Comparing Ridgepost Capital (RPC) & Its Peers

Ridgepost Capital (NYSE:RPC) is one of 1,758 public companies in the “Capital Markets” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its peers? We will compare Ridgepost Capital to related businesses based on the strength of its profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings and valuation.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

48.0% of Ridgepost Capital shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.6% of shares of all “Capital Markets” companies are held by institutional investors. 11.8% of Ridgepost Capital shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.2% of shares of all “Capital Markets” companies are held by company 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.

Dividends

Ridgepost Capital pays an annual dividend of $0.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Ridgepost Capital pays out 72.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Capital Markets” companies pay a dividend yield of 3.2% and pay out 28.3% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Ridgepost Capital lags its peers as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Ridgepost Capital and its peers, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ridgepost Capital	0	2	2	0	2.50
Ridgepost Capital Competitors	5209	19511	21806	599	2.38

Ridgepost Capital currently has a consensus price target of $12.00, indicating a potential upside of 38.97%. As a group, “Capital Markets” companies have a potential upside of 23.94%. Given Ridgepost Capital’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Ridgepost Capital is more favorable than its peers.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Ridgepost Capital and its peers gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ridgepost Capital	$297.35 million	$19.50 million	39.25
Ridgepost Capital Competitors	$28.46 billion	$396.24 million	19.53

Ridgepost Capital’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than Ridgepost Capital. Ridgepost Capital is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Profitability

This table compares Ridgepost Capital and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ridgepost Capital	7.99%	24.58%	10.56%
Ridgepost Capital Competitors	2,636.70%	9.93%	3.65%

Risk & Volatility

Ridgepost Capital has a beta of 0.89, suggesting that its stock price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ridgepost Capital’s peers have a beta of 0.79, suggesting that their average stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Ridgepost Capital beats its peers on 8 of the 15 factors compared.

Ridgepost Capital Company Profile

P10, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a multi-asset class private market solutions provider in the alternative asset management industry in the United States. The company offers private equity, venture capital, private credit, impact investing, and private credit services, as well as primary fund of funds, secondary investment, and direct and co-investments services. It also provides tax credit transaction and consulting services. The company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.