Silvercrest Asset Management Group (NASDAQ:SAMG) & Barings Corporate Investors (NYSE:MCI) Head-To-Head Analysis

Volatility and Risk

Silvercrest Asset Management Group has a beta of 0.81, indicating that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Barings Corporate Investors has a beta of 0.38, indicating that its share price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Silvercrest Asset Management Group and Barings Corporate Investors”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Silvercrest Asset Management Group	$123.65 million	1.61	$9.53 million	$0.88	17.98
Barings Corporate Investors	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Silvercrest Asset Management Group has higher revenue and earnings than Barings Corporate Investors.

Profitability

This table compares Silvercrest Asset Management Group and Barings Corporate Investors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Silvercrest Asset Management Group	6.63%	12.03%	7.99%
Barings Corporate Investors	N/A	N/A	N/A

Dividends

Silvercrest Asset Management Group pays an annual dividend of $0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. Barings Corporate Investors pays an annual dividend of $1.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.5%. Silvercrest Asset Management Group pays out 90.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Silvercrest Asset Management Group has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

47.6% of Silvercrest Asset Management Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 20.4% of Silvercrest Asset Management Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Barings Corporate Investors shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Silvercrest Asset Management Group beats Barings Corporate Investors on 8 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Silvercrest Asset Management Group

Silvercrest Asset Management Group Inc., a wealth management firm, provides financial advisory and related family office services in the United States. The company serves ultra-high net worth individuals and families, as well as their trusts; endowments; foundations; and other institutional investors. It also manages funds of funds and other investment funds. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in New York, New York.

About Barings Corporate Investors

Babson Capital Corporate Investors trust is a closed ended fixed income mutual fund launched and managed by Barings LLC. It invests in fixed income markets of the United States. The fund seeks to invest in securities of companies operating across diversified sectors. It primarily invests in a portfolio of privately placed, below-investment grade, long term corporate debt obligations. The fund also invests in marketable investment grade debt securities, other marketable debt securities, and marketable common stocks. It was formerly known as Babson Capital Corporate Investors. Babson Capital Corporate Investors trust was formed in 1971 and is domiciled in the United States.