Associated Capital Group (AC) Competitors $31.00 -2.36 (-7.07%) Closing price 09/4/2025Extended Trading$31.00 0.00 (0.00%) As of 09/4/2025 06:28 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock AC vs. GCMG, NSA, IVT, ABR, DBRG, WT, TIGR, GNL, AAMI, and PGREShould you be buying Associated Capital Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Associated Capital Group include GCM Grosvenor (GCMG), National Storage Affiliates Trust (NSA), InvenTrust Properties (IVT), Arbor Realty Trust (ABR), DigitalBridge Group (DBRG), WisdomTree (WT), UP Fintech (TIGR), Global Net Lease (GNL), Acadian Asset Management (AAMI), and Paramount Group (PGRE). These companies are all part of the "trading" industry. Associated Capital Group vs. Its Competitors GCM Grosvenor National Storage Affiliates Trust InvenTrust Properties Arbor Realty Trust DigitalBridge Group WisdomTree UP Fintech Global Net Lease Acadian Asset Management Paramount Group GCM Grosvenor (NASDAQ:GCMG) and Associated Capital Group (NYSE:AC) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability and valuation. Do institutionals and insiders believe in GCMG or AC? 99.9% of GCM Grosvenor shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.1% of Associated Capital Group shares are held by institutional investors. 76.4% of GCM Grosvenor shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 88.7% of Associated Capital Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is GCMG or AC more profitable? Associated Capital Group has a net margin of 451.70% compared to GCM Grosvenor's net margin of 5.18%. Associated Capital Group's return on equity of 5.98% beat GCM Grosvenor's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets GCM Grosvenor5.18% -149.74% 19.54% Associated Capital Group 451.70%5.98%5.65% Is GCMG or AC a better dividend stock? GCM Grosvenor pays an annual dividend of $0.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Associated Capital Group pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. GCM Grosvenor pays out 293.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Associated Capital Group pays out 7.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Do analysts recommend GCMG or AC? GCM Grosvenor currently has a consensus target price of $15.13, indicating a potential upside of 22.22%. Given GCM Grosvenor's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe GCM Grosvenor is more favorable than Associated Capital Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score GCM Grosvenor 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50Associated Capital Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Does the media prefer GCMG or AC? In the previous week, GCM Grosvenor and GCM Grosvenor both had 2 articles in the media. GCM Grosvenor's average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat Associated Capital Group's score of -1.00 indicating that GCM Grosvenor is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment GCM Grosvenor Positive Associated Capital Group Negative Which has more volatility & risk, GCMG or AC? GCM Grosvenor has a beta of 0.75, meaning that its share price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Associated Capital Group has a beta of 0.6, meaning that its share price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, GCMG or AC? Associated Capital Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than GCM Grosvenor. Associated Capital Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than GCM Grosvenor, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioGCM Grosvenor$543.74M4.42$18.69M$0.1582.50Associated Capital Group$11.91M54.93$44.33M$2.5312.25 SummaryGCM Grosvenor beats Associated Capital Group on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. 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New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding AC 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 NYSE 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 AC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAssociated Capital GroupFIN IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$653.91M$13.39B$12.57B$21.32BDividend Yield0.65%5.97%5.44%3.52%P/E Ratio12.2525.54239.0429.10Price / Sales54.937.7631.6982.36Price / Cash14.6616.0622.7724.47Price / Book0.742.732.264.51Net Income$44.33M$557.00M$1.01B$1.00B7 Day PerformanceN/A-2.76%-1.23%-1.51%1 Month Performance-5.95%-1.81%1.07%1.81%1 Year Performance-9.96%8.30%540.19%13.44% Associated Capital Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ACAssociated Capital Group1.7191 of 5 stars$31.00-7.1%N/A-10.0%$653.91M$11.91M12.2520Negative NewsHigh Trading VolumeGCMGGCM Grosvenor3.9445 of 5 stars$12.96+0.6%$15.13+16.7%+8.5%$2.50B$514.01M86.40530Positive NewsNSANational Storage Affiliates Trust2.5303 of 5 stars$30.95-3.0%$35.64+15.1%-38.8%$2.45B$770.34M49.931,466Positive NewsIVTInvenTrust Properties3.6237 of 5 stars$29.98-0.3%$32.60+8.7%+1.6%$2.33B$273.97M20.82110Positive NewsABRArbor Realty Trust1.3931 of 5 stars$11.68-0.2%$12.63+8.1%-22.8%$2.25B$1.17B12.83630Positive NewsDBRGDigitalBridge Group4.1181 of 5 stars$12.02-0.4%$16.14+34.4%-15.8%$2.20B$228.14M-300.38300WTWisdomTree2.839 of 5 stars$13.91-3.0%$13.56-2.5%+39.3%$2.11B$427.74M35.66270TIGRUP Fintech2.043 of 5 stars$11.16-0.9%$10.33-7.5%+137.0%$2.08B$391.54M17.171,193Positive NewsGNLGlobal Net Lease3.8628 of 5 stars$8.17-0.4%$9.20+12.7%-8.2%$1.81B$805.01M-5.671AAMIAcadian Asset Management2.823 of 5 stars$48.35-0.5%$40.00-17.3%N/A$1.74B$505.60M20.15350Positive NewsGap UpPGREParamount Group2.9993 of 5 stars$7.10-0.4%$5.36-24.5%+28.5%$1.57B$757.45M-19.72330Analyst Downgrade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies GCM Grosvenor Competitors National Storage Affiliates Trust Competitors InvenTrust Properties Competitors Arbor Realty Trust Competitors DigitalBridge Group Competitors WisdomTree Competitors UP Fintech Competitors Global Net Lease Competitors Acadian Asset Management Competitors Paramount Group 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 (NYSE:AC) was last updated on 9/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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