Silvercrest Asset Management Group (SAMG) Competitors

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

Is ORC or SAMG more profitable?

Silvercrest Asset Management Group has a net margin of 7.22% compared to Orchid Island Capital's net margin of 0.00%. Silvercrest Asset Management Group's return on equity of 12.39% beat Orchid Island Capital's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Orchid Island Capital	N/A	1.52%	0.17%
Silvercrest Asset Management Group	7.22%	12.39%	8.36%

Is ORC or SAMG a better dividend stock?

Orchid Island Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 20.1%. Silvercrest Asset Management Group pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. Orchid Island Capital pays out 360.0% 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 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. Orchid Island Capital has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Silvercrest Asset Management Group has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Does the media prefer ORC or SAMG?

In the previous week, Orchid Island Capital had 2 more articles in the media than Silvercrest Asset Management Group. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Orchid Island Capital and 1 mentions for Silvercrest Asset Management Group. Silvercrest Asset Management Group's average media sentiment score of 1.66 beat Orchid Island Capital's score of 0.45 indicating that Silvercrest Asset Management Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Orchid Island Capital	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Silvercrest Asset Management Group	1 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 recommend ORC or SAMG?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Orchid Island Capital	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Silvercrest Asset Management Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has more volatility and risk, ORC or SAMG?

Orchid Island Capital has a beta of 1.49, suggesting that its share price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Silvercrest Asset Management Group has a beta of 0.79, suggesting that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, ORC or SAMG?

Orchid Island Capital has higher revenue and earnings than Silvercrest Asset Management Group. Silvercrest Asset Management Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Orchid Island Capital, 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
Orchid Island Capital	$241.58M	3.59	$37.66M	$0.40	17.88
Silvercrest Asset Management Group	$123.65M	1.78	$9.53M	$0.95	17.25

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

32.7% of Orchid Island Capital shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.6% of Silvercrest Asset Management Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Orchid Island Capital shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 20.4% of Silvercrest Asset Management Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Orchid Island Capital and Silvercrest Asset Management Group tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.