Associated Capital Group (AC) Competitors

Associated Capital Group (NYSE:AC) and COPT Defense Properties (NYSE:CDP) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, earnings, dividends and profitability.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, AC or CDP?

COPT Defense Properties has higher revenue and earnings than Associated Capital Group. Associated Capital Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than COPT Defense Properties, 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
Associated Capital Group	$13.18M	59.92	$44.33M	$1.79	20.87
COPT Defense Properties	$753.27M	4.25	$138.93M	$1.25	22.71

Is AC or CDP more profitable?

Associated Capital Group has a net margin of 310.55% compared to COPT Defense Properties' net margin of 18.86%. COPT Defense Properties' return on equity of 9.19% beat Associated Capital Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Associated Capital Group	310.55%	4.24%	4.02%
COPT Defense Properties	18.86%	9.19%	3.33%

Does the media favor AC or CDP?

In the previous week, COPT Defense Properties had 6 more articles in the media than Associated Capital Group. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for COPT Defense Properties and 1 mentions for Associated Capital Group. Associated Capital Group's average media sentiment score of 1.53 beat COPT Defense Properties' score of 1.12 indicating that Associated Capital Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Associated Capital Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
COPT Defense Properties	5 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, AC or CDP?

Associated Capital Group has a beta of 0.59, suggesting that its share price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, COPT Defense Properties has a beta of 0.87, suggesting that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is AC or CDP a better dividend stock?

Associated Capital Group pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. COPT Defense Properties pays an annual dividend of $1.22 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Associated Capital Group pays out 11.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. COPT Defense Properties pays out 97.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Do analysts prefer AC or CDP?

COPT Defense Properties has a consensus price target of $33.14, indicating a potential upside of 16.74%. Given COPT Defense Properties' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe COPT Defense Properties is more favorable than Associated Capital Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Associated Capital Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
COPT Defense Properties	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

Do insiders & institutionals believe in AC or CDP?

8.1% of Associated Capital Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 88.7% of Associated Capital Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of COPT Defense Properties shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

COPT Defense Properties beats Associated Capital Group on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.