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Liberty All-Star Growth Fund (ASG) Competitors

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ASG vs. DFIN, MUC, MYI, OPY, and MSDL

Should you buy Liberty All-Star Growth Fund stock or one of its competitors? Liberty All-Star Growth Fund's main competitors and comparable companies include Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN), BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund (MUC), BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III (MYI), Oppenheimer (OPY), and Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (MSDL). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "capital markets" industry.

How does Liberty All-Star Growth Fund compare to Donnelley Financial Solutions?

Donnelley Financial Solutions (NYSE:DFIN) and Liberty All-Star Growth Fund (NYSE:ASG) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings and risk.

Donnelley Financial Solutions has higher revenue and earnings than Liberty All-Star Growth Fund.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Donnelley Financial Solutions$767M1.79$32.40M$1.4538.48
Liberty All-Star Growth FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

Donnelley Financial Solutions has a net margin of 4.53% compared to Liberty All-Star Growth Fund's net margin of 0.00%. Donnelley Financial Solutions' return on equity of 25.82% beat Liberty All-Star Growth Fund's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Donnelley Financial Solutions4.53% 25.82% 12.29%
Liberty All-Star Growth Fund N/A N/A N/A

Donnelley Financial Solutions presently has a consensus target price of $61.00, suggesting a potential upside of 9.34%. Given Donnelley Financial Solutions' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Donnelley Financial Solutions is more favorable than Liberty All-Star Growth Fund.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Donnelley Financial Solutions
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.80
Liberty All-Star Growth Fund
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

93.8% of Donnelley Financial Solutions shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 21.6% of Liberty All-Star Growth Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.2% of Donnelley Financial Solutions shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Liberty All-Star Growth Fund shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Donnelley Financial Solutions has a beta of 0.75, indicating that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Liberty All-Star Growth Fund has a beta of 1.22, indicating that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Donnelley Financial Solutions had 5 more articles in the media than Liberty All-Star Growth Fund. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Donnelley Financial Solutions and 0 mentions for Liberty All-Star Growth Fund. Liberty All-Star Growth Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.97 beat Donnelley Financial Solutions' score of 0.83 indicating that Liberty All-Star Growth Fund is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Donnelley Financial Solutions Positive
Liberty All-Star Growth Fund Very Positive

Summary

Donnelley Financial Solutions beats Liberty All-Star Growth Fund on 11 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Liberty All-Star Growth Fund compare to BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund?

Liberty All-Star Growth Fund (NYSE:ASG) and BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund (NYSE:MUC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings and profitability.

In the previous week, Liberty All-Star Growth Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.97 beat BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund's score of 0.00 indicating that Liberty All-Star Growth Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Liberty All-Star Growth Fund Very Positive
BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund Neutral

21.6% of Liberty All-Star Growth Fund shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 31.0% of BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Liberty All-Star Growth Fund shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Liberty All-Star Growth Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.47 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.5%. BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.27 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Liberty All-Star Growth FundN/A N/A N/A
BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund N/A N/A N/A

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Liberty All-Star Growth FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

Liberty All-Star Growth Fund has a beta of 1.22, suggesting that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund has a beta of 0.68, suggesting that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Liberty All-Star Growth Fund beats BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund on 4 of the 5 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Liberty All-Star Growth Fund compare to BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III?

BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III (NYSE:MYI) and Liberty All-Star Growth Fund (NYSE:ASG) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

34.0% of BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 21.6% of Liberty All-Star Growth Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Liberty All-Star Growth Fund shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund IIIN/A N/A N/A
Liberty All-Star Growth Fund N/A N/A N/A

In the previous week, Liberty All-Star Growth Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.97 beat BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III's score of 0.00 indicating that Liberty All-Star Growth Fund is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III Neutral
Liberty All-Star Growth Fund Very Positive

BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III has a beta of 0.65, suggesting that its share price is 35% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Liberty All-Star Growth Fund has a beta of 1.22, suggesting that its share price is 22% more volatile than the broader market.

BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III pays an annual dividend of $0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Liberty All-Star Growth Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.47 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.5%.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund IIIN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Liberty All-Star Growth FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

Summary

Liberty All-Star Growth Fund beats BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III on 3 of the 5 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Liberty All-Star Growth Fund compare to Oppenheimer?

Oppenheimer (NYSE:OPY) and Liberty All-Star Growth Fund (NYSE:ASG) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership and risk.

Oppenheimer has a beta of 1.1, indicating that its share price is 10% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Liberty All-Star Growth Fund has a beta of 1.22, indicating that its share price is 22% more volatile than the broader market.

Oppenheimer has a net margin of 5.72% compared to Liberty All-Star Growth Fund's net margin of 0.00%. Oppenheimer's return on equity of 19.51% beat Liberty All-Star Growth Fund's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Oppenheimer5.72% 19.51% 4.86%
Liberty All-Star Growth Fund N/A N/A N/A

In the previous week, Oppenheimer had 2 more articles in the media than Liberty All-Star Growth Fund. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Oppenheimer and 0 mentions for Liberty All-Star Growth Fund. Liberty All-Star Growth Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.97 beat Oppenheimer's score of 0.22 indicating that Liberty All-Star Growth Fund is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Oppenheimer Neutral
Liberty All-Star Growth Fund Very Positive

Oppenheimer has higher revenue and earnings than Liberty All-Star Growth Fund.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Oppenheimer$1.64B0.66$148.40M$8.8611.40
Liberty All-Star Growth FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A

Oppenheimer pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Liberty All-Star Growth Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.47 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.5%. Oppenheimer pays out 9.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Oppenheimer has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

32.3% of Oppenheimer shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 21.6% of Liberty All-Star Growth Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 34.9% of Oppenheimer shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Liberty All-Star Growth Fund 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.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Oppenheimer
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Liberty All-Star Growth Fund
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

Summary

Oppenheimer beats Liberty All-Star Growth Fund on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Liberty All-Star Growth Fund compare to Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund?

Liberty All-Star Growth Fund (NYSE:ASG) and Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (NYSE:MSDL) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund has a net margin of 15.97% compared to Liberty All-Star Growth Fund's net margin of 0.00%. Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund's return on equity of 9.61% beat Liberty All-Star Growth Fund's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Liberty All-Star Growth FundN/A N/A N/A
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund 15.97%9.61%4.28%

21.6% of Liberty All-Star Growth Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Liberty All-Star Growth Fund shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Liberty All-Star Growth Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.47 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.5%. Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.6%. Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund pays out 260.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Liberty All-Star Growth Fund has a beta of 1.22, suggesting that its share price is 22% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund has a beta of 0.58, suggesting that its share price is 42% less volatile than the broader market.

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund has a consensus target price of $15.17, indicating a potential upside of 14.77%. Given Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund is more favorable than Liberty All-Star Growth Fund.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Liberty All-Star Growth Fund
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund
0 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.14

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund has higher revenue and earnings than Liberty All-Star Growth Fund.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Liberty All-Star Growth FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund$397.29M2.80$122.09M$0.6919.15

In the previous week, Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund had 1 more articles in the media than Liberty All-Star Growth Fund. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund and 0 mentions for Liberty All-Star Growth Fund. Liberty All-Star Growth Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.97 beat Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund's score of -0.98 indicating that Liberty All-Star Growth Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Liberty All-Star Growth Fund Very Positive
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund Negative

Summary

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund beats Liberty All-Star Growth Fund on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

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ASG vs. The Competition

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MetricLiberty All-Star Growth FundCapital Markets IndustryFinance SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$314.13M$5.14B$13.63B$23.23B
Dividend Yield9.53%7.67%6.10%3.67%
P/E RatioN/A27.7822.6920.26
Price / SalesN/A1,174.93479.4818.91
Price / CashN/A47.4939.2932.59
Price / BookN/A3.442.724.71
Net IncomeN/A$415.07M$1.32B$1.07B
7 Day Performance-0.51%-0.97%-0.16%0.41%
1 Month Performance-2.57%-3.08%-1.89%-0.78%
1 Year Performance-12.52%6.54%9.89%4.85%

Liberty All-Star Growth Fund Competitors List

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CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
ASG
Liberty All-Star Growth Fund
N/A$4.93
-0.1%		N/A-12.0%$314.13MN/AN/AN/A
DFIN
Donnelley Financial Solutions
4.3994 of 5 stars		$49.37
-1.5%		$61.00
+23.6%		+2.6%$1.21B$767M34.041,750
MUC
BlackRock MuniHoldings California Quality Fund
N/A$9.65
-1.4%		N/A-9.8%$1.21BN/AN/A147,000
MYI
BlackRock MuniYield Quality Fund III
N/A$9.48
-1.2%		N/A-10.9%$1.16BN/AN/A147,000
OPY
Oppenheimer
1.5632 of 5 stars		$104.73
-2.1%		N/A+47.0%$1.13B$1.64B11.862,947

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