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 contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership and dividends.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of 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 company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is CBOE or BAM 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
Cboe Global Markets	18.64%	22.02%	10.73%
Brookfield Asset Management	55.26%	52.70%	35.46%

Which has more volatility & risk, CBOE or BAM?

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

Does the media refer more to CBOE or BAM?

In the previous week, Cboe Global Markets had 9 more articles in the media than Brookfield Asset Management. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Cboe Global Markets and 8 mentions for Brookfield Asset Management. Cboe Global Markets' average media sentiment score of 1.49 beat Brookfield Asset Management's score of 1.42 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	11 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Brookfield Asset Management	6 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is CBOE or BAM a better dividend stock?

Cboe Global Markets pays an annual dividend of $2.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Brookfield Asset Management pays an annual dividend of $1.75 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Cboe Global Markets pays out 33.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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 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.

Do analysts prefer CBOE or BAM?

Cboe Global Markets presently has a consensus target price of $219.64, indicating a potential downside of 5.73%. Brookfield Asset Management has a consensus target price of $59.50, indicating a potential upside of 7.97%. Given Brookfield Asset Management's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, 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
Cboe Global Markets	3 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.92
Brookfield Asset Management	2 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.53

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, 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	5.96	$764.90M	$7.63	30.53
Brookfield Asset Management	$3.98B	22.67	$541M	$1.41	39.09

Summary

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