WisdomTree (WT) Competitors $12.72 +0.47 (+3.84%) Closing price 03:36 PM EasternExtended Trading$12.65 -0.07 (-0.55%) As of 04:39 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 AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock WT vs. STEP, EPRT, JHG, RITM, CTRE, AHR, BULL, ETOR, LB, and MCShould you be buying WisdomTree stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of WisdomTree include StepStone Group (STEP), Essential Properties Realty Trust (EPRT), Janus Henderson Group (JHG), Rithm Capital (RITM), CareTrust REIT (CTRE), American Healthcare REIT (AHR), Webull (BULL), eToro Group (ETOR), LandBridge (LB), and Moelis & Company (MC). These companies are all part of the "trading" industry. WisdomTree vs. Its Competitors StepStone Group Essential Properties Realty Trust Janus Henderson Group Rithm Capital CareTrust REIT American Healthcare REIT Webull eToro Group LandBridge Moelis & Company WisdomTree (NYSE:WT) and StepStone Group (NASDAQ:STEP) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership. Is WT or STEP a better dividend stock? WisdomTree pays an annual dividend of $0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. StepStone Group pays an annual dividend of $0.96 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. WisdomTree pays out 34.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. StepStone Group pays out -40.2% 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. StepStone Group has raised its dividend for 3 consecutive years. StepStone Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth. Does the media refer more to WT or STEP? In the previous week, WisdomTree had 11 more articles in the media than StepStone Group. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for WisdomTree and 1 mentions for StepStone Group. WisdomTree's average media sentiment score of 0.78 beat StepStone Group's score of 0.00 indicating that WisdomTree is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment WisdomTree 2 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive StepStone Group 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do analysts prefer WT or STEP? WisdomTree presently has a consensus target price of $12.99, indicating a potential upside of 2.10%. StepStone Group has a consensus target price of $62.57, indicating a potential upside of 9.84%. Given StepStone Group's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe StepStone Group is more favorable than WisdomTree.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score WisdomTree 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.63StepStone Group 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.43 Which has preferable valuation and earnings, WT or STEP? WisdomTree has higher earnings, but lower revenue than StepStone Group. StepStone Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than WisdomTree, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioWisdomTree$427.74M4.37$66.69M$0.3536.34StepStone Group$1.17B5.64-$179.56M-$2.39-23.84 Do institutionals and insiders believe in WT or STEP? 78.6% of WisdomTree shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.5% of StepStone Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.3% of WisdomTree shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 18.4% of StepStone Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is WT or STEP more profitable? WisdomTree has a net margin of 15.77% compared to StepStone Group's net margin of -15.28%. WisdomTree's return on equity of 25.46% beat StepStone Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets WisdomTree15.77% 25.46% 10.31% StepStone Group -15.28%15.21%5.81% Which has more risk & volatility, WT or STEP? WisdomTree has a beta of 1.14, suggesting that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, StepStone Group has a beta of 1.36, suggesting that its stock price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryWisdomTree beats StepStone Group on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get WisdomTree News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for WT 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 WT 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 WT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricWisdomTreeFIN IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$1.87B$7.49B$12.05B$20.62BDividend Yield1.04%4.89%5.58%3.77%P/E Ratio36.3418.1320.0828.04Price / Sales4.375.4225.7336.83Price / Cash15.7920.7821.3421.91Price / Book4.642.722.284.59Net Income$66.69M$304.38M$1.00B$985.44M7 Day Performance14.54%6.78%2.31%2.91%1 Month Performance33.40%13.02%4.37%5.47%1 Year Performance28.10%24.93%541.13%14.61% WisdomTree Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)WTWisdomTree2.2154 of 5 stars$12.72+3.8%$12.99+2.1%+24.2%$1.87B$427.74M36.34270News CoverageAnalyst UpgradeSTEPStepStone Group1.185 of 5 stars$55.50-1.2%$62.57+12.7%+22.9%$6.46B$1.17B-23.221,130EPRTEssential Properties Realty Trust2.3761 of 5 stars$31.84-0.3%$35.06+10.1%+15.1%$6.29B$475.46M27.6940Positive NewsEx-DividendJHGJanus Henderson Group4.2422 of 5 stars$38.88+0.4%$42.78+10.0%+16.6%$6.13B$2.54B15.432,300News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastRITMRithm Capital4.4301 of 5 stars$11.30-0.9%$13.56+20.0%+9.0%$5.99B$5.21B9.426,045Positive NewsEx-DividendCTRECareTrust REIT2.8313 of 5 stars$30.62+0.1%$31.17+1.8%+21.1%$5.87B$246.41M38.7620Positive NewsEx-DividendAHRAmerican Healthcare REIT3.0214 of 5 stars$36.72+1.8%$37.75+2.8%+140.5%$5.86B$2.07B-135.99110News CoverageEx-DividendAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeBULLWebullN/A$11.96+10.4%N/AN/A$5.52B$390.23M74.751,194News CoverageOptions VolumeGap UpETOReToro GroupN/A$66.59+3.1%$75.88+13.9%N/A$5.46B$12.54B0.001,501LBLandBridge2.6904 of 5 stars$67.54-0.1%$60.67-10.2%+172.5%$4.94B$109.95M18.976Positive NewsMCMoelis & Company2.2928 of 5 stars$62.45-0.8%$64.17+2.7%+14.5%$4.90B$1.19B28.651,309 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies StepStone Group Competitors Essential Properties Realty Trust Competitors Janus Henderson Group Competitors Rithm Capital Competitors CareTrust REIT Competitors American Healthcare REIT Competitors Webull Competitors eToro Group Competitors LandBridge Competitors Moelis & Company Competitors 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:WT) was last updated on 7/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThis Signal Only Flashes Once Every 4 Years – And It Just TriggeredThis same signal has appeared twice before in the past 8 years — both times, it kicked off major moves in cryp...Crypto Swap Profits | 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 | SponsoredTrump’s New Order Could Boost Social Security Benefits by 400%If you collect—or plan to collect—Social Security, you need to see this. 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