WT vs. STEP, EPRT, JHG, RITM, CTRE, AHR, BULL, ETOR, LB, and MC
Should 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
WisdomTree (NYSE:WT) and StepStone Group (NASDAQ:STEP) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, risk and institutional ownership.
WisdomTree has a beta of 1.14, indicating that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, StepStone Group has a beta of 1.36, indicating that its stock price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500.
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 large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
In the previous week, WisdomTree had 11 more articles in the media than StepStone Group. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for WisdomTree and 5 mentions for StepStone Group. WisdomTree's average media sentiment score of 0.78 beat StepStone Group's score of 0.57 indicating that WisdomTree is being referred to more favorably in the media.
WisdomTree pays an annual dividend of $0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. 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.
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.
WisdomTree presently has a consensus target price of $12.99, suggesting a potential upside of 6.19%. StepStone Group has a consensus target price of $62.57, suggesting a potential upside of 7.55%. Given StepStone Group's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe StepStone Group is more favorable than WisdomTree.
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.
Summary
WisdomTree beats StepStone Group on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (NYSE:WT) was last updated on 7/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff