Head-To-Head Survey: Binah Capital Group (NASDAQ:BCG) & Artisan Partners Asset Management (NYSE:APAM)

Binah Capital Group (NASDAQ:BCG) and Artisan Partners Asset Management (NYSE:APAM) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, profitability, valuation and earnings.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

5.0% of Binah Capital Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 86.5% of Artisan Partners Asset Management shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.9% of Binah Capital Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 12.5% of Artisan Partners Asset Management shares are owned by 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.

Profitability

This table compares Binah Capital Group and Artisan Partners Asset Management’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Binah Capital Group	0.58%	509.27%	1.55%
Artisan Partners Asset Management	22.90%	72.15%	20.11%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Binah Capital Group and Artisan Partners Asset Management”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Binah Capital Group	$168.90 million	0.26	-$4.56 million	$0.03	88.67
Artisan Partners Asset Management	$1.11 billion	2.98	$259.75 million	$3.66	11.21

Artisan Partners Asset Management has higher revenue and earnings than Binah Capital Group. Artisan Partners Asset Management is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Binah Capital Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Risk and Volatility

Binah Capital Group has a beta of 0.34, suggesting that its stock price is 66% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Artisan Partners Asset Management has a beta of 1.77, suggesting that its stock price is 77% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Binah Capital Group and Artisan Partners Asset Management, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Binah Capital Group	1	0	0	0	1.00
Artisan Partners Asset Management	0	5	2	0	2.29

Artisan Partners Asset Management has a consensus target price of $44.25, indicating a potential upside of 7.85%. Given Artisan Partners Asset Management’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Artisan Partners Asset Management is more favorable than Binah Capital Group.

Summary

Artisan Partners Asset Management beats Binah Capital Group on 12 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Binah Capital Group

Binah Capital Group, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates in the wealth management industry. The company provides access to stock, bond, exchange-traded fund, and options execution services; and research, compliance, supervision, and accounting and related services for financial advisors. It also offers mutual funds and insurance products, as well as alternative investments, such as non-traded real estate investment trusts, unit trusts, and fixed and variable annuities. The company was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Albany, New York. Binah Capital Group, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of MHC Securities, LLC.

About Artisan Partners Asset Management

Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc. is publicly owned investment manager. It provides its services to pension and profit sharing plans, trusts, endowments, foundations, charitable organizations, government entities, private funds and non-U.S. funds, as well as mutual funds, non-U.S. funds and collective trusts. It manages separate client-focused equity and fixed income portfolios. The firm invests in the public equity and fixed income markets across the globe. It invests in growth and value stocks of companies across all market capitalization. For fixed income component of its portfolio the firm invests in non-investment grade corporate bonds and secured and unsecured loans. It employs fundamental analysis to create its portfolios. Artisan Partners Asset Management Inc. was founded in 1994 and is based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin with additional offices in Atlanta, Georgia; New York City; San Francisco, California; Leawood, Kansas; and London, United Kingdom.