Cohen & Steers (CNS) Competitors

Ares Capital (NASDAQ:ARCC) and Cohen & Steers (NYSE:CNS) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings and dividends.

Do analysts prefer ARCC or CNS?

Ares Capital presently has a consensus target price of $22.00, indicating a potential downside of 1.17%. Cohen & Steers has a consensus target price of $82.33, indicating a potential upside of 5.88%. Given Cohen & Steers' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Cohen & Steers is more favorable than Ares Capital.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ares Capital	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.78
Cohen & Steers	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, ARCC or CNS?

Ares Capital has higher revenue and earnings than Cohen & Steers. Ares Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cohen & Steers, 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
Ares Capital	$2.99B	5.17	$1.52B	$2.05	10.86
Cohen & Steers	$517.42M	7.66	$151.26M	$3.06	25.41

Does the media prefer ARCC or CNS?

In the previous week, Ares Capital had 7 more articles in the media than Cohen & Steers. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Ares Capital and 10 mentions for Cohen & Steers. Ares Capital's average media sentiment score of 1.25 beat Cohen & Steers' score of 0.69 indicating that Ares Capital is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ares Capital	11 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Cohen & Steers	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in ARCC or CNS?

27.4% of Ares Capital shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.5% of Cohen & Steers shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Ares Capital shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 47.6% of Cohen & Steers shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is ARCC or CNS a better dividend stock?

Ares Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.6%. Cohen & Steers pays an annual dividend of $2.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Ares Capital pays out 93.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Cohen & Steers pays out 81.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Cohen & Steers has raised its dividend for 16 consecutive years.

Which has more risk and volatility, ARCC or CNS?

Ares Capital has a beta of 0.67, suggesting that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cohen & Steers has a beta of 1.32, suggesting that its stock price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is ARCC or CNS more profitable?

Ares Capital has a net margin of 43.50% compared to Cohen & Steers' net margin of 29.68%. Cohen & Steers' return on equity of 30.46% beat Ares Capital's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ares Capital	43.50%	11.05%	5.25%
Cohen & Steers	29.68%	30.46%	19.37%

Summary

Cohen & Steers beats Ares Capital on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.