DigitalBridge Group (DBRG) Competitors

Virtu Financial (NASDAQ:VIRT) and DigitalBridge Group (NYSE:DBRG) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk and earnings.

Do institutionals & insiders believe in VIRT or DBRG?

45.8% of Virtu Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.7% of DigitalBridge Group shares are held by institutional investors. 47.2% of Virtu Financial shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.6% of DigitalBridge Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is VIRT or DBRG a better dividend stock?

Virtu Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. DigitalBridge Group pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Virtu Financial pays out 27.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. DigitalBridge Group pays out 13.3% 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.

Does the media refer more to VIRT or DBRG?

In the previous week, Virtu Financial and Virtu Financial both had 8 articles in the media. Virtu Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat DigitalBridge Group's score of 0.62 indicating that Virtu Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Virtu Financial	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
DigitalBridge Group	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better earnings and valuation, VIRT or DBRG?

Virtu Financial has higher revenue and earnings than DigitalBridge Group. Virtu Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than DigitalBridge Group, 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
Virtu Financial	$3.07B	2.18	$276.42M	$3.46	12.55
DigitalBridge Group	$228.14M	8.08	$70.52M	$0.30	34.87

Do analysts prefer VIRT or DBRG?

Virtu Financial presently has a consensus price target of $37.25, indicating a potential downside of 14.25%. DigitalBridge Group has a consensus price target of $16.28, indicating a potential upside of 55.62%. Given DigitalBridge Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe DigitalBridge Group is more favorable than Virtu Financial.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Virtu Financial	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.13
DigitalBridge Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.10

Is VIRT or DBRG more profitable?

DigitalBridge Group has a net margin of 18.57% compared to Virtu Financial's net margin of 10.43%. Virtu Financial's return on equity of 32.08% beat DigitalBridge Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Virtu Financial	10.43%	32.08%	3.09%
DigitalBridge Group	18.57%	6.06%	2.88%

Which has more volatility & risk, VIRT or DBRG?

Virtu Financial has a beta of 0.68, indicating that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DigitalBridge Group has a beta of 1.68, indicating that its stock price is 68% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

DigitalBridge Group beats Virtu Financial on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.