Piper Sandler Companies (PIPR) Competitors $313.54 -0.46 (-0.14%) Closing price 07/25/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$314.16 +0.62 (+0.20%) As of 07/25/2025 04:39 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock PIPR vs. AMP, EQH, EVR, GS, HLI, JEF, LAZ, MC, MS, and SFShould you be buying Piper Sandler Companies stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Piper Sandler Companies include Ameriprise Financial (AMP), Equitable (EQH), Evercore (EVR), The Goldman Sachs Group (GS), Houlihan Lokey (HLI), Jefferies Financial Group (JEF), Lazard (LAZ), Moelis & Company (MC), Morgan Stanley (MS), and Stifel Financial (SF). These companies are all part of the "finance" sector. Piper Sandler Companies vs. Its Competitors Ameriprise Financial Equitable Evercore The Goldman Sachs Group Houlihan Lokey Jefferies Financial Group Lazard Moelis & Company Morgan Stanley Stifel Financial Ameriprise Financial (NYSE:AMP) and Piper Sandler Companies (NYSE:PIPR) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation and dividends. Does the media favor AMP or PIPR? In the previous week, Ameriprise Financial had 41 more articles in the media than Piper Sandler Companies. MarketBeat recorded 45 mentions for Ameriprise Financial and 4 mentions for Piper Sandler Companies. Piper Sandler Companies' average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat Ameriprise Financial's score of 0.86 indicating that Piper Sandler Companies is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Ameriprise Financial 20 Very Positive mention(s) 6 Positive mention(s) 14 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Piper Sandler Companies 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of AMP or PIPR? 84.0% of Ameriprise Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.8% of Piper Sandler Companies shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Ameriprise Financial shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of Piper Sandler Companies shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts recommend AMP or PIPR? Ameriprise Financial currently has a consensus price target of $533.86, suggesting a potential upside of 2.46%. Piper Sandler Companies has a consensus price target of $312.50, suggesting a potential downside of 0.33%. Given Ameriprise Financial's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Ameriprise Financial is more favorable than Piper Sandler Companies.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) 2.13Piper Sandler Companies 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33 Which has stronger earnings & valuation, AMP or PIPR? Ameriprise Financial has higher revenue and earnings than Piper Sandler Companies. Ameriprise Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Piper Sandler Companies, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAmeriprise Financial$17.26B2.87$3.40B$32.1416.21Piper Sandler Companies$1.53B3.65$181.11M$11.4427.41 Is AMP or PIPR a better dividend stock? Ameriprise Financial pays an annual dividend of $6.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Piper Sandler Companies pays an annual dividend of $2.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Ameriprise Financial pays out 19.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Piper Sandler Companies pays out 22.7% 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 raised its dividend for 21 consecutive years and Piper Sandler Companies has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Ameriprise Financial is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Which has more risk & volatility, AMP or PIPR? Ameriprise Financial has a beta of 1.23, indicating that its share price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Piper Sandler Companies has a beta of 1.48, indicating that its share price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is AMP or PIPR more profitable? Ameriprise Financial has a net margin of 18.30% compared to Piper Sandler Companies' net margin of 13.20%. Ameriprise Financial's return on equity of 65.90% beat Piper Sandler Companies' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Ameriprise Financial18.30% 65.90% 2.02% Piper Sandler Companies 13.20%18.32%12.54% SummaryAmeriprise Financial beats Piper Sandler Companies on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Piper Sandler Companies News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PIPR and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding PIPR and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart PIPR vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPiper Sandler CompaniesFIN IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$5.59B$98.18B$12.26B$21.03BDividend Yield0.83%1.86%5.54%3.59%P/E Ratio22.4918.7419.0628.45Price / Sales3.655.8226.1171.64Price / Cash20.5524.5721.6322.92Price / Book3.943.822.204.68Net Income$181.11M$6.24B$998.02M$995.51M7 Day Performance0.29%1.10%0.58%1.65%1 Month Performance11.66%6.01%3.45%4.54%1 Year PerformanceN/A52.12%536.27%10.00% Piper Sandler Companies Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PIPRPiper Sandler CompaniesN/A$313.55-0.1%$312.50-0.3%N/A$5.59B$1.53B22.491,805Upcoming EarningsAMPAmeriprise Financial4.6086 of 5 stars$534.35-1.9%$524.71-1.8%+18.0%$51.85B$17.26B18.1613,600Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst DowngradeAnalyst RevisionEQHEquitable4.4296 of 5 stars$52.22-1.3%$64.18+22.9%+24.1%$16.09B$12.44B9.008,000Dividend AnnouncementEVREvercore4.3487 of 5 stars$293.24-1.8%$283.14-3.4%+22.5%$11.68B$2.98B28.062,380Upcoming EarningsGSThe Goldman Sachs Group4.8157 of 5 stars$706.29-0.3%$660.00-6.6%+48.2%$217.32B$126.85B15.6146,500Trending NewsInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionHLIHoulihan Lokey4.4272 of 5 stars$194.49-0.9%$206.40+6.1%+33.9%$13.69B$2.39B31.241,100News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsJEFJefferies Financial Group4.5311 of 5 stars$55.73-0.9%$66.00+18.4%+2.6%$11.60B$7.03B19.877,822Trending NewsLAZLazard4.6124 of 5 stars$52.85-2.8%$51.00-3.5%+13.2%$6.13B$3.05B24.263,263Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionMCMoelis & Company1.9976 of 5 stars$68.88-2.2%$66.00-4.2%+5.2%$5.53B$1.19B31.731,309Trending NewsEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementGap UpMSMorgan Stanley4.8497 of 5 stars$140.43-0.3%$138.25-1.6%+38.1%$225.94B$107.29B15.9580,000Trending NewsDividend IncreaseAnalyst RevisionSFStifel Financial4.1364 of 5 stars$108.79-1.1%$110.88+1.9%+30.0%$11.18B$5.00B20.809,000News CoverageAnalyst Downgrade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Ameriprise Financial Competitors Equitable Competitors Evercore Competitors The Goldman Sachs Group Competitors Houlihan Lokey Competitors Jefferies Financial Group Competitors Lazard Competitors Moelis & Company Competitors Morgan Stanley Competitors Stifel Financial Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:PIPR) was last updated on 7/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhy AMZN, GOOG, MSFT might destroy NVDAInvesting Legend Hints the End May be Near for These 3 Iconic Stocks Futurist Eric Fry say Amazon, Tesla an...InvestorPlace | SponsoredCritical AI announcement set to ignite AI 2.0 I just put together an urgent new presentation that you need to see right away. 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