AllianceBernstein (AB) Competitors

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

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	0.99	$423.37M	$3.37	11.94
W.P. Carey	$1.58B	8.96	$460.84M	$1.52	42.62

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 7.6%. W.P. Carey pays an annual dividend of $3.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.6%. 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.

Does the media prefer AB or WPC?

In the previous week, W.P. Carey had 18 more articles in the media than AllianceBernstein. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for W.P. Carey and 0 mentions for AllianceBernstein. W.P. Carey's average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat AllianceBernstein's score of 0.78 indicating that W.P. Carey is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
AllianceBernstein	Positive
W.P. Carey	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of W.P. Carey shares are held by company 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.

Which has more volatility & risk, AB or WPC?

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

Do analysts recommend AB or WPC?

AllianceBernstein currently has a consensus target price of $39.67, suggesting a potential downside of 1.40%. W.P. Carey has a consensus target price of $65.00, suggesting a potential upside of 0.33%. Given W.P. Carey's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe W.P. Carey is more favorable than AllianceBernstein.

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

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