StepStone Group (STEP) Competitors $50.38 +0.10 (+0.20%) As of 12:20 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock STEP vs. NMR, TPG, AMH, WPC, GLPI, DOC, REG, CG, LINE, and FUTUShould you be buying StepStone Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of StepStone Group include Nomura (NMR), TPG (TPG), American Homes 4 Rent (AMH), W. P. Carey (WPC), Gaming and Leisure Properties (GLPI), Healthpeak Properties (DOC), Regency Centers (REG), The Carlyle Group (CG), Lineage (LINE), and Futu (FUTU). These companies are all part of the "trading" industry. StepStone Group vs. Nomura TPG American Homes 4 Rent W. P. Carey Gaming and Leisure Properties Healthpeak Properties Regency Centers The Carlyle Group Lineage Futu Nomura (NYSE:NMR) and StepStone Group (NASDAQ:STEP) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment, institutional ownership and community ranking. Which has more volatility & risk, NMR or STEP? Nomura has a beta of 0.65, suggesting that its share price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, StepStone Group has a beta of 1.36, suggesting that its share price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is NMR or STEP a better dividend stock? Nomura pays an annual dividend of $0.26 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. StepStone Group pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Nomura pays out 37.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. StepStone Group pays out -56.8% 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. Is NMR or STEP more profitable? Nomura has a net margin of 7.96% compared to StepStone Group's net margin of -11.29%. StepStone Group's return on equity of 12.04% beat Nomura's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Nomura7.96% 9.19% 0.56% StepStone Group -11.29%12.04%5.03% Does the MarketBeat Community favor NMR or STEP? Nomura received 206 more outperform votes than StepStone Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 53.86% of users gave Nomura an outperform vote while only 32.29% of users gave StepStone Group an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformNomuraOutperform Votes23753.86% Underperform Votes20346.14% StepStone GroupOutperform Votes3132.29% Underperform Votes6567.71% Do analysts recommend NMR or STEP? StepStone Group has a consensus price target of $61.64, indicating a potential upside of 22.36%. Given StepStone Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe StepStone Group is more favorable than Nomura.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Nomura 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00StepStone Group 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.43 Which has better earnings and valuation, NMR or STEP? Nomura has higher revenue and earnings than StepStone Group. StepStone Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Nomura, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioNomura$1.67T0.01$1.14B$0.708.22StepStone Group$1.15B5.06$58.09M-$1.69-29.81 Does the media prefer NMR or STEP? In the previous week, Nomura had 5 more articles in the media than StepStone Group. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Nomura and 6 mentions for StepStone Group. StepStone Group's average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat Nomura's score of 0.94 indicating that StepStone Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Nomura 6 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive StepStone Group 4 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders & institutionals believe in NMR or STEP? 15.1% of Nomura shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.5% of StepStone Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Nomura shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 18.4% of StepStone Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. SummaryStepStone Group beats Nomura on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get StepStone Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for STEP and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart STEP vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricStepStone GroupInvestment advice IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$5.84B$10.51B$11.10B$7.74BDividend Yield2.07%24.81%5.91%4.31%P/E Ratio-29.8135.9622.0218.23Price / Sales5.067.6125.85101.67Price / Cash34.0317.7117.6034.62Price / Book4.033.562.624.16Net Income$58.09M$411.75M$1.04B$247.59M7 Day Performance7.05%3.06%2.34%5.94%1 Month Performance-11.86%-5.62%-2.20%-3.58%1 Year Performance41.24%1.79%536.60%4.83% StepStone Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)STEPStepStone Group2.3006 of 5 stars$50.38+0.2%$61.64+22.4%+40.4%$5.84B$1.15B-29.81790Positive NewsNMRNomura4.1864 of 5 stars$5.45-0.9%N/A-3.8%$16.19B$1.67T7.7926,600Earnings ReportTPGTPG4.5712 of 5 stars$41.69-4.2%$58.25+39.7%+6.7%$15.40B$2.54B-94.751,110News CoveragePositive NewsAMHAmerican Homes 4 Rent3.2023 of 5 stars$36.46-1.1%$40.14+10.1%+3.9%$13.50B$1.73B33.761,790Upcoming EarningsNews CoveragePositive NewsWPCW. P. Carey3.2209 of 5 stars$61.37-1.3%$63.75+3.9%+7.7%$13.44B$1.58B29.36190Upcoming EarningsPositive NewsGLPIGaming and Leisure Properties3.8962 of 5 stars$48.80-1.5%$54.11+10.9%+12.8%$13.41B$1.53B17.0020Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsDOCHealthpeak Properties4.6697 of 5 stars$18.43-1.7%$23.83+29.3%+1.0%$12.89B$543.46M52.66200Earnings ReportAnalyst DowngradeNews CoveragePositive NewsREGRegency Centers2.8318 of 5 stars$70.78-1.2%$78.00+10.2%+19.9%$12.85B$1.45B33.39440Upcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastNews CoveragePositive NewsCGThe Carlyle Group4.9065 of 5 stars$34.78-3.0%$50.71+45.8%-15.9%$12.56B$3.40B12.512,100Upcoming EarningsHigh Trading VolumeLINELineage3.9491 of 5 stars$55.03-1.6%$77.63+41.1%N/A$12.56B$5.34B0.0026,127Upcoming EarningsFUTUFutu4.2194 of 5 stars$80.22+0.7%$121.20+51.1%+46.7%$11.05B$13.59B19.662,320Gap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies NMR Competitors TPG Competitors AMH Competitors WPC Competitors GLPI Competitors DOC Competitors REG Competitors CG Competitors LINE Competitors FUTU Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:STEP) was last updated on 4/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon Set to Shock the World by May 1st ?Tech legend Jeff Brown recently traveled to the industrial zone of South Memphis to investigate what he believ...Brownstone Research | Sponsored[Action Required] Claim Your FREE IRS Loophole GuideThis shouldn't surprise anyone who's been paying attention, but... 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