Silvercrest Asset Management Group (SAMG) Competitors

Silvercrest Asset Management Group (NASDAQ:SAMG) and Associated Capital Group (NYSE:AC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, community ranking, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, risk and media sentiment.

Which has better valuation and earnings, SAMG or AC?

Associated Capital Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Silvercrest Asset Management Group. Silvercrest Asset Management Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Associated Capital 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	$124.77M	1.57	$9.09M	$0.95	15.16
Associated Capital Group	$12.29M	64.13	$44.33M	$1.79	20.84

Does the MarketBeat Community favor SAMG or AC?

Silvercrest Asset Management Group received 77 more outperform votes than Associated Capital Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 59.25% of users gave Silvercrest Asset Management Group an outperform vote while only 52.24% of users gave Associated Capital Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Silvercrest Asset Management Group	Outperform Votes 205 59.25%	Underperform Votes 141 40.75%
Associated Capital Group	Outperform Votes 128 52.24%	Underperform Votes 117 47.76%

Does the media prefer SAMG or AC?

In the previous week, Silvercrest Asset Management Group had 1 more articles in the media than Associated Capital Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Silvercrest Asset Management Group and 0 mentions for Associated Capital Group. Associated Capital Group's average media sentiment score of 1.21 beat Silvercrest Asset Management Group's score of 0.86 indicating that Associated Capital Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Silvercrest Asset Management Group	Positive
Associated Capital Group	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, SAMG or AC?

Silvercrest Asset Management Group has a beta of 0.84, meaning that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Associated Capital Group has a beta of 0.61, meaning that its stock price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is SAMG or AC more profitable?

Associated Capital Group has a net margin of 336.45% compared to Silvercrest Asset Management Group's net margin of 6.24%. Silvercrest Asset Management Group's return on equity of 11.40% beat Associated Capital Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Silvercrest Asset Management Group	6.24%	11.40%	7.64%
Associated Capital Group	336.45%	4.88%	4.62%

Is SAMG or AC a better dividend stock?

Silvercrest Asset Management Group pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.6%. Associated Capital Group pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. Silvercrest Asset Management Group pays out 84.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Associated Capital Group pays out 11.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Silvercrest Asset Management Group has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Silvercrest Asset Management Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in SAMG or AC?

47.6% of Silvercrest Asset Management Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.1% of Associated Capital Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 20.4% of Silvercrest Asset Management Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 87.6% of Associated Capital Group shares are owned by company 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.

Summary

Silvercrest Asset Management Group beats Associated Capital Group on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.