, suggesting that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Oppenheimer has a beta of 1.1, suggesting that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the broader market.

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

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 insiders. Comparatively, 34.9% of Oppenheimer 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.

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%

In the previous week, Oppenheimer had 10 more articles in the media than BGC Group. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Oppenheimer and 1 mentions for BGC Group. Oppenheimer's average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat BGC Group's score of 0.00 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)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Oppenheimer	5 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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	1.77	$154.96M	$0.37	29.35
Oppenheimer	$1.64B	0.64	$148.40M	$8.39	11.61

Summary

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

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 increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

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

In the previous week, BGC Group and BGC Group both had 1 articles in the media. BGC Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled FBR & Co.'saverage media sentiment score.

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

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

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	1.77	$154.96M	$0.37	29.35
FBR & Co.	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

BGC Group beats FBR & Co. on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

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BGC vs. The Competition

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Metric	BGC Group	FIN Industry	Finance Sector	NASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap	$5.06B	$114.76B	$13.63B	$12.46B
Dividend Yield	0.76%	1.63%	5.77%	5.34%
P/E Ratio	29.35	14.80	19.91	23.64
Price / Sales	1.77	4.11	137.93	112.57
Price / Cash	5.97	19.00	19.54	57.17
Price / Book	4.49	3.08	2.18	6.37
Net Income	$154.96M	$7.51B	$1.13B	$337.36M
7 Day Performance	3.92%	0.67%	-0.17%	-3.07%
1 Month Performance	-2.16%	-0.51%	0.04%	0.37%
1 Year Performance	13.72%	8.62%	11.71%	27.87%

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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	2.4898 of 5 stars	$10.86 +2.8%	N/A	+13.1%	$5.06B	$2.94B	29.35	4,560
EVR Evercore	4.877 of 5 stars	$344.02 -0.6%	$366.45 +6.5%	+47.2%	$13.31B	$3.86B	19.40	2,570
SF Stifel Financial	4.7803 of 5 stars	$72.78 +0.3%	$91.15 +25.2%	+14.6%	$11.16B	$5.53B	14.16	9,000
LAZ Lazard	4.7405 of 5 stars	$48.88 +1.7%	$52.56 +7.5%	+12.3%	$5.46B	$3.10B	19.32	3,309
OPY Oppenheimer	1.7549 of 5 stars	$94.72 +0.9%	N/A	+61.5%	$1.01B	$1.64B	11.29	2,947	News Coverage

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