Cohen & Steers (CNS) Competitors

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

Is CNS or SEIC a better dividend stock?

Cohen & Steers pays an annual dividend of $2.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. SEI Investments pays an annual dividend of $0.98 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. 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. SEI Investments pays out 21.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Cohen & Steers has increased its dividend for 16 consecutive years and SEI Investments has increased its dividend for 34 consecutive years.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in CNS or SEIC?

51.5% of Cohen & Steers shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.6% of SEI Investments shares are held by institutional investors. 47.6% of Cohen & Steers shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 14.6% of SEI Investments shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, CNS or SEIC?

Cohen & Steers has a beta of 1.32, suggesting that its share price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SEI Investments has a beta of 0.92, suggesting that its share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CNS or SEIC more profitable?

Cohen & Steers has a net margin of 29.68% compared to SEI Investments' net margin of 27.77%. Cohen & Steers' return on equity of 30.46% beat SEI Investments' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cohen & Steers	29.68%	30.46%	19.37%
SEI Investments	27.77%	26.40%	22.99%

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, CNS or SEIC?

SEI Investments has higher revenue and earnings than Cohen & Steers. SEI Investments 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
Cohen & Steers	$517.42M	7.74	$151.26M	$3.06	25.68
SEI Investments	$2.13B	5.47	$581.19M	$4.60	20.30

Do analysts prefer CNS or SEIC?

Cohen & Steers currently has a consensus price target of $82.33, suggesting a potential upside of 4.78%. SEI Investments has a consensus price target of $96.00, suggesting a potential upside of 2.81%. Given Cohen & Steers' higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Cohen & Steers is more favorable than SEI Investments.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cohen & Steers	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
SEI Investments	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Does the media favor CNS or SEIC?

In the previous week, SEI Investments had 6 more articles in the media than Cohen & Steers. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for SEI Investments and 11 mentions for Cohen & Steers. SEI Investments' average media sentiment score of 0.78 beat Cohen & Steers' score of 0.48 indicating that SEI Investments is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Cohen & Steers	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
SEI Investments	7 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

SEI Investments beats Cohen & Steers on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.