Hamilton Lane (HLNE) Competitors

VICI Properties (NYSE:VICI) and Hamilton Lane (NASDAQ:HLNE) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, community ranking and media sentiment.

Does the media refer more to VICI or HLNE?

In the previous week, VICI Properties had 3 more articles in the media than Hamilton Lane. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for VICI Properties and 15 mentions for Hamilton Lane. VICI Properties' average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat Hamilton Lane's score of 1.06 indicating that VICI Properties is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
VICI Properties	14 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Hamilton Lane	10 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals believe in VICI or HLNE?

97.7% of VICI Properties shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.4% of Hamilton Lane shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of VICI Properties shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 22.6% of Hamilton Lane shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is VICI or HLNE a better dividend stock?

VICI Properties pays an annual dividend of $1.73 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.4%. Hamilton Lane pays an annual dividend of $1.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. VICI Properties pays out 69.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hamilton Lane pays out 36.2% 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. VICI Properties has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years and Hamilton Lane has increased its dividend for 7 consecutive years.

Is VICI or HLNE more profitable?

VICI Properties has a net margin of 69.59% compared to Hamilton Lane's net margin of 31.12%. Hamilton Lane's return on equity of 36.69% beat VICI Properties' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
VICI Properties	69.59%	10.24%	6.02%
Hamilton Lane	31.12%	36.69%	19.95%

Which has higher earnings & valuation, VICI or HLNE?

VICI Properties has higher revenue and earnings than Hamilton Lane. VICI Properties is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Hamilton Lane, 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
VICI Properties	$3.88B	8.69	$2.51B	$2.50	12.77
Hamilton Lane	$691.66M	13.60	$140.86M	$5.42	31.31

Do analysts rate VICI or HLNE?

VICI Properties currently has a consensus target price of $35.18, indicating a potential upside of 10.20%. Hamilton Lane has a consensus target price of $164.14, indicating a potential downside of 3.27%. Given VICI Properties' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe VICI Properties is more favorable than Hamilton Lane.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
VICI Properties	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.73
Hamilton Lane	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.86

Which has more volatility and risk, VICI or HLNE?

VICI Properties has a beta of 0.74, suggesting that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hamilton Lane has a beta of 1.31, suggesting that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer VICI or HLNE?

VICI Properties received 43 more outperform votes than Hamilton Lane when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.09% of users gave VICI Properties an outperform vote while only 58.19% of users gave Hamilton Lane an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
VICI Properties	Outperform Votes 306 66.09%	Underperform Votes 157 33.91%
Hamilton Lane	Outperform Votes 263 58.19%	Underperform Votes 189 41.81%

Summary

VICI Properties beats Hamilton Lane on 12 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.