Associated Capital Group (AC) Competitors

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

Do analysts rate AC or OUT?

OUTFRONT Media has a consensus price target of $19.00, suggesting a potential upside of 3.35%. Given OUTFRONT Media's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe OUTFRONT Media 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
OUTFRONT Media	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of AC or OUT?

8.1% of Associated Capital Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 88.7% of Associated Capital Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of OUTFRONT Media shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, AC or OUT?

Associated Capital Group has a beta of 0.57, indicating that its share price is 43% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, OUTFRONT Media has a beta of 1.89, indicating that its share price is 89% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is AC or OUT more profitable?

Associated Capital Group has a net margin of 451.70% compared to OUTFRONT Media's net margin of 5.99%. OUTFRONT Media's return on equity of 18.07% beat Associated Capital Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Associated Capital Group	451.70%	5.98%	5.65%
OUTFRONT Media	5.99%	18.07%	2.08%

Is AC or OUT a better dividend stock?

Associated Capital Group pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. OUTFRONT Media pays an annual dividend of $1.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.5%. Associated Capital Group pays out 7.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. OUTFRONT Media pays out 206.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Does the media refer more to AC or OUT?

In the previous week, OUTFRONT Media had 10 more articles in the media than Associated Capital Group. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for OUTFRONT Media and 3 mentions for Associated Capital Group. OUTFRONT Media's average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat Associated Capital Group's score of -0.33 indicating that OUTFRONT Media is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Associated Capital Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
OUTFRONT Media	4 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better earnings and valuation, AC or OUT?

OUTFRONT Media has higher revenue and earnings than Associated Capital Group. Associated Capital Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than OUTFRONT Media, 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	59.29	$44.33M	$2.53	14.61
OUTFRONT Media	$1.83B	1.68	$258.20M	$0.58	31.70

Summary

OUTFRONT Media beats Associated Capital Group on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.