Westwood Holdings Group (WHG) Competitors $18.00 +0.01 (+0.07%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$18.01 +0.01 (+0.04%) As of 04:04 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 AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock WHG vs. GAIN, PNNT, SCM, DHIL, HRZN, MFIN, WHF, OFS, SVVC, and BLKShould you be buying Westwood Holdings Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Westwood Holdings Group include Gladstone Investment (GAIN), PennantPark Investment (PNNT), Stellus Capital Investment (SCM), Diamond Hill Investment Group (DHIL), Horizon Technology Finance (HRZN), Medallion Financial (MFIN), WhiteHorse Finance (WHF), OFS Capital (OFS), Firsthand Technology Value Fund (SVVC), and BlackRock (BLK). These companies are all part of the "asset management & custody banks" industry. Westwood Holdings Group vs. Its Competitors Gladstone Investment PennantPark Investment Stellus Capital Investment Diamond Hill Investment Group Horizon Technology Finance Medallion Financial WhiteHorse Finance OFS Capital Firsthand Technology Value Fund BlackRock Gladstone Investment (NASDAQ:GAIN) and Westwood Holdings Group (NYSE:WHG) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk and dividends. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of GAIN or WHG? 11.9% of Gladstone Investment shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.6% of Westwood Holdings Group shares are held by institutional investors. 2.4% of Gladstone Investment shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.2% of Westwood Holdings Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts rate GAIN or WHG? Gladstone Investment presently has a consensus target price of $13.50, suggesting a potential downside of 3.71%. Given Gladstone Investment's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Gladstone Investment is more favorable than Westwood Holdings Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Gladstone Investment 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00Westwood Holdings Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Is GAIN or WHG more profitable? Gladstone Investment has a net margin of 69.74% compared to Westwood Holdings Group's net margin of 0.55%. Gladstone Investment's return on equity of 7.31% beat Westwood Holdings Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Gladstone Investment69.74% 7.31% 3.63% Westwood Holdings Group 0.55%2.46%2.04% Which has stronger earnings & valuation, GAIN or WHG? Gladstone Investment has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioGladstone Investment$93.66M5.51$65.32M$1.787.88Westwood Holdings Group$94.72M1.78$2.21M$0.03600.07 Is GAIN or WHG a better dividend stock? Gladstone Investment pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.8%. Westwood Holdings Group pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Gladstone Investment pays out 53.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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 is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Does the media prefer GAIN or WHG? In the previous week, Gladstone Investment had 1 more articles in the media than Westwood Holdings Group. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Gladstone Investment and 2 mentions for Westwood Holdings Group. Gladstone Investment's average media sentiment score of 1.06 beat Westwood Holdings Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Gladstone Investment is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Gladstone Investment 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Westwood Holdings Group 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has more risk & volatility, GAIN or WHG? Gladstone Investment has a beta of 0.87, suggesting that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Westwood Holdings Group has a beta of 0.85, suggesting that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryGladstone Investment beats Westwood Holdings Group on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Westwood Holdings Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for WHG 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 WHG 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 WHG vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricWestwood Holdings GroupFIN IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$168.74M$14.24B$12.29B$21.12BDividend Yield3.34%5.81%5.55%3.60%P/E Ratio600.2735.8419.0328.44Price / Sales1.786.9226.0160.38Price / Cash14.5616.4921.6322.92Price / Book1.362.792.204.69Net Income$2.21M$560.62M$997.25M$995.51M7 Day Performance9.77%1.23%0.89%1.64%1 Month Performance14.37%7.67%4.37%5.92%1 Year Performance35.05%10.75%540.78%11.50% Westwood Holdings Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WHGWestwood Holdings Group0.4662 of 5 stars$18.00+0.1%N/A+36.2%$168.74M$94.72M600.27130Upcoming EarningsGAINGladstone Investment0.874 of 5 stars$14.12+0.1%$13.50-4.4%+1.2%$520.14M$61.63M7.9370Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementPNNTPennantPark Investment1.5167 of 5 stars$7.26+1.3%$5.88-19.0%+2.8%$473.72M$56.93M27.90N/ASCMStellus Capital Investment1.2302 of 5 stars$15.09+0.8%$13.00-13.8%+4.1%$428.72M$104.74M10.48599Positive NewsDHILDiamond Hill Investment Group3.5283 of 5 stars$156.01+1.2%N/A-2.7%$425.91M$151.10M10.56130News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsHigh Trading VolumeHRZNHorizon Technology Finance1.0747 of 5 stars$8.27-0.1%$8.45+2.2%-30.8%$333.74M-$28.37M-9.09N/AUpcoming EarningsMFINMedallion Financial3.5694 of 5 stars$9.55+1.0%N/A+15.5%$221.90M$212.97M5.97140Upcoming EarningsWHFWhiteHorse Finance1.3405 of 5 stars$8.91-0.1%$10.50+17.8%-26.5%$207.10M$15.11M22.85N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsOFSOFS Capital2.1003 of 5 stars$8.61+0.1%N/A-0.9%$115.37M$34.59M3.8350SVVCFirsthand Technology Value FundN/A$0.07+22.2%N/A+31.8%$489K-$30.13M0.5924Gap DownBLKBlackRock4.505 of 5 stars$1,111.13+0.9%$1,132.29+1.9%+35.2%$172.14B$20.96B27.0021,100Trending NewsDividend AnnouncementInsider Trade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Gladstone Investment Alternatives PennantPark Investment Alternatives Stellus Capital Investment Alternatives Diamond Hill Investment Group Alternatives Horizon Technology Finance Alternatives Medallion Financial Alternatives WhiteHorse Finance Alternatives OFS Capital Alternatives Firsthand Technology Value Fund Alternatives BlackRock Alternatives 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:WHG) was last updated on 7/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredGoogle did what!?!?A new technology has sparked a modern-day gold rush in Silicon Valley. 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