Binah Capital Group (NASDAQ:BCG) and ArrowMark Financial (NASDAQ:BANX) Head-To-Head Comparison

Binah Capital Group (NASDAQ:BCG) and ArrowMark Financial (NASDAQ:BANX) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, dividends, profitability, risk and analyst recommendations.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

5.0% of Binah Capital Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.9% of ArrowMark Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.9% of Binah Capital Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of ArrowMark Financial shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Binah Capital Group and ArrowMark Financial”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Binah Capital Group	$182.04 million	0.18	$2.31 million	$0.11	17.73
ArrowMark Financial	$20.87 million	6.74	N/A	N/A	N/A

Binah Capital Group has higher revenue and earnings than ArrowMark Financial.

Volatility and Risk

Binah Capital Group has a beta of 0.36, indicating that its share price is 64% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ArrowMark Financial has a beta of 0.23, indicating that its share price is 77% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and price targets for Binah Capital Group and ArrowMark Financial, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Binah Capital Group	1	0	0	0	1.00
ArrowMark Financial	0	0	0	0	0.00

Profitability

This table compares Binah Capital Group and ArrowMark Financial’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Binah Capital Group	1.23%	421.57%	3.37%
ArrowMark Financial	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Binah Capital Group beats ArrowMark Financial on 7 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Binah Capital Group

Binah Capital Group, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates in the wealth management industry. The company provides access to stock, bond, exchange-traded fund, and options execution services; and research, compliance, supervision, and accounting and related services for financial advisors. It also offers mutual funds and insurance products, as well as alternative investments, such as non-traded real estate investment trusts, unit trusts, and fixed and variable annuities. The company was founded in 2016 and is headquartered in Albany, New York. Binah Capital Group, Inc. operates as a subsidiary of MHC Securities, LLC.

About ArrowMark Financial

ArrowMark Financial Corp. is a closed-end balanced mutual fund launched and managed by ArrowMark Asset Management, LLC. It invests in public equity and fixed income markets of global region. For its equity portion, the fund invests in stocks of companies operating across financials, banks sectors. It invests in growth and value stocks of companies across diversified market capitalization. For its fixed income portion, the fund invests in debt and subordinated debt, structured notes and securities, regulatory capital securities which are rated below investment grade. ArrowMark Financial Corp. was formed on February 7, 2013 and is domiciled in the United States.