Reviewing MAN GRP PLC/ADR (OTCMKTS:MNGPY) and Brookfield Asset Management (NYSE:BAM)

MAN GRP PLC/ADR (OTCMKTS:MNGPY) and Brookfield Asset Management (NYSE:BAM) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations and risk.

Risk & Volatility

MAN GRP PLC/ADR has a beta of 1.7, indicating that its stock price is 70% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brookfield Asset Management has a beta of 1.68, indicating that its stock price is 68% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

68.4% of Brookfield Asset Management shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Dividends

MAN GRP PLC/ADR pays an annual dividend of $0.09 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. Brookfield Asset Management pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Brookfield Asset Management pays out 134.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Brookfield Asset Management has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for MAN GRP PLC/ADR and Brookfield Asset Management, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
MAN GRP PLC/ADR	0	0	0	0	N/A
Brookfield Asset Management	1	3	5	1	2.60

Brookfield Asset Management has a consensus target price of $42.20, indicating a potential upside of 8.07%. Given Brookfield Asset Management’s higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Brookfield Asset Management is more favorable than MAN GRP PLC/ADR.

Profitability

This table compares MAN GRP PLC/ADR and Brookfield Asset Management’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
MAN GRP PLC/ADR	N/A	N/A	N/A
Brookfield Asset Management	50.23%	96.43%	66.17%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares MAN GRP PLC/ADR and Brookfield Asset Management’s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
MAN GRP PLC/ADR	$1.07 billion	2.71	$255.00 million	N/A	N/A
Brookfield Asset Management	$4.06 billion	3.97	$451.00 million	$1.13	34.56

Brookfield Asset Management has higher revenue and earnings than MAN GRP PLC/ADR.

Summary

Brookfield Asset Management beats MAN GRP PLC/ADR on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

About MAN GRP PLC/ADR

Man Group plc provides alternative investment management services worldwide. The company offers a range of liquid investment products and solutions, which include quantitative and discretionary, long only and long short, and single and multi-manager. It distributes its products and solutions directly to institutions; and to private investors through a network of intermediaries. Man Group plc was founded in 1783 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

About Brookfield Asset Management

Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. is a real estate investment firm specializing in alternative asset management services. Its renewable power and transition business includes the operates in the hydroelectric, wind, solar, distributed generation, and sustainable solution sector. The company's infrastructure business engages in the utilities, transport, midstream, and data infrastructure sectors. In addition, its private equity business offers industrial, infrastructure, and business services sectors; and real estate business, which includes housing, logistics, hospitality, science and innovation, office, and retail sectors. Further, it provides credit business; and insurance solution in the reinsurance, annuities, operating platform, and investment solutions sectors. Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. was incorporated in 2022 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.