Cohen & Steers (CNS) Competitors

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

Which has better valuation & earnings, SEIC or CNS?

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
SEI Investments	$2.13B	5.43	$581.19M	$4.60	20.17
Cohen & Steers	$517.42M	7.62	$151.26M	$3.06	25.27

Does the media favor SEIC or CNS?

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 media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
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
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

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of SEIC or CNS?

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

Do analysts recommend SEIC or CNS?

SEI Investments currently has a consensus price target of $96.00, indicating a potential upside of 3.49%. Cohen & Steers has a consensus price target of $82.33, indicating a potential upside of 6.48%. Given Cohen & Steers' higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Cohen & Steers is more favorable than SEI Investments.

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

Is SEIC or CNS a better dividend stock?

SEI Investments pays an annual dividend of $0.98 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Cohen & Steers pays an annual dividend of $2.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. SEI Investments pays out 21.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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 has raised its dividend for 34 consecutive years and Cohen & Steers has raised its dividend for 16 consecutive years.

Which has more volatility and risk, SEIC or CNS?

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

Is SEIC or CNS 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
SEI Investments	27.77%	26.40%	22.99%
Cohen & Steers	29.68%	30.46%	19.37%

Summary

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