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AllianceBernstein Holding L.P. (AB) vs Cohen & Steers Inc (CNS)

AllianceBernstein Holding L.P. and Cohen & Steers Inc are both Asset Management companies. Cohen & Steers Inc is the larger, with a market value of $3.6B against $3.2B — 1.1× the size. AllianceBernstein Holding L.P. trades at the lower P/E: 10.3× against 21.3×. Cohen & Steers Inc has the higher net margin (28.8% vs 0.00%) and the higher return on invested capital (285.4% vs 0.00%). Both pay a dividend; AllianceBernstein Holding L.P. yields more (9.98% vs 3.78%). Across the 13 metrics below, Cohen & Steers Inc leads on 7 and AllianceBernstein Holding L.P. on 6.

Valuation

Metric AB CNS Asset Management median
P/E 10.28 21.29 13.99
P/S n/m 6.15 2.76
P/B 2.60 5.49 0.85
Price to free cash flow 10.33 52.49 8.32
EV/EBITDA — — —
EV/Sales — — —
Earnings yield 9.72% 4.70% 4.72%
Free cash flow yield 9.68% 1.91% 4.44%

Profitability

Metric AB CNS Asset Management median
Gross margin — 100.00% 100.00%
Operating margin — 32.90% 33.42%
Net margin 0.00% 28.82% 13.37%
Free cash flow margin 0.00% 11.71% 12.36%
Return on equity 19.37% 28.16% 4.79%
Return on assets 19.36% 20.38% 1.55%
Return on invested capital 0.00% 285.43% 2.97%

Growth

Metric AB CNS Asset Management median
Revenue growth (TTM) — 7.42% 7.42%
EPS growth (last fiscal year) (19.95%) 0.00% (6.67%)
Revenue growth, 5-year CAGR — 5.40% 12.51%
Net income growth, 5-year CAGR 1.42% 14.88% 0.00%

Health

Metric AB CNS Asset Management median
Debt to equity 0.00 0.00 0.44
Current ratio — 12.46 1.30
Net debt to EBITDA — (2.97) 1.02

Dividend

Metric AB CNS Asset Management median
Dividend yield 9.98% 3.78% 6.60%
Payout ratio 1.03 0.81 0.94

Size

Metric AB CNS Asset Management median
Market cap 3.21b 3.55b 694.86m

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