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Stock market today: Asian markets mostly higher after Biden-McCarthy deal on US debt
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Russia launched 'largest drone attack' on Ukrainian capital before Kyiv Day; 1 killed
Stock market today: Asian markets mostly higher after Biden-McCarthy deal on US debt
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NYSE:WHG

Westwood Holdings Group (WHG) Competitors

$12.82
+0.13 (+1.02%)
(As of 05/26/2023 08:48 PM ET)
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Today's Range
$12.65
$13.51
50-Day Range
$9.88
$12.89
52-Week Range
$9.45
$16.80
Volume
16,800 shs
Average Volume
11,195 shs
Market Capitalization
$117.17 million
P/E Ratio
N/A
Dividend Yield
4.68%
Price Target
N/A

WHG vs. BANX, ERES, MRCC, HNNA, GROW, GECC, SAMG, SAR, BRDG, and VALU

Should you be buying Westwood Holdings Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Westwood Holdings Group include ArrowMark Financial (BANX), East Resources Acquisition (ERES), Monroe Capital (MRCC), Hennessy Advisors (HNNA), U.S. Global Investors (GROW), Great Elm Capital (GECC), Silvercrest Asset Management Group (SAMG), Saratoga Investment (SAR), Bridge Investment Group (BRDG), and Value Line (VALU). These companies are all part of the "investment advice" industry.

Westwood Holdings Group vs.

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

24.8% of ArrowMark Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.9% of Westwood Holdings Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of ArrowMark Financial shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.1% of Westwood Holdings Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

ArrowMark Financial has a beta of 0.53, indicating that its stock price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Westwood Holdings Group has a beta of 1.2, indicating that its stock price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
ArrowMark Financial
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
N/A
Westwood Holdings Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
N/A

In the previous week, ArrowMark Financial had 1 more articles in the media than Westwood Holdings Group. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for ArrowMark Financial and 3 mentions for Westwood Holdings Group. ArrowMark Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat Westwood Holdings Group's score of 0.71 indicating that ArrowMark Financial is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
ArrowMark Financial
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Westwood Holdings Group
2 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

ArrowMark Financial has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Westwood Holdings Group. Westwood Holdings Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ArrowMark Financial, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
ArrowMark Financial$17.36 million6.66$12.63 million$0.5330.70
Westwood Holdings Group$68.68 million1.71-$4.63 million-$0.51-25.14

ArrowMark Financial has a net margin of 19.28% compared to Westwood Holdings Group's net margin of -5.34%. ArrowMark Financial's return on equity of 0.00% beat Westwood Holdings Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
ArrowMark Financial 19.28% N/A N/A
Westwood Holdings Group -5.34% -1.19% -0.98%

ArrowMark Financial received 58 more outperform votes than Westwood Holdings Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.27% of users gave ArrowMark Financial an outperform vote while only 66.01% of users gave Westwood Holdings Group an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
ArrowMark FinancialOutperform Votes
258
72.27%
Underperform Votes
99
27.73%
Westwood Holdings GroupOutperform Votes
200
66.01%
Underperform Votes
103
33.99%

ArrowMark Financial pays an annual dividend of $1.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.6%. Westwood Holdings Group pays an annual dividend of $0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. ArrowMark Financial pays out 294.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Westwood Holdings Group pays out -117.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. ArrowMark Financial has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. ArrowMark Financial is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

ArrowMark Financial beats Westwood Holdings Group on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.


New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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WHG vs. The Competition

MetricWestwood Holdings GroupInvestment advice IndustryFinance SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$117.23M$6.01B$6.27B$14.56B
Dividend Yield4.68%24.72%7.08%4.07%
P/E Ratio-25.1429.88153.5417.62
Price / Sales1.713.393,933.308.98
Price / Cash775.9425.2232.8523.16
Price / Book1.052.742.599.08
Net Income-$4.63M$270.46M$646.71M$897.96M
7 Day Performance3.97%0.90%-0.27%1.43%
1 Month Performance4.48%-1.42%-1.74%-1.75%
1 Year Performance-14.82%-6.82%8.21%-10.31%

Westwood Holdings Group Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
BANX
ArrowMark Financial
2.1157 of 5 stars
$16.60
+2.3%
N/A-16.4%$118.03M$17.36M31.32N/AUpcoming Earnings
Short Interest ↑
ERES
East Resources Acquisition
0 of 5 stars
$10.31
flat
N/A+3.5%$118.36MN/A0.006
MRCC
Monroe Capital
1.4799 of 5 stars
$7.64
+1.2%
$8.00
+4.7%
-26.3%$165.56M$56.57M7.07N/AShort Interest ↑
HNNA
Hennessy Advisors
1.9654 of 5 stars
$6.91
-0.3%
N/A-28.7%$52.38M$29.67M10.4718High Trading Volume
GROW
U.S. Global Investors
1.9318 of 5 stars
$2.75
flat
N/A-46.7%$40.98M$24.71M12.5025Analyst Report
Gap Up
GECC
Great Elm Capital
2.3937 of 5 stars
$7.86
-0.5%
$12.00
+52.7%
-36.3%$36.16M$24.43M-13.55N/APositive News
SAMG
Silvercrest Asset Management Group
2.6617 of 5 stars
$18.96
-1.6%
$23.00
+21.3%
-7.1%$267.34M$123.22M12.81146Positive News
SAR
Saratoga Investment
1.9091 of 5 stars
$26.89
-0.1%
$27.10
+0.8%
+2.8%$318.92M$99.10M12.875Dividend Increase
Short Interest ↑
BRDG
Bridge Investment Group
3.2177 of 5 stars
$9.88
-0.2%
$16.25
+64.5%
-47.8%$322.98M$409.05M16.472,250Short Interest ↓
VALU
Value Line
1.4567 of 5 stars
$46.30
-3.4%
N/A-32.2%$437.03M$40.11M24.63166Analyst Report
Gap Down

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