Associated Capital Group (AC) Competitors $37.66 +0.53 (+1.41%) Closing price 05/22/2025 03:58 PM EasternExtended Trading$37.60 -0.05 (-0.13%) As of 05/22/2025 05:20 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. CDP, APLE, NSA, FCPT, OUT, GCMG, IVT, SSRM, ABR, and TIGRShould you be buying Associated Capital Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Associated Capital Group include COPT Defense Properties (CDP), Apple Hospitality REIT (APLE), National Storage Affiliates Trust (NSA), Four Corners Property Trust (FCPT), OUTFRONT Media (OUT), GCM Grosvenor (GCMG), InvenTrust Properties (IVT), SSR Mining (SSRM), Arbor Realty Trust (ABR), and UP Fintech (TIGR). These companies are all part of the "trading" industry. Associated Capital Group vs. COPT Defense Properties Apple Hospitality REIT National Storage Affiliates Trust Four Corners Property Trust OUTFRONT Media GCM Grosvenor InvenTrust Properties SSR Mining Arbor Realty Trust UP Fintech COPT Defense Properties (NYSE:CDP) and Associated Capital Group (NYSE:AC) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, community ranking, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation and dividends. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CDP or AC? Associated Capital Group received 113 more outperform votes than COPT Defense Properties when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 68.18% of users gave COPT Defense Properties an outperform vote while only 52.03% of users gave Associated Capital Group an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCOPT Defense PropertiesOutperform Votes1568.18% Underperform Votes731.82% Associated Capital GroupOutperform Votes12852.03% Underperform Votes11847.97% Which has preferable earnings & valuation, CDP or AC? 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCOPT Defense Properties$747.86M4.06$138.93M$1.2521.50Associated Capital Group$12.29M64.43$44.33M$1.7920.93 Is CDP or AC a better dividend stock? COPT Defense Properties pays an annual dividend of $1.22 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. Associated Capital Group pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. 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. Associated Capital Group pays out 11.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Is CDP or AC more profitable? Associated Capital Group has a net margin of 336.45% compared to COPT Defense Properties' net margin of 18.44%. COPT Defense Properties' return on equity of 9.07% beat Associated Capital Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets COPT Defense Properties18.44% 9.07% 3.28% Associated Capital Group 336.45%4.88%4.62% Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in CDP or AC? 8.1% of Associated Capital Group shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of COPT Defense Properties shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 87.6% of Associated Capital Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has more volatility and risk, CDP or AC? COPT Defense Properties has a beta of 0.86, suggesting that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Associated Capital Group has a beta of 0.61, suggesting that its stock price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate CDP or AC? COPT Defense Properties currently has a consensus target price of $33.14, suggesting a potential upside of 23.30%. Given COPT Defense Properties' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research 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 COPT Defense Properties 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.71Associated 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 CDP or AC? In the previous week, COPT Defense Properties had 23 more articles in the media than Associated Capital Group. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for COPT Defense Properties and 0 mentions for Associated Capital Group. Associated Capital Group's average media sentiment score of 1.21 beat COPT Defense Properties' score of 0.97 indicating that Associated Capital Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment COPT Defense Properties Positive Associated Capital Group Positive SummaryCOPT Defense Properties beats Associated Capital Group on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Associated Capital Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for AC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} 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 GroupSecurity brokers & dealers IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$794.66M$32.49B$11.51B$19.37BDividend Yield0.53%2.51%5.45%3.83%P/E Ratio18.1615.6122.4734.60Price / Sales64.435.9927.5435.27Price / Cash21.6822.5317.6217.51Price / Book0.892.922.784.70Net Income$44.33M$1.49B$1.04B$1.02B7 Day Performance-0.32%-0.88%-0.17%-1.62%1 Month Performance8.16%12.61%6.19%7.65%1 Year Performance9.05%32.84%536.71%4.34% Associated Capital Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ACAssociated Capital Group2.8752 of 5 stars$37.66+1.4%N/A+9.6%$784.85M$12.29M18.1920News CoverageAnalyst DowngradeCDPCOPT Defense Properties3.1804 of 5 stars$27.01+0.9%$33.43+23.8%+9.4%$3.05B$747.86M21.96400News CoveragePositive NewsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeAPLEApple Hospitality REIT4.5064 of 5 stars$12.23+4.1%$16.80+37.4%-20.4%$2.91B$1.43B14.3860Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementNSANational Storage Affiliates Trust3.6779 of 5 stars$36.31-0.9%$41.28+13.7%-8.3%$2.78B$762.54M21.232,120Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastFCPTFour Corners Property Trust2.7558 of 5 stars$27.30-1.6%$30.20+10.6%+9.7%$2.74B$273.08M25.51540News CoveragePositive NewsOUTOUTFRONT Media2.9278 of 5 stars$16.26+8.4%$17.97+10.5%+4.9%$2.72B$1.81B11.592,380Analyst ForecastGCMGGCM Grosvenor2.9028 of 5 stars$12.62+1.0%$13.60+7.8%+24.1%$2.39B$536.94M420.67530Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeIVTInvenTrust Properties2.1666 of 5 stars$28.88+2.8%$31.80+10.1%+11.0%$2.24B$280.95M160.44110Positive NewsSSRMSSR Mining2.2093 of 5 stars$10.57-8.8%$10.03-5.1%+102.2%$2.14B$1.08B-8.194,550News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst UpgradeABRArbor Realty Trust2.4742 of 5 stars$10.72+3.5%$13.20+23.1%-33.9%$2.06B$596.64M9.01630Positive NewsInsider TradeOptions VolumeTIGRUP Fintech1.0573 of 5 stars$9.96+5.6%$8.83-11.4%+113.0%$1.84B$391.54M49.801,130Positive NewsGap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies COPT Defense Properties Competitors Apple Hospitality REIT Competitors National Storage Affiliates Trust Competitors Four Corners Property Trust Competitors OUTFRONT Media Competitors GCM Grosvenor Competitors InvenTrust Properties Competitors SSR Mining Competitors Arbor Realty Trust Competitors UP Fintech 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 5/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredWhite House to reset Social Security?Elon Musk's parting DOGE gift looks set to shock America... 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