Silvercrest Asset Management Group (SAMG) Competitors

Silvercrest Asset Management Group (NASDAQ:SAMG) and Franklin BSP Realty Trust (NYSE:FBRT) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, risk and institutional ownership.

Do analysts rate SAMG or FBRT?

Franklin BSP Realty Trust has a consensus target price of $14.88, suggesting a potential upside of 36.91%. Given Franklin BSP Realty Trust's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Franklin BSP Realty Trust is more favorable than Silvercrest Asset Management Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Silvercrest Asset Management Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Franklin BSP Realty Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.33

Which has more volatility & risk, SAMG or FBRT?

Silvercrest Asset Management Group has a beta of 0.85, meaning that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Franklin BSP Realty Trust has a beta of 1.01, meaning that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is SAMG or FBRT more profitable?

Franklin BSP Realty Trust has a net margin of 53.36% compared to Silvercrest Asset Management Group's net margin of 6.63%. Silvercrest Asset Management Group's return on equity of 12.03% beat Franklin BSP Realty Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Silvercrest Asset Management Group	6.63%	12.03%	7.99%
Franklin BSP Realty Trust	53.36%	7.26%	1.54%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of SAMG or FBRT?

47.6% of Silvercrest Asset Management Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.9% of Franklin BSP Realty Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 20.4% of Silvercrest Asset Management Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Franklin BSP Realty Trust shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is SAMG or FBRT a better dividend stock?

Silvercrest Asset Management Group pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. Franklin BSP Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.42 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.1%. Silvercrest Asset Management Group pays out 90.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Franklin BSP Realty Trust pays out 144.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Silvercrest Asset Management Group has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Which has better valuation & earnings, SAMG or FBRT?

Franklin BSP Realty Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Silvercrest Asset Management Group. Franklin BSP Realty Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Silvercrest Asset Management 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
Silvercrest Asset Management Group	$123.65M	1.77	$9.53M	$0.88	18.51
Franklin BSP Realty Trust	$210.45M	4.25	$95.88M	$0.98	11.09

Does the media prefer SAMG or FBRT?

In the previous week, Franklin BSP Realty Trust had 3 more articles in the media than Silvercrest Asset Management Group. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Franklin BSP Realty Trust and 8 mentions for Silvercrest Asset Management Group. Franklin BSP Realty Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat Silvercrest Asset Management Group's score of 0.84 indicating that Franklin BSP Realty Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Silvercrest Asset Management Group	2 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Franklin BSP Realty Trust	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Franklin BSP Realty Trust beats Silvercrest Asset Management Group on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.