Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores (NYSE:AVAL – Get Free Report) and Cohen & Steers (NYSE:CNS – Get Free Report) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, dividends and valuation.
Volatility & Risk
Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores has a beta of 0.83, suggesting that its stock price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Cohen & Steers has a beta of 1.4, suggesting that its stock price is 40% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Profitability
This table compares Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores and Cohen & Steers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores | 4.49% | 2.61% | 0.26% |
| Cohen & Steers | 29.73% | 29.92% | 19.74% |
Analyst Ratings
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.50 |
| Cohen & Steers | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.00 |
Cohen & Steers has a consensus price target of $72.50, indicating a potential upside of 12.02%. Given Cohen & Steers’ higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Cohen & Steers is more favorable than Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores and Cohen & Steers”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores | $17,059.43 billion | 0.00 | $203.02 million | $0.33 | 12.71 |
| Cohen & Steers | $573.84 million | 5.75 | $151.26 million | $3.19 | 20.29 |
Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores has higher revenue and earnings than Cohen & Steers. Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Cohen & Steers, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
0.2% of Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.5% of Cohen & Steers shares are owned by institutional investors. 47.6% of Cohen & Steers shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Dividends
Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores pays an annual dividend of $0.11 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Cohen & Steers pays an annual dividend of $2.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores pays out 33.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Cohen & Steers pays out 77.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Cohen & Steers has raised its dividend for 16 consecutive years. Cohen & Steers is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.
Summary
Cohen & Steers beats Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores
Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores S.A. provides a range of financial services and products to public and private sector customers in Colombia and Central America. It offers traditional deposit services and products, including checking accounts, savings accounts, time deposits, and other deposits. The company also provides commercial loans comprising general purpose loans, working capital loans, leases, loans funded by development banks, corporate credit cards, and overdraft loans; consumer loans, such as payroll loans, personal loans, automobile and other vehicle loans, credit cards, overdrafts, leases, and general purpose loans; and microcredit and mortgage loans. In addition, the company offers pension and severance fund management services; investment banking, including services relating to capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, and project finance transactions; mobile and online banking services; and bancassurance, insurance, trust, bonded warehousing and brokerage transactions, real estate escrow services, merchandise and document storage and deposit, customs agency, cargo management, surety bond and merchandise distribution services, and payment and collection services. Further, it is involved in equity investments in various sectors, including infrastructure, energy and gas, agribusiness, and hospitality; and treasury operations. The company was incorporated in 1994 and is headquartered in Bogotá, Colombia. Grupo Aval Acciones y Valores S.A.
About Cohen & Steers
Cohen & Steers, Inc. is a holding company, which operates as an investment manager specializing in liquid real assets, which include real estate securities, listed infrastructure, commodities, natural resource equities, preferred securities, and other income solutions. It manages investment vehicles, such as institutional accounts, open-end funds and closed-end funds. The company was founded by Martin Cohen and Robert Hamilton Steers in 1986 and is headquartered in New York, NY.
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