AllianceBernstein (AB) Competitors

AllianceBernstein (NYSE:AB) and W.P. Carey (NYSE:WPC) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, valuation, risk, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of AB or WPC?

19.3% of AllianceBernstein shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.7% of W.P. Carey shares are held by institutional investors. 2.7% of AllianceBernstein shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of W.P. Carey shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility and risk, AB or WPC?

AllianceBernstein has a beta of 0.81, meaning that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, W.P. Carey has a beta of 0.78, meaning that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, AB or WPC?

W.P. Carey has lower revenue, but higher earnings than AllianceBernstein. AllianceBernstein is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than W.P. Carey, 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
AllianceBernstein	$4.48B	0.98	$423.37M	$3.37	11.79
W.P. Carey	$1.58B	9.19	$460.84M	$1.52	43.72

Does the media prefer AB or WPC?

In the previous week, W.P. Carey had 10 more articles in the media than AllianceBernstein. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for W.P. Carey and 10 mentions for AllianceBernstein. W.P. Carey's average media sentiment score of 1.47 beat AllianceBernstein's score of 0.96 indicating that W.P. Carey is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
AllianceBernstein	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
W.P. Carey	17 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is AB or WPC more profitable?

W.P. Carey has a net margin of 20.42% compared to AllianceBernstein's net margin of 8.35%. AllianceBernstein's return on equity of 18.63% beat W.P. Carey's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AllianceBernstein	8.35%	18.63%	18.62%
W.P. Carey	20.42%	4.00%	1.91%

Is AB or WPC a better dividend stock?

AllianceBernstein pays an annual dividend of $3.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.7%. W.P. Carey pays an annual dividend of $3.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.4%. AllianceBernstein pays out 90.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. W.P. Carey pays out 236.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. W.P. Carey has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. AllianceBernstein is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts rate AB or WPC?

AllianceBernstein presently has a consensus price target of $39.67, suggesting a potential downside of 0.15%. W.P. Carey has a consensus price target of $65.89, suggesting a potential downside of 0.84%. Given AllianceBernstein's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe AllianceBernstein is more favorable than W.P. Carey.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AllianceBernstein	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20
W.P. Carey	1 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.10

Summary

AllianceBernstein beats W.P. Carey on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.