Centerspace (CSR) Competitors

Victory Capital (NASDAQ:VCTR) and Centerspace (NYSE:CSR) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, community ranking, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of VCTR or CSR?

87.7% of Victory Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.0% of Centerspace shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.4% of Victory Capital shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Centerspace shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor VCTR or CSR?

In the previous week, Victory Capital had 2 more articles in the media than Centerspace. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Victory Capital and 3 mentions for Centerspace. Victory Capital's average media sentiment score of 1.49 beat Centerspace's score of 0.97 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	3 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Centerspace	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor VCTR or CSR?

Victory Capital received 174 more outperform votes than Centerspace when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 55.94% of users gave Victory Capital an outperform vote while only 44.71% of users gave Centerspace an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Victory Capital	Outperform Votes 212 55.94%	Underperform Votes 167 44.06%
Centerspace	Outperform Votes 38 44.71%	Underperform Votes 47 55.29%

Is VCTR or CSR more profitable?

Victory Capital has a net margin of 32.33% compared to Centerspace's net margin of -4.34%. Victory Capital's return on equity of 31.08% beat Centerspace's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Victory Capital	32.33%	31.08%	13.69%
Centerspace	-4.34%	-1.34%	-0.60%

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, VCTR or CSR?

Victory Capital has higher revenue and earnings than Centerspace. Centerspace is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Victory Capital, 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
Victory Capital	$897.22M	4.76	$288.86M	$4.49	14.14
Centerspace	$263.57M	4.06	$41.97M	-$1.12	-57.06

Which has more volatility and risk, VCTR or CSR?

Victory Capital has a beta of 1.04, suggesting that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Centerspace has a beta of 0.75, suggesting that its share price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is VCTR or CSR a better dividend stock?

Victory Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Centerspace pays an annual dividend of $3.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. Victory Capital pays out 43.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Centerspace pays out -275.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Victory Capital has increased its dividend for 6 consecutive years and Centerspace has increased its dividend for 2 consecutive years. Centerspace is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts rate VCTR or CSR?

Victory Capital currently has a consensus price target of $71.56, indicating a potential upside of 12.69%. Centerspace has a consensus price target of $71.56, indicating a potential upside of 11.96%. Given Victory Capital's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Victory Capital is more favorable than Centerspace.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Victory Capital	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.56
Centerspace	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Summary

Victory Capital beats Centerspace on 18 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.