Reviewing Cohen & Steers (NYSE:CNS) & DigitalBridge Group (NYSE:DBRG)

Cohen & Steers (NYSE:CNS) and DigitalBridge Group (NYSE:DBRG) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability and earnings.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Cohen & Steers and DigitalBridge Group”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cohen & Steers	$536.76 million	8.28	$151.26 million	$2.97	29.37
DigitalBridge Group	$607.03 million	2.83	$185.28 million	$0.03	327.83

DigitalBridge Group has higher revenue and earnings than Cohen & Steers. Cohen & Steers is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than DigitalBridge Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Cohen & Steers and DigitalBridge Group, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cohen & Steers	0	1	1	0	2.50
DigitalBridge Group	0	1	7	2	3.10

Cohen & Steers currently has a consensus target price of $106.50, suggesting a potential upside of 22.09%. DigitalBridge Group has a consensus target price of $16.61, suggesting a potential upside of 68.90%. Given DigitalBridge Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe DigitalBridge Group is more favorable than Cohen & Steers.

Dividends

Cohen & Steers pays an annual dividend of $2.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. DigitalBridge Group pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Cohen & Steers pays out 83.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. DigitalBridge Group pays out 133.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Cohen & Steers has raised its dividend for 16 consecutive years. Cohen & Steers is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

51.5% of Cohen & Steers shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.7% of DigitalBridge Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 47.6% of Cohen & Steers shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.4% of DigitalBridge Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Risk & Volatility

Cohen & Steers has a beta of 1.55, suggesting that its share price is 55% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DigitalBridge Group has a beta of 1.91, suggesting that its share price is 91% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Cohen & Steers and DigitalBridge Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cohen & Steers	29.24%	33.13%	20.43%
DigitalBridge Group	10.98%	4.29%	2.06%

About Cohen & Steers

Cohen & Steers, Inc. is a holding company which operates as an investment manager specializing in liquid real assets, which include real estate securities, listed infrastructure, commodities, natural resource equities, preferred securities, and other income solutions. It manages investment vehicles, such as institutional accounts, open-end funds and closed-end funds. The company was founded by Martin Cohen and Robert Hamilton Steers in 1986 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

About DigitalBridge Group

DigitalBridge is an infrastructure investment firm specializing in digital infrastructure assets. They provide services to institutional investors. They primarily invest in data centers, cell towers, fiber networks, small cells, and edge infrastructure. DigitalBridge Group, Inc. was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida with additional offices in Los Angles, California, and New York New York.