Contrasting Cohen & Steers (NYSE:CNS) and Perella Weinberg Partners (NASDAQ:PWP)

Cohen & Steers (NYSE:CNS) and Perella Weinberg Partners (NASDAQ:PWP) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends and institutional ownership.

Volatility and Risk

Cohen & Steers has a beta of 1.21, indicating that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Perella Weinberg Partners has a beta of 1.62, indicating that its stock price is 62% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Dividends

Cohen & Steers pays an annual dividend of $2.68 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Perella Weinberg Partners pays an annual dividend of $0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Cohen & Steers pays out 82.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Perella Weinberg Partners pays out 107.7% 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.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Cohen & Steers and Perella Weinberg Partners, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Cohen & Steers	1	1	2	0	2.25
Perella Weinberg Partners	1	1	2	0	2.25

Cohen & Steers presently has a consensus target price of $78.00, indicating a potential upside of 3.93%. Perella Weinberg Partners has a consensus target price of $22.00, indicating a potential upside of 48.75%. Given Perella Weinberg Partners’ higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Perella Weinberg Partners is more favorable than Cohen & Steers.

Profitability

This table compares Cohen & Steers and Perella Weinberg Partners’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cohen & Steers	28.82%	27.41%	19.58%
Perella Weinberg Partners	3.19%	-35.84%	8.40%

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Cohen & Steers and Perella Weinberg Partners”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Cohen & Steers	$556.12 million	6.94	$153.22 million	$3.26	23.02
Perella Weinberg Partners	$750.90 million	1.85	$35.48 million	$0.26	56.88

Cohen & Steers has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Perella Weinberg Partners. Cohen & Steers is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Perella Weinberg Partners, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

51.5% of Cohen & Steers shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.1% of Perella Weinberg Partners shares are held by institutional investors. 45.4% of Cohen & Steers shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 26.1% of Perella Weinberg Partners shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Cohen & Steers beats Perella Weinberg Partners on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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.

About Perella Weinberg Partners

Perella Weinberg Partners, an independent investment banking company, provides strategic and financial advice services in the United States and internationally. The company offers advisory services related to strategic and financial decisions, mergers and acquisition execution, shareholder and defense advisory, and financing and capital solutions advice with resources focused on restructuring, liability management, and capital markets advisory, as well as underwriting and research services primarily for the energy and related industries. It serves public multinational corporations, mid-sized public and private companies, financial sponsors, individual entrepreneurs, private and institutional investors, creditor committees, and government institutions in consumer and retail; energy and energy transition; financial services and FinTech; healthcare; industrials and infrastructure; and technology, telecommunication, and media industries. Perella Weinberg Partners is headquartered in New York, New York.