Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) Competitors

Cboe Global Markets (NASDAQ:CBOE) and Brookfield Asset Management (NYSE:BAM) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk and earnings.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in CBOE or BAM?

82.7% of Cboe Global Markets shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.4% of Brookfield Asset Management shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Cboe Global Markets shares are held 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.

Is CBOE or BAM a better dividend stock?

Cboe Global Markets pays an annual dividend of $2.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Brookfield Asset Management pays an annual dividend of $1.75 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Cboe Global Markets pays out 33.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Brookfield Asset Management pays out 117.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Cboe Global Markets has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and Brookfield Asset Management has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Brookfield Asset Management is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Does the media favor CBOE or BAM?

In the previous week, Cboe Global Markets and Cboe Global Markets both had 18 articles in the media. Cboe Global Markets' average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat Brookfield Asset Management's score of 1.09 indicating that Cboe Global Markets is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Cboe Global Markets	15 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Brookfield Asset Management	9 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, CBOE or BAM?

Cboe Global Markets has higher revenue and earnings than Brookfield Asset Management. Cboe Global Markets is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Brookfield Asset Management, 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
Cboe Global Markets	$4.09B	5.98	$764.90M	$8.53	27.44
Brookfield Asset Management	$3.98B	23.80	$541M	$1.49	38.82

Do analysts prefer CBOE or BAM?

Cboe Global Markets presently has a consensus target price of $231.38, suggesting a potential downside of 1.16%. Brookfield Asset Management has a consensus target price of $63.52, suggesting a potential upside of 9.81%. Given Brookfield Asset Management's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Brookfield Asset Management is more favorable than Cboe Global Markets.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cboe Global Markets	3 Sell rating(s)	9 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.93
Brookfield Asset Management	2 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.53

Is CBOE or BAM more profitable?

Brookfield Asset Management has a net margin of 55.92% compared to Cboe Global Markets' net margin of 18.64%. Brookfield Asset Management's return on equity of 41.12% beat Cboe Global Markets' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cboe Global Markets	18.64%	22.02%	10.73%
Brookfield Asset Management	55.92%	41.12%	25.47%

Which has more volatility & risk, CBOE or BAM?

Cboe Global Markets has a beta of 0.46, suggesting that its share price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brookfield Asset Management has a beta of 1.44, suggesting that its share price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Brookfield Asset Management beats Cboe Global Markets on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.