Cohen & Steers (CNS) Competitors

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CNS vs. ABCB, TROW, VCTR, VRTS, and APAM

Should you buy Cohen & Steers stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Cohen & Steers with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Cohen & Steers include Ameris Bancorp (ABCB), T. Rowe Price Group (TROW), Victory Capital (VCTR), Virtus Investment Partners (VRTS), and Artisan Partners Asset Management (APAM). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector.

How does Cohen & Steers compare to Ameris Bancorp?

Ameris Bancorp (NASDAQ:ABCB) and Cohen & Steers (NYSE:CNS) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment and valuation.

Cohen & Steers has a net margin of 27.47% compared to Ameris Bancorp's net margin of 21.46%. Cohen & Steers' return on equity of 27.60% beat Ameris Bancorp's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Ameris Bancorp21.46% 9.57% 1.32%
Cohen & Steers 27.47%27.60%19.67%

Ameris Bancorp has higher revenue and earnings than Cohen & Steers. Ameris Bancorp is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cohen & Steers, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Ameris Bancorp$1.20B4.94$358.68M$6.3613.89
Cohen & Steers$556.12M7.01$153.22M$3.0325.04

Ameris Bancorp has a beta of 0.91, indicating that its stock price is 9% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Cohen & Steers has a beta of 1.25, indicating that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the broader market.

Ameris Bancorp presently has a consensus price target of $90.17, suggesting a potential upside of 2.07%. Cohen & Steers has a consensus price target of $75.00, suggesting a potential downside of 1.16%. Given Ameris Bancorp's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Ameris Bancorp is more favorable than Cohen & Steers.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Ameris Bancorp
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.67
Cohen & Steers
1 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

In the previous week, Cohen & Steers had 4 more articles in the media than Ameris Bancorp. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Cohen & Steers and 4 mentions for Ameris Bancorp. Ameris Bancorp's average media sentiment score of 0.34 beat Cohen & Steers' score of 0.22 indicating that Ameris Bancorp is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Ameris Bancorp
1 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Cohen & Steers
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Ameris Bancorp pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Cohen & Steers pays an annual dividend of $2.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Ameris Bancorp pays out 12.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Cohen & Steers pays out 88.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Cohen & Steers has raised its dividend for 16 consecutive years. Cohen & Steers is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

91.6% of Ameris Bancorp shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.5% of Cohen & Steers shares are held by institutional investors. 5.7% of Ameris Bancorp shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 45.4% of Cohen & Steers shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Cohen & Steers beats Ameris Bancorp on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Cohen & Steers compare to T. Rowe Price Group?

Cohen & Steers (NYSE:CNS) and T. Rowe Price Group (NASDAQ:TROW) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation and institutional ownership.

T. Rowe Price Group has a net margin of 28.28% compared to Cohen & Steers' net margin of 27.47%. Cohen & Steers' return on equity of 27.60% beat T. Rowe Price Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Cohen & Steers27.47% 27.60% 19.67%
T. Rowe Price Group 28.28%20.60%15.55%

Cohen & Steers has a beta of 1.25, meaning that its share price is 25% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, T. Rowe Price Group has a beta of 1.5, meaning that its share price is 50% more volatile than the broader market.

Cohen & Steers presently has a consensus price target of $75.00, suggesting a potential downside of 1.16%. T. Rowe Price Group has a consensus price target of $100.08, suggesting a potential downside of 5.59%. Given Cohen & Steers' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe Cohen & Steers is more favorable than T. Rowe Price Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Cohen & Steers
1 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
T. Rowe Price Group
4 Sell rating(s)
11 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.73

T. Rowe Price Group has higher revenue and earnings than Cohen & Steers. T. Rowe Price Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cohen & Steers, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Cohen & Steers$556.12M7.01$153.22M$3.0325.04
T. Rowe Price Group$7.41B3.07$2.09B$9.3311.36

Cohen & Steers pays an annual dividend of $2.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. T. Rowe Price Group pays an annual dividend of $5.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. Cohen & Steers pays out 88.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. T. Rowe Price Group pays out 55.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Cohen & Steers has increased its dividend for 16 consecutive years and T. Rowe Price Group has increased its dividend for 39 consecutive years. T. Rowe Price Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

In the previous week, T. Rowe Price Group had 1 more articles in the media than Cohen & Steers. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for T. Rowe Price Group and 8 mentions for Cohen & Steers. T. Rowe Price Group's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat Cohen & Steers' score of 0.22 indicating that T. Rowe Price Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Cohen & Steers
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
T. Rowe Price Group
4 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

51.5% of Cohen & Steers shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 73.4% of T. Rowe Price Group shares are held by institutional investors. 45.4% of Cohen & Steers shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of T. Rowe Price Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

T. Rowe Price Group beats Cohen & Steers on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Cohen & Steers compare to Victory Capital?

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

Victory Capital pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Cohen & Steers pays an annual dividend of $2.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Victory Capital pays out 45.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Cohen & Steers pays out 88.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Victory Capital has increased its dividend for 6 consecutive years and Cohen & Steers has increased its dividend for 16 consecutive years. Cohen & Steers is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Victory Capital has a beta of 1.1, indicating that its share price is 10% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Cohen & Steers has a beta of 1.25, indicating that its share price is 25% more volatile than the broader market.

Victory Capital has higher revenue and earnings than Cohen & Steers. Victory 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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Victory Capital$1.47B3.66$330.06M$4.4419.42
Cohen & Steers$556.12M7.01$153.22M$3.0325.04

87.7% of Victory Capital shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.5% of Cohen & Steers shares are held by institutional investors. 9.5% of Victory Capital shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 45.4% of Cohen & Steers 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.

In the previous week, Cohen & Steers had 7 more articles in the media than Victory Capital. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Cohen & Steers and 1 mentions for Victory Capital. Victory Capital's average media sentiment score of 1.63 beat Cohen & Steers' score of 0.22 indicating that Victory Capital is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Victory Capital
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive
Cohen & Steers
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Cohen & Steers has a net margin of 27.47% compared to Victory Capital's net margin of 25.79%. Cohen & Steers' return on equity of 27.60% beat Victory Capital's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Victory Capital25.79% 22.15% 12.68%
Cohen & Steers 27.47%27.60%19.67%

Victory Capital currently has a consensus price target of $84.71, suggesting a potential downside of 1.77%. Cohen & Steers has a consensus price target of $75.00, suggesting a potential downside of 1.16%. Given Cohen & Steers' higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Cohen & Steers is more favorable than Victory Capital.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Victory Capital
0 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.44
Cohen & Steers
1 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

Summary

Cohen & Steers beats Victory Capital on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Cohen & Steers compare to Virtus Investment Partners?

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

Cohen & Steers currently has a consensus target price of $75.00, indicating a potential downside of 1.16%. Virtus Investment Partners has a consensus target price of $134.50, indicating a potential downside of 5.02%. Given Cohen & Steers' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Cohen & Steers is more favorable than Virtus Investment Partners.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Cohen & Steers
1 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
Virtus Investment Partners
2 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.80

Cohen & Steers has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Virtus Investment Partners. Virtus Investment Partners is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cohen & Steers, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Cohen & Steers$556.12M7.01$153.22M$3.0325.04
Virtus Investment Partners$829.12M1.14$121.75M$16.998.33

In the previous week, Cohen & Steers had 8 more articles in the media than Virtus Investment Partners. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Cohen & Steers and 0 mentions for Virtus Investment Partners. Cohen & Steers' average media sentiment score of 0.22 beat Virtus Investment Partners' score of 0.00 indicating that Cohen & Steers is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Cohen & Steers Neutral
Virtus Investment Partners Neutral

51.5% of Cohen & Steers shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.5% of Virtus Investment Partners shares are held by institutional investors. 45.4% of Cohen & Steers shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.4% of Virtus Investment Partners shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Cohen & Steers has a beta of 1.25, suggesting that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Virtus Investment Partners has a beta of 1.38, suggesting that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the broader market.

Cohen & Steers has a net margin of 27.47% compared to Virtus Investment Partners' net margin of 13.42%. Cohen & Steers' return on equity of 27.60% beat Virtus Investment Partners' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Cohen & Steers27.47% 27.60% 19.67%
Virtus Investment Partners 13.42%21.56%5.27%

Cohen & Steers pays an annual dividend of $2.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Virtus Investment Partners pays an annual dividend of $9.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.8%. Cohen & Steers pays out 88.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Virtus Investment Partners pays out 56.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Cohen & Steers has raised its dividend for 16 consecutive years. Virtus Investment Partners is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Cohen & Steers beats Virtus Investment Partners on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Cohen & Steers compare to Artisan Partners Asset Management?

Cohen & Steers (NYSE:CNS) and Artisan Partners Asset Management (NYSE:APAM) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment and dividends.

51.5% of Cohen & Steers shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.5% of Artisan Partners Asset Management shares are held by institutional investors. 45.4% of Cohen & Steers shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 11.3% of Artisan Partners Asset Management shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Cohen & Steers had 7 more articles in the media than Artisan Partners Asset Management. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Cohen & Steers and 1 mentions for Artisan Partners Asset Management. Artisan Partners Asset Management's average media sentiment score of 1.88 beat Cohen & Steers' score of 0.22 indicating that Artisan Partners Asset Management is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Cohen & Steers
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Artisan Partners Asset Management
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive

Cohen & Steers pays an annual dividend of $2.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Artisan Partners Asset Management pays an annual dividend of $3.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.7%. Cohen & Steers pays out 88.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Artisan Partners Asset Management pays out 78.0% 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 increased its dividend for 16 consecutive years. Artisan Partners Asset Management is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Cohen & Steers has a beta of 1.25, suggesting that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Artisan Partners Asset Management has a beta of 1.67, suggesting that its stock price is 67% more volatile than the broader market.

Artisan Partners Asset Management has higher revenue and earnings than Cohen & Steers. Artisan Partners Asset Management is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cohen & Steers, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Cohen & Steers$556.12M7.01$153.22M$3.0325.04
Artisan Partners Asset Management$1.20B2.39$290.32M$3.958.97

Cohen & Steers has a net margin of 27.47% compared to Artisan Partners Asset Management's net margin of 23.49%. Artisan Partners Asset Management's return on equity of 72.99% beat Cohen & Steers' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Cohen & Steers27.47% 27.60% 19.67%
Artisan Partners Asset Management 23.49%72.99%21.39%

Cohen & Steers currently has a consensus price target of $75.00, indicating a potential downside of 1.16%. Artisan Partners Asset Management has a consensus price target of $39.75, indicating a potential upside of 12.16%. Given Artisan Partners Asset Management's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Artisan Partners Asset Management is more favorable than Cohen & Steers.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Cohen & Steers
1 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
Artisan Partners Asset Management
1 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

Summary

Artisan Partners Asset Management beats Cohen & Steers on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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CNS vs. The Competition

MetricCohen & SteersFIN IndustryFinance SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$3.90B$12.12B$13.96B$23.13B
Dividend Yield3.58%7.57%5.74%4.06%
P/E Ratio25.0420.4720.2331.08
Price / Sales7.017.92139.8120.72
Price / Cash21.5612.9919.5418.65
Price / Book6.333.222.254.65
Net Income$153.22M$553.89M$1.14B$1.07B
7 Day Performance-0.95%-3.15%-0.21%-1.04%
1 Month Performance5.61%0.38%1.13%0.18%
1 Year Performance-0.14%4.71%15.50%24.25%

Cohen & Steers Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
CNS
Cohen & Steers
3.5816 of 5 stars
$75.88
+0.4%
$75.00
-1.2%
+1.0%$3.90B$556.12M25.04390
ABCB
Ameris Bancorp
3.3157 of 5 stars
$88.05
+0.8%
$90.17
+2.4%
+43.3%$5.93B$1.20B16.902,850
TROW
T. Rowe Price Group
3.2425 of 5 stars
$107.36
-0.6%
$100.08
-6.8%
+15.9%$23.00B$7.31B11.517,773
VCTR
Victory Capital
4.2247 of 5 stars
$87.47
+0.3%
$84.71
-3.2%
+40.3%$5.47B$1.31B19.70510
VRTS
Virtus Investment Partners
2.1459 of 5 stars
$142.41
+1.3%
$134.50
-5.6%
-19.4%$951.55M$829.12M8.43770

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