Financial Comparison: Detwiler Fenton Group (OTCMKTS:DMCD) versus AON (NYSE:AON)

Detwiler Fenton Group (OTCMKTS:DMCD) and AON (NYSE:AON) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, risk and dividends.

Profitability

This table compares Detwiler Fenton Group and AON’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Detwiler Fenton Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
AON	15.54%	50.91%	7.00%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Detwiler Fenton Group and AON”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Detwiler Fenton Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
AON	$15.70 billion	4.94	$2.65 billion	$11.94	30.14

AON has higher revenue and earnings than Detwiler Fenton Group.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent recommendations and price targets for Detwiler Fenton Group and AON, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Detwiler Fenton Group	0	0	0	0	0.00
AON	0	5	11	1	2.76

AON has a consensus target price of $420.00, indicating a potential upside of 16.73%. Given AON’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe AON is more favorable than Detwiler Fenton Group.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

86.1% of AON shares are held by institutional investors. 40.5% of Detwiler Fenton Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of AON 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.

Summary

AON beats Detwiler Fenton Group on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Detwiler Fenton Group

Detwiler Fenton Group, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides financial services to institutional and individual investors primarily in the United States. The company offers institutional channel research and wealth management/investment brokerage services to high net worth and other individuals. It also markets annuities and life insurance, health insurance, and long term care products, as well as mutual funds. The company, formerly known as Detwiler, Mitchell & Co., was founded in 1983 and is based in Boston, Massachusetts.

About AON

Aon Plc engages in the provision of risk, health, and wealth solutions. It focuses on risk capital including claim management, reinsurance, risk analysis, management, retention, and transfer; and human capital involving analytics, health and benefits, investments, pensions and retirement, talent and rewards, and workplace wellbeing. The company was founded in 1982 and is headquartered in Dublin, Ireland.