StepStone Group (NASDAQ:STEP – Get Free Report) and P10 Holdings Inc (PIOIQ) (OTCMKTS:PIOIQ – Get Free Report) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations and risk.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares StepStone Group and P10 Holdings Inc (PIOIQ)”s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| StepStone Group | $1.99 billion | 2.92 | -$535.81 million | ($7.72) | -6.33 |
| P10 Holdings Inc (PIOIQ) | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of current ratings and recommmendations for StepStone Group and P10 Holdings Inc (PIOIQ), as reported by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| StepStone Group | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2.60 |
| P10 Holdings Inc (PIOIQ) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
StepStone Group presently has a consensus target price of $70.88, suggesting a potential upside of 45.12%. Given StepStone Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe StepStone Group is more favorable than P10 Holdings Inc (PIOIQ).
Profitability
This table compares StepStone Group and P10 Holdings Inc (PIOIQ)’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| StepStone Group | -30.53% | 43.38% | 4.40% |
| P10 Holdings Inc (PIOIQ) | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Insider & Institutional Ownership
55.5% of StepStone Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.6% of P10 Holdings Inc (PIOIQ) shares are owned by institutional investors. 15.7% of StepStone Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 20.0% of P10 Holdings Inc (PIOIQ) shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
StepStone Group beats P10 Holdings Inc (PIOIQ) on 7 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.
About StepStone Group
StepStone Group Inc. is a private equity and venture capital firm specializing in direct, fund of funds, secondary direct, and secondary indirect investments. For direct investment, it seeks to invest in private debt, venture debt, incubation, mezzanine, distressed/vulture, seed/startup, early venture, mid venture, late venture, emerging growth, later stage, turnaround, growth capital, industry consolidation, recapitalization, buyout investments in mature and middle market companies. It prefers to invest in natural resources, technology, healthcare, services, materials, manufacturing, consumer durables, apparel, hotels, restaurants and leisure, media, retailing, power, utilities consumer staples, financials, telecommunication services, clean energy/renewables, transport, social, natural capital, infrastructure, corporate, real estate, credit and real asset. The firm invests globally with a focus on United States, North America, Europe, Asia, Latin America, Middle East, Africa, Brazil, Mexico, Argentina, Colombia, New Zealand, China, India, Korea, Japan, Taiwan, and Australia region. The firm invests between 5% and 40% in emerging markets. For fund of fund investment, it seeks to invest in private equity funds, venture capital funds, Special situation funds, Real estate funds, Infrastructure funds, mezzanine funds, and turnaround/distressed funds. It considers investments in both domestic and international funds. It also seeks to make co-investments and follow-on investments and considers partial interests in funds. StepStone Group Inc. was founded in 2007 and is based in New York, New York with additional offices across North America, South America, Europe, Australia and Asia.
About P10 Holdings Inc (PIOIQ)
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P10 Holdings Inc, formerly P10 Industries, Inc., focuses on monetizing intellectual property assets. The Company also focuses on acquiring businesses in the commercial and industrial markets. The Company has a range of patents available for licensing. The Company’s patent portfolio includes thermal and compressed air storage technology, which can be used in backup power applications.
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