Westwood Holdings Group (WHG) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer WHG or GAIN?

In the previous week, Gladstone Investment had 2 more articles in the media than Westwood Holdings Group. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Gladstone Investment and 1 mentions for Westwood Holdings Group. Gladstone Investment's average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat Westwood Holdings Group's score of 1.11 indicating that Gladstone Investment is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Westwood Holdings Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Gladstone Investment	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is WHG or GAIN a better dividend stock?

Westwood Holdings Group pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Gladstone Investment pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.8%. Westwood Holdings Group pays out 2,000.0% 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 Investment pays out 53.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Gladstone Investment is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Is WHG or GAIN more profitable?

Gladstone Investment has a net margin of 78.02% compared to Westwood Holdings Group's net margin of 2.33%. Gladstone Investment's return on equity of 7.17% beat Westwood Holdings Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Westwood Holdings Group	2.33%	2.66%	2.17%
Gladstone Investment	78.02%	7.17%	3.61%

Which has better earnings & valuation, WHG or GAIN?

Gladstone Investment has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Westwood Holdings Group. Gladstone Investment 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
Westwood Holdings Group	$95.24M	1.52	$2.21M	$0.03	513.67
Gladstone Investment	$61.63M	8.45	$85.31M	$1.78	7.94

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer WHG or GAIN?

Gladstone Investment received 138 more outperform votes than Westwood Holdings Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 68.56% of users gave Westwood Holdings Group an outperform vote while only 60.66% of users gave Gladstone Investment an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Westwood Holdings Group	Outperform Votes 229 68.56%	Underperform Votes 105 31.44%
Gladstone Investment	Outperform Votes 367 60.66%	Underperform Votes 238 39.34%

Do analysts prefer WHG or GAIN?

Gladstone Investment has a consensus price target of $13.50, suggesting a potential downside of 4.46%. Given Gladstone Investment's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Gladstone Investment is more favorable than Westwood Holdings Group.

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

Which has more risk & volatility, WHG or GAIN?

Westwood Holdings Group has a beta of 0.84, suggesting that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gladstone Investment has a beta of 0.89, suggesting that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of WHG or GAIN?

56.6% of Westwood Holdings Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 11.9% of Gladstone Investment shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.2% of Westwood Holdings Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.5% of Gladstone Investment shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Gladstone Investment beats Westwood Holdings Group on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.