Marblegate Acquisition (GATE) Competitors

Acadian Asset Management (NYSE:AAMI) and Marblegate Acquisition (NASDAQ:GATE) are both small-cap trading companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and risk.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of AAMI or GATE?

98.7% of Acadian Asset Management shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.4% of Marblegate Acquisition shares are held by institutional investors. 26.0% of Acadian Asset Management shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 71.2% of Marblegate Acquisition shares are held 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.

Do analysts recommend AAMI or GATE?

Acadian Asset Management currently has a consensus target price of $44.33, suggesting a potential downside of 0.57%. Given Acadian Asset Management's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Acadian Asset Management is more favorable than Marblegate Acquisition.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Acadian Asset Management	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
Marblegate Acquisition	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has higher valuation & earnings, AAMI or GATE?

Acadian Asset Management has higher revenue and earnings than Marblegate Acquisition.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Acadian Asset Management	$505.60M	3.16	$85M	$2.40	18.58
Marblegate Acquisition	N/A	N/A	-$2.39M	N/A	N/A

Which has more volatility & risk, AAMI or GATE?

Acadian Asset Management has a beta of 1.39, suggesting that its share price is 39% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Marblegate Acquisition has a beta of -0.5, suggesting that its share price is 150% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is AAMI or GATE more profitable?

Acadian Asset Management has a net margin of 16.65% compared to Marblegate Acquisition's net margin of 0.00%. Acadian Asset Management's return on equity of 174.31% beat Marblegate Acquisition's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Acadian Asset Management	16.65%	174.31%	17.56%
Marblegate Acquisition	N/A	N/A	N/A

Does the media prefer AAMI or GATE?

In the previous week, Acadian Asset Management had 7 more articles in the media than Marblegate Acquisition. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Acadian Asset Management and 0 mentions for Marblegate Acquisition. Acadian Asset Management's average media sentiment score of 1.46 beat Marblegate Acquisition's score of 0.00 indicating that Acadian Asset Management is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Acadian Asset Management	Positive
Marblegate Acquisition	Neutral

Summary

Acadian Asset Management beats Marblegate Acquisition on 12 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.