Silvercrest Asset Management Group (SAMG) Competitors

Silvercrest Asset Management Group (NASDAQ:SAMG) and NexPoint Residential Trust (NYSE:NXRT) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, profitability, earnings and valuation.

Which has more volatility & risk, SAMG or NXRT?

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, NexPoint Residential Trust has a beta of 1.04, meaning that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is SAMG or NXRT a better dividend stock?

Silvercrest Asset Management Group pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. NexPoint Residential Trust pays an annual dividend of $2.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.1%. Silvercrest Asset Management Group pays out 95.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. NexPoint Residential Trust pays out -104.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Silvercrest Asset Management Group has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and NexPoint Residential Trust has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years. NexPoint Residential Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has better valuation and earnings, SAMG or NXRT?

Silvercrest Asset Management Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than NexPoint Residential Trust. NexPoint Residential 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	$124.45M	1.67	$9.53M	$0.88	18.83
NexPoint Residential Trust	$254.39M	3.34	$1.11M	-$1.96	-17.08

Does the media favor SAMG or NXRT?

In the previous week, NexPoint Residential Trust had 9 more articles in the media than Silvercrest Asset Management Group. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for NexPoint Residential Trust and 3 mentions for Silvercrest Asset Management Group. Silvercrest Asset Management Group's average media sentiment score of 1.79 beat NexPoint Residential Trust's score of 1.77 indicating that Silvercrest Asset Management Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Silvercrest Asset Management Group	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
NexPoint Residential Trust	12 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do analysts rate SAMG or NXRT?

NexPoint Residential Trust has a consensus target price of $41.50, indicating a potential upside of 23.99%. Given NexPoint Residential Trust's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe NexPoint Residential 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
NexPoint Residential Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

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

47.6% of Silvercrest Asset Management Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 76.6% of NexPoint Residential Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 20.4% of Silvercrest Asset Management Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 15.4% of NexPoint Residential Trust shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is SAMG or NXRT more profitable?

Silvercrest Asset Management Group has a net margin of 6.63% compared to NexPoint Residential Trust's net margin of -19.55%. Silvercrest Asset Management Group's return on equity of 12.03% beat NexPoint Residential Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Silvercrest Asset Management Group	6.63%	12.03%	7.99%
NexPoint Residential Trust	-19.55%	-12.54%	-2.62%

Summary

NexPoint Residential Trust beats Silvercrest Asset Management Group on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.