Ladder Capital (LADR) Competitors

Ladder Capital (NYSE:LADR) and Janus Henderson Group (NYSE:JHG) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, community ranking, profitability and risk.

Is LADR or JHG more profitable?

Ladder Capital has a net margin of 21.36% compared to Janus Henderson Group's net margin of 16.38%. Janus Henderson Group's return on equity of 12.18% beat Ladder Capital's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ladder Capital	21.36%	8.77%	2.61%
Janus Henderson Group	16.38%	12.18%	8.26%

Does the media prefer LADR or JHG?

In the previous week, Janus Henderson Group had 8 more articles in the media than Ladder Capital. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Janus Henderson Group and 12 mentions for Ladder Capital. Janus Henderson Group's average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat Ladder Capital's score of 0.93 indicating that Janus Henderson Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ladder Capital	8 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Janus Henderson Group	11 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better earnings and valuation, LADR or JHG?

Janus Henderson Group has higher revenue and earnings than Ladder Capital. Ladder Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Janus Henderson 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
Ladder Capital	$261.13M	5.15	$108.25M	$0.82	12.91
Janus Henderson Group	$2.47B	2.25	$408.90M	$2.56	13.79

Do analysts rate LADR or JHG?

Ladder Capital currently has a consensus price target of $13.17, suggesting a potential upside of 24.39%. Janus Henderson Group has a consensus price target of $44.22, suggesting a potential upside of 25.28%. Given Janus Henderson Group's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Janus Henderson Group is more favorable than Ladder Capital.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ladder Capital	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Janus Henderson Group	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.44

Which has more risk and volatility, LADR or JHG?

Ladder Capital has a beta of 1.44, meaning that its share price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Janus Henderson Group has a beta of 1.43, meaning that its share price is 43% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor LADR or JHG?

Ladder Capital received 67 more outperform votes than Janus Henderson Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.11% of users gave Ladder Capital an outperform vote while only 48.89% of users gave Janus Henderson Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Ladder Capital	Outperform Votes 309 64.11%	Underperform Votes 173 35.89%
Janus Henderson Group	Outperform Votes 242 48.89%	Underperform Votes 253 51.11%

Is LADR or JHG a better dividend stock?

Ladder Capital pays an annual dividend of $0.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.7%. Janus Henderson Group pays an annual dividend of $1.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Ladder Capital pays out 112.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Janus Henderson Group pays out 60.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in LADR or JHG?

62.3% of Ladder Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.9% of Janus Henderson Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.0% of Ladder Capital shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 19.6% of Janus Henderson Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Janus Henderson Group beats Ladder Capital on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.