Orion Office REIT (ONL) Competitors

Orion Office REIT (NYSE:ONL) and Associated Capital Group (NYSE:AC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership and risk.

Do analysts recommend ONL or AC?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Orion Office REIT	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Associated Capital Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is ONL or AC more profitable?

Associated Capital Group has a net margin of 451.70% compared to Orion Office REIT's net margin of -50.67%. Associated Capital Group's return on equity of 5.98% beat Orion Office REIT's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Orion Office REIT	-50.67%	-10.15%	-5.82%
Associated Capital Group	451.70%	5.98%	5.65%

Does the media prefer ONL or AC?

In the previous week, Orion Office REIT had 4 more articles in the media than Associated Capital Group. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Orion Office REIT and 0 mentions for Associated Capital Group. Orion Office REIT's average media sentiment score of 1.48 beat Associated Capital Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Orion Office REIT is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Orion Office REIT	Positive
Associated Capital Group	Neutral

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, ONL or AC?

Associated Capital Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Orion Office REIT. Orion Office REIT is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Associated Capital 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
Orion Office REIT	$164.86M	1.02	-$103.01M	-$1.39	-2.14
Associated Capital Group	$11.91M	54.93	$44.33M	$2.53	12.25

Is ONL or AC a better dividend stock?

Orion Office REIT pays an annual dividend of $0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Associated Capital Group pays an annual dividend of $0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Orion Office REIT pays out -5.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Associated Capital Group pays out 7.9% 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. Orion Office REIT is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in ONL or AC?

80.0% of Orion Office REIT shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.1% of Associated Capital Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Orion Office REIT shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 88.7% of Associated Capital Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk & volatility, ONL or AC?

Orion Office REIT has a beta of 1.44, indicating that its share price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Associated Capital Group has a beta of 0.6, indicating that its share price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Orion Office REIT and Associated Capital Group tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.