DigitalBridge Group (NYSE:DBRG – Get Free Report) and Vinci Partners Investments (NASDAQ:VINP – Get Free Report) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation and dividends.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
92.7% of DigitalBridge Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.1% of Vinci Partners Investments shares are held by institutional investors. 3.4% of DigitalBridge Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 49.3% of Vinci Partners Investments shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares DigitalBridge Group and Vinci Partners Investments’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| DigitalBridge Group | 21.42% | 3.58% | 1.72% |
| Vinci Partners Investments | 37.79% | 15.00% | 8.52% |
Risk and Volatility
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for DigitalBridge Group and Vinci Partners Investments, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| DigitalBridge Group | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 3.10 |
| Vinci Partners Investments | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3.00 |
DigitalBridge Group presently has a consensus target price of $16.67, suggesting a potential upside of 63.80%. Vinci Partners Investments has a consensus target price of $13.50, suggesting a potential upside of 24.77%. Given DigitalBridge Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe DigitalBridge Group is more favorable than Vinci Partners Investments.
Dividends
DigitalBridge Group pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Vinci Partners Investments pays an annual dividend of $0.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.9%. DigitalBridge Group pays out 5.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Vinci Partners Investments pays out 103.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares DigitalBridge Group and Vinci Partners Investments”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| DigitalBridge Group | $1.50 billion | 1.18 | $185.28 million | $0.73 | 13.94 |
| Vinci Partners Investments | $91.03 million | 6.39 | $44.19 million | $0.62 | 17.45 |
DigitalBridge Group has higher revenue and earnings than Vinci Partners Investments. DigitalBridge Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Vinci Partners Investments, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
DigitalBridge Group beats Vinci Partners Investments on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
About DigitalBridge Group
DigitalBridge is an infrastructure investment firm specializing in digital infrastructure assets. They provide services to institutional investors. They primarily invest in data centers, cell towers, fiber networks, small cells, and edge infrastructure. DigitalBridge Group, Inc. was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida with additional offices in Los Angles, California, and New York New York.
About Vinci Partners Investments
Vinci Partners Investments Ltd. operates as an asset management firm in Brazil. The company focuses on private markets, liquid strategies, investment products and solutions, and retirement services. It offers private equity, infrastructure, real estate, credit, special situations, equities, hedge funds, and investment products and solutions comprising portfolio and management services. In addition, the company financial and strategic advisory services, focusing on IPO advisory and mergers and acquisition transactions to entrepreneurs, corporate senior management teams, and boards of directors. Vinci Partners Investments Ltd. was founded in 2009 and is based in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
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