Cboe Global Markets (CBOE) Competitors

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

Do institutionals and insiders believe in BAM or CBOE?

68.4% of Brookfield Asset Management shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 82.7% of Cboe Global Markets shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Cboe Global Markets shares are owned by 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 stronger earnings & valuation, BAM or CBOE?

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
Brookfield Asset Management	$3.98B	23.50	$541M	$1.41	40.51
Cboe Global Markets	$4.09B	5.92	$764.90M	$7.63	30.32

Does the media refer more to BAM or CBOE?

In the previous week, Cboe Global Markets had 7 more articles in the media than Brookfield Asset Management. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Cboe Global Markets and 10 mentions for Brookfield Asset Management. Cboe Global Markets' average media sentiment score of 1.51 beat Brookfield Asset Management's score of 1.41 indicating that Cboe Global Markets is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Brookfield Asset Management	7 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Cboe Global Markets	15 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Is BAM or CBOE a better dividend stock?

Brookfield Asset Management pays an annual dividend of $1.75 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Cboe Global Markets pays an annual dividend of $2.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Brookfield Asset Management pays out 124.1% 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 pays out 33.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Brookfield Asset Management has raised its dividend for 2 consecutive years and Cboe Global Markets has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Brookfield Asset Management is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, BAM or CBOE?

Brookfield Asset Management has a beta of 1.43, meaning that its stock price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cboe Global Markets has a beta of 0.43, meaning that its stock price is 57% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer BAM or CBOE?

Brookfield Asset Management currently has a consensus target price of $59.50, indicating a potential upside of 4.18%. Cboe Global Markets has a consensus target price of $219.64, indicating a potential downside of 5.07%. Given Brookfield Asset Management's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Brookfield Asset Management is more favorable than Cboe Global Markets.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Brookfield Asset Management	2 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.53
Cboe Global Markets	3 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.92

Is BAM or CBOE more profitable?

Brookfield Asset Management has a net margin of 55.26% compared to Cboe Global Markets' net margin of 18.64%. Brookfield Asset Management's return on equity of 52.70% beat Cboe Global Markets' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Brookfield Asset Management	55.26%	52.70%	35.46%
Cboe Global Markets	18.64%	22.02%	10.73%

Summary

Brookfield Asset Management beats Cboe Global Markets on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.