Evercore (EVR) Competitors

Ameriprise Financial (NYSE:AMP) and Evercore (NYSE:EVR) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk.

Does the media refer more to AMP or EVR?

In the previous week, Ameriprise Financial had 22 more articles in the media than Evercore. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Ameriprise Financial and 5 mentions for Evercore. Ameriprise Financial's average media sentiment score of 1.63 beat Evercore's score of 0.45 indicating that Ameriprise Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ameriprise Financial	27 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Evercore	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts recommend AMP or EVR?

Ameriprise Financial currently has a consensus target price of $534.71, suggesting a potential upside of 6.36%. Evercore has a consensus target price of $284.29, suggesting a potential downside of 7.64%. Given Ameriprise Financial's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Ameriprise Financial is more favorable than Evercore.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ameriprise Financial	2 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.13
Evercore	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.44

Which has higher earnings and valuation, AMP or EVR?

Ameriprise Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Evercore. Ameriprise Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Evercore, 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
Ameriprise Financial	$17.26B	2.75	$3.40B	$32.14	15.64
Evercore	$3.24B	3.72	$378.28M	$11.00	27.98

Is AMP or EVR more profitable?

Ameriprise Financial has a net margin of 18.30% compared to Evercore's net margin of 14.22%. Ameriprise Financial's return on equity of 65.90% beat Evercore's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ameriprise Financial	18.30%	65.90%	2.02%
Evercore	14.22%	27.29%	13.72%

Which has more risk & volatility, AMP or EVR?

Ameriprise Financial has a beta of 1.24, meaning that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Evercore has a beta of 1.48, meaning that its share price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in AMP or EVR?

84.0% of Ameriprise Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.2% of Evercore shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Ameriprise Financial shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.1% of Evercore shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is AMP or EVR a better dividend stock?

Ameriprise Financial pays an annual dividend of $6.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Evercore pays an annual dividend of $3.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Ameriprise Financial pays out 19.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Evercore pays out 30.5% 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. Ameriprise Financial has increased its dividend for 21 consecutive years and Evercore has increased its dividend for 18 consecutive years. Ameriprise Financial is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

Ameriprise Financial beats Evercore on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.