Centerspace (CSR) Competitors

AllianceBernstein (NYSE:AB) and Centerspace (NYSE:CSR) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, dividends, media sentiment, community ranking, risk, institutional ownership, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Which has better valuation & earnings, AB or CSR?

AllianceBernstein has higher revenue and earnings than Centerspace. Centerspace is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AllianceBernstein, 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
AllianceBernstein	$458.42M	9.89	$423.37M	$3.72	11.02
Centerspace	$260.98M	3.84	$41.97M	-$1.27	-47.17

Do institutionals and insiders believe in AB or CSR?

19.3% of AllianceBernstein shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.0% of Centerspace shares are held by institutional investors. 2.7% of AllianceBernstein shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Centerspace shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to AB or CSR?

In the previous week, AllianceBernstein had 9 more articles in the media than Centerspace. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for AllianceBernstein and 6 mentions for Centerspace. Centerspace's average media sentiment score of 1.75 beat AllianceBernstein's score of 0.72 indicating that Centerspace is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
AllianceBernstein	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Centerspace	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do analysts recommend AB or CSR?

AllianceBernstein presently has a consensus target price of $37.67, indicating a potential downside of 8.15%. Centerspace has a consensus target price of $71.70, indicating a potential upside of 19.70%. Given Centerspace's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Centerspace is more favorable than AllianceBernstein.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AllianceBernstein	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Centerspace	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Is AB or CSR a better dividend stock?

AllianceBernstein pays an annual dividend of $3.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.8%. Centerspace pays an annual dividend of $3.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. AllianceBernstein pays out 86.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Centerspace pays out -242.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Which has more volatility & risk, AB or CSR?

AllianceBernstein has a beta of 0.97, meaning that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Centerspace has a beta of 0.79, meaning that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer AB or CSR?

AllianceBernstein received 357 more outperform votes than Centerspace when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 56.38% of users gave AllianceBernstein an outperform vote while only 43.90% of users gave Centerspace an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
AllianceBernstein	Outperform Votes 393 56.38%	Underperform Votes 304 43.62%
Centerspace	Outperform Votes 36 43.90%	Underperform Votes 46 56.10%

Is AB or CSR more profitable?

AllianceBernstein has a net margin of 9.46% compared to Centerspace's net margin of -4.34%. AllianceBernstein's return on equity of 17.88% beat Centerspace's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AllianceBernstein	9.46%	17.88%	17.87%
Centerspace	-4.34%	-1.34%	-0.60%

Summary

AllianceBernstein beats Centerspace on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.