Fairfax India (OTCMKTS:FFXDF) vs. Silvercrest Asset Management Group (NASDAQ:SAMG) Critical Comparison

Fairfax India (OTCMKTS:FFXDF) and Silvercrest Asset Management Group (NASDAQ:SAMG) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, earnings and dividends.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Fairfax India and Silvercrest Asset Management Group, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Fairfax India	0	0	0	0	0.00
Silvercrest Asset Management Group	1	1	0	0	1.50

Institutional & Insider Ownership

0.2% of Fairfax India shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.6% of Silvercrest Asset Management Group shares are held by institutional investors. 20.4% of Silvercrest Asset Management Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares Fairfax India and Silvercrest Asset Management Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Fairfax India	N/A	1.18%	0.93%
Silvercrest Asset Management Group	6.63%	12.03%	7.99%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Fairfax India and Silvercrest Asset Management Group”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Fairfax India	$100.05 million	21.62	-$41.17 million	$0.24	66.68
Silvercrest Asset Management Group	$125.32 million	1.35	$9.53 million	$0.71	19.43

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

Volatility & Risk

Fairfax India has a beta of 0.88, suggesting that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Silvercrest Asset Management Group has a beta of 0.78, suggesting that its share price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Silvercrest Asset Management Group beats Fairfax India on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Fairfax India

Fairfax India Holdings Corporation operates as an investment holding company in India. It invests in public and private equity securities and debt instruments in India and Indian businesses, or other businesses with customers, suppliers, or business primarily conducted and dependent in India. The company was incorporated in 2014 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada. Fairfax India Holdings Corporation is a subsidiary of Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited.

About Silvercrest Asset Management Group

Silvercrest Asset Management Group Inc., a wealth management firm, provides financial advisory and related family office services in the United States. The company serves ultra-high net worth individuals and families, as well as their trusts; endowments; foundations; and other institutional investors. It also manages funds of funds and other investment funds. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in New York, New York.