WisdomTree (WT) Competitors

Hamilton Lane (NASDAQ:HLNE) and WisdomTree (NYSE:WT) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Do analysts rate HLNE or WT?

Hamilton Lane presently has a consensus target price of $164.38, indicating a potential upside of 28.82%. WisdomTree has a consensus target price of $13.56, indicating a potential downside of 0.12%. Given Hamilton Lane's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Hamilton Lane is more favorable than WisdomTree.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hamilton Lane	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40
WisdomTree	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Is HLNE or WT more profitable?

Hamilton Lane has a net margin of 30.66% compared to WisdomTree's net margin of 16.25%. Hamilton Lane's return on equity of 29.47% beat WisdomTree's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hamilton Lane	30.66%	29.47%	16.22%
WisdomTree	16.25%	25.17%	9.94%

Is HLNE or WT a better dividend stock?

Hamilton Lane pays an annual dividend of $2.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. WisdomTree pays an annual dividend of $0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Hamilton Lane pays out 41.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. WisdomTree pays out 30.8% 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. Hamilton Lane has raised its dividend for 8 consecutive years. Hamilton Lane is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Does the media favor HLNE or WT?

In the previous week, Hamilton Lane had 11 more articles in the media than WisdomTree. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Hamilton Lane and 2 mentions for WisdomTree. WisdomTree's average media sentiment score of 1.32 beat Hamilton Lane's score of 0.72 indicating that WisdomTree is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Hamilton Lane	4 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
WisdomTree	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better earnings and valuation, HLNE or WT?

Hamilton Lane has higher revenue and earnings than WisdomTree. Hamilton Lane is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than WisdomTree, 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
Hamilton Lane	$712.96M	9.97	$217.42M	$5.20	24.54
WisdomTree	$427.74M	4.67	$66.69M	$0.39	34.81

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in HLNE or WT?

97.4% of Hamilton Lane shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.6% of WisdomTree shares are owned by institutional investors. 22.2% of Hamilton Lane shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.3% of WisdomTree shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk and volatility, HLNE or WT?

Hamilton Lane has a beta of 1.2, indicating that its share price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, WisdomTree has a beta of 1.13, indicating that its share price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Hamilton Lane beats WisdomTree on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.