Binah Capital Group (NASDAQ:BCG – Get Free Report) and Virtus Investment Partners (NASDAQ:VRTS – Get Free Report) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership.
Profitability
This table compares Binah Capital Group and Virtus Investment Partners’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Binah Capital Group | 2.17% | 195.38% | 5.95% |
| Virtus Investment Partners | 13.42% | 21.56% | 5.27% |
Volatility and Risk
Binah Capital Group has a beta of 0.27, suggesting that its share price is 73% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Virtus Investment Partners has a beta of 1.35, suggesting that its share price is 35% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Binah Capital Group | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.00 |
| Virtus Investment Partners | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1.80 |
Virtus Investment Partners has a consensus target price of $145.50, indicating a potential upside of 9.71%. Given Virtus Investment Partners’ stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Virtus Investment Partners is more favorable than Binah Capital Group.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Binah Capital Group and Virtus Investment Partners”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Binah Capital Group | $187.14 million | 0.11 | $2.31 million | $0.18 | 6.92 |
| Virtus Investment Partners | $819.58 million | 1.07 | $121.75 million | $17.55 | 7.56 |
Virtus Investment Partners has higher revenue and earnings than Binah Capital Group. Binah Capital Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Virtus Investment Partners, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
5.0% of Binah Capital Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.5% of Virtus Investment Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.8% of Binah Capital Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.4% of Virtus Investment Partners shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Virtus Investment Partners beats Binah Capital Group on 11 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 Virtus Investment Partners
Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. is a publicly owned investment manager. The firm primarily provides its services to individual and institutional clients. It launches separate client focused equity and fixed income portfolios. The firm launches equity, fixed income, and balanced mutual funds for its clients. It invests in the public equity, fixed income, and real estate markets. The firm also invests in exchange traded funds. It employs a multi manager approach for its products. The firm employs quantitative analysis to make its investments. It benchmarks the performance of its portfolios against the S&P 500 Index. The firm conducts in-house research to make its investments. Virtus Investment Partners, Inc. was founded in 1988 and is based in Hartford, Connecticut.
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