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Head to Head Survey: Hamilton Lane (HLNE) and BKF Capital Group (BKFG)

Hamilton Lane ( NASDAQ:HLNE ) and BKF Capital Group ( OTCMKTS:BKFG ) are both finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, valuation and dividends.

Valuation & Earnings

Get Hamilton Lane alerts: This table compares Hamilton Lane and BKF Capital Group’s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio Hamilton Lane $244.03 million 9.64 $17.34 million $1.64 28.61 BKF Capital Group N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A Hamilton Lane has higher revenue and earnings than BKF Capital Group.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Hamilton Lane and BKF Capital Group, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Hamilton Lane 0 2 0 0 2.00 BKF Capital Group 0 0 0 0 N/A Hamilton Lane presently has a consensus price target of $40.50, suggesting a potential downside of 13.68%. Given Hamilton Lane’s higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Hamilton Lane is more favorable than BKF Capital Group.

Dividends

Hamilton Lane pays an annual dividend of $0.85 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. BKF Capital Group does not pay a dividend. Hamilton Lane pays out 51.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Risk and Volatility

Hamilton Lane has a beta of 0.8, meaning that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BKF Capital Group has a beta of 0.62, meaning that its stock price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

43.0% of Hamilton Lane shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.2% of BKF Capital Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 53.7% of Hamilton Lane shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 10.9% of BKF Capital Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Hamilton Lane and BKF Capital Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Hamilton Lane 14.85% 66.32% 30.95% BKF Capital Group N/A N/A N/A Summary

Hamilton Lane beats BKF Capital Group on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

Hamilton Lane Company Profile

Hamilton Lane Incorporated is an investment firm specializing in direct and fund of fund investments. It provides following services: separate accounts (customized to each individual client and structured as single client vehicles); specialized strategies (fund-of-funds, secondaries, co-investments, taft-hartley, distribution management); advisory relationships (including due diligence, strategic portfolio planning, monitoring and reporting services); and reporting and analytics solutions. For direct investments, the firm invests in mid and late venture, mature companies, growth equity, emerging growth, distressed debt, later stage, turnarounds, bridge financing, mezzanine financing, and buyouts in middle market companies. For fund of fund investments, it invests in mezzanine, venture capital, private equity, turnaround, secondary investments, real estate, and special situation funds. The firm invests in real estate investments. It also invest in technology, healthcare, education, natural resources, energy and essential consumer goods sectors, and cleantech. The firm prefer to invest $1 million to $100 million in companies. It invests in private equity markets in North America, Latin America, United States, Western Europe, Middle East, Africa, United Kingdom, Asia, Japan, and Australia. It prefer to have majority stake in companies. Hamilton Lane Incorporated was founded in 1991 and is based in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania with additional thirteen offices across Europe, North America, and Asia.

BKF Capital Group Company Profile

BKF Capital Group, Inc. does not have significant operations. It intends to operate as a merchant bank providing capital to companies primarily in the form of share ownership, as well as advisory services on corporate matters to the firms in which the company invests, including mergers and acquisitions, investment banking, and general operations and financial management. The company was founded in 1907 and is based in Westlake Village, California.

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