Analyzing Binah Capital Group (NASDAQ:BCG) and Brookfield Asset Management (NYSE:BAM)

Binah Capital Group (NASDAQ:BCG) and Brookfield Asset Management (NYSE:BAM) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, valuation, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Risk and Volatility

Binah Capital Group has a beta of 0.27, suggesting that its share price is 73% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brookfield Asset Management has a beta of 1.27, suggesting that its share price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

5.0% of Binah Capital Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.4% of Brookfield Asset Management shares are held by institutional investors. 7.8% of Binah Capital Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Binah Capital Group and Brookfield Asset Management’s 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%
Brookfield Asset Management	48.89%	31.50%	15.75%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Binah Capital Group and Brookfield Asset Management, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Binah Capital Group	1	0	0	0	1.00
Brookfield Asset Management	1	6	5	1	2.46

Brookfield Asset Management has a consensus price target of $58.65, suggesting a potential upside of 27.91%. Given Brookfield Asset Management’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Brookfield Asset Management is more favorable than Binah Capital Group.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Binah Capital Group and Brookfield Asset Management”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Binah Capital Group	$185.84 million	0.12	$2.31 million	$0.18	7.00
Brookfield Asset Management	$4.82 billion	15.59	$2.48 billion	$1.72	26.66

Brookfield Asset Management has higher revenue and earnings than Binah Capital Group. Binah Capital Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Brookfield Asset Management, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

Brookfield Asset Management beats Binah Capital Group on 13 of the 15 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 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.