AllianceBernstein (AB) Competitors

Nomura (NYSE:NMR) and AllianceBernstein (NYSE:AB) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership, community ranking and risk.

Does the media refer more to NMR or AB?

In the previous week, AllianceBernstein had 4 more articles in the media than Nomura. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for AllianceBernstein and 3 mentions for Nomura. Nomura's average media sentiment score of 1.53 beat AllianceBernstein's score of 0.72 indicating that Nomura is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Nomura	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
AllianceBernstein	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer NMR or AB?

AllianceBernstein has a consensus price target of $37.67, indicating a potential downside of 7.29%. Given AllianceBernstein's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe AllianceBernstein 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)	2.00
AllianceBernstein	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Does the MarketBeat Community favor NMR or AB?

AllianceBernstein received 156 more outperform votes than Nomura when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 56.22% of users gave AllianceBernstein an outperform vote while only 53.74% of users gave Nomura an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Nomura	Outperform Votes 237 53.74%	Underperform Votes 204 46.26%
AllianceBernstein	Outperform Votes 393 56.22%	Underperform Votes 306 43.78%

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, NMR or AB?

Nomura has higher revenue and earnings than AllianceBernstein. Nomura is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AllianceBernstein, 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
Nomura	$1.66T	0.01	$1.14B	$0.73	8.18
AllianceBernstein	$458.42M	9.81	$423.37M	$3.72	10.92

Do institutionals & insiders believe in NMR or AB?

15.1% of Nomura shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.3% of AllianceBernstein shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Nomura shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of AllianceBernstein shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is NMR or AB a better dividend stock?

Nomura pays an annual dividend of $0.26 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. AllianceBernstein pays an annual dividend of $3.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.9%. Nomura pays out 35.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. AllianceBernstein pays out 86.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Which has more volatility and risk, NMR or AB?

Nomura has a beta of 0.77, meaning that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AllianceBernstein has a beta of 0.85, meaning that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is NMR or AB more profitable?

AllianceBernstein has a net margin of 9.46% compared to Nomura's net margin of 7.96%. AllianceBernstein's return on equity of 17.88% beat Nomura's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Nomura	7.96%	9.19%	0.56%
AllianceBernstein	9.46%	17.88%	17.87%

Summary

AllianceBernstein beats Nomura on 16 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.