Reviewing Vinci Partners Investments (NASDAQ:VINP) and DigitalBridge Group (NYSE:DBRG)

DigitalBridge Group (NYSE:DBRG) and Vinci Partners Investments (NASDAQ:VINP) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, profitability, valuation and dividends.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for DigitalBridge Group and Vinci Partners Investments, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	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 35.78%. Vinci Partners Investments has a consensus target price of $13.50, suggesting a potential upside of 30.94%. Given DigitalBridge Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe DigitalBridge Group is more favorable than Vinci Partners Investments.

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%

Insider & Institutional Ownership

92.7% of DigitalBridge Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.1% of Vinci Partners Investments shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.4% of DigitalBridge Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 49.3% of Vinci Partners Investments shares are owned 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.

Dividends

DigitalBridge Group pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Vinci Partners Investments pays an annual dividend of $0.64 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.2%. 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.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares DigitalBridge Group and Vinci Partners Investments”s revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
DigitalBridge Group	$1.50 billion	1.42	$185.28 million	$0.73	16.82
Vinci Partners Investments	$91.03 million	6.09	$44.19 million	$0.62	16.63

DigitalBridge Group has higher revenue and earnings than Vinci Partners Investments. Vinci Partners Investments is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than DigitalBridge Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Volatility & Risk

DigitalBridge Group has a beta of 1.91, indicating that its stock price is 91% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Vinci Partners Investments has a beta of 0.1, indicating that its stock price is 90% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

DigitalBridge Group beats Vinci Partners Investments on 11 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.