Westwood Holdings Group (WHG) Competitors

Gladstone Capital (NASDAQ:GLAD) and Westwood Holdings Group (NYSE:WHG) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, earnings, dividends and media sentiment.

Is GLAD or WHG more profitable?

Gladstone Capital has a net margin of 84.60% compared to Westwood Holdings Group's net margin of 3.92%. Gladstone Capital's return on equity of 9.43% beat Westwood Holdings Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Gladstone Capital	84.60%	9.43%	5.64%
Westwood Holdings Group	3.92%	5.19%	4.33%

Does the media prefer GLAD or WHG?

In the previous week, Westwood Holdings Group had 5 more articles in the media than Gladstone Capital. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Westwood Holdings Group and 7 mentions for Gladstone Capital. Gladstone Capital's average media sentiment score of 0.69 beat Westwood Holdings Group's score of 0.65 indicating that Gladstone Capital is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Gladstone Capital	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Westwood Holdings Group	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, GLAD or WHG?

Gladstone Capital has higher revenue and earnings than Westwood Holdings Group. Gladstone Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Westwood Holdings 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
Gladstone Capital	$96.62M	6.30	$94.72M	$3.39	8.04
Westwood Holdings Group	$94.72M	1.76	$2.21M	$0.42	42.13

Do institutionals and insiders believe in GLAD or WHG?

10.7% of Gladstone Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.6% of Westwood Holdings Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.0% of Gladstone Capital shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.2% of Westwood Holdings Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts recommend GLAD or WHG?

Gladstone Capital presently has a consensus price target of $24.50, suggesting a potential downside of 10.09%. Given Gladstone Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Gladstone Capital is more favorable than Westwood Holdings Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Gladstone Capital	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Westwood Holdings Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has more volatility and risk, GLAD or WHG?

Gladstone Capital has a beta of 1.01, suggesting that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Westwood Holdings Group has a beta of 0.97, suggesting that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is GLAD or WHG a better dividend stock?

Gladstone Capital pays an annual dividend of $1.98 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.3%. Westwood Holdings Group pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Gladstone Capital pays out 58.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Westwood Holdings Group pays out 142.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Gladstone Capital has increased its dividend for 4 consecutive years. Gladstone Capital is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

Gladstone Capital beats Westwood Holdings Group on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.