Victory Capital (NASDAQ:VCTR – Get Free Report) is one of 1,744 publicly-traded companies in the “Capital Markets” industry, but how does it contrast to its competitors? We will compare Victory Capital to similar businesses based on the strength of its earnings, valuation, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, profitability and analyst recommendations.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent ratings for Victory Capital and its competitors, as provided by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Victory Capital | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2.43 |
| Victory Capital Competitors | 5560 | 20137 | 22477 | 642 | 2.37 |
Victory Capital currently has a consensus price target of $119.50, indicating a potential upside of 0.22%. As a group, “Capital Markets” companies have a potential upside of 26.49%. Given Victory Capital’s competitors higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Victory Capital has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.
Volatility & Risk
Victory Capital has a beta of 1.12, meaning that its stock price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Victory Capital’s competitors have a beta of 0.79, meaning that their average stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Victory Capital and its competitors gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Net Income | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Victory Capital | $1.31 billion | $330.06 million | 21.92 |
| Victory Capital Competitors | $2.39 billion | $398.52 million | 17.85 |
Victory Capital’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than Victory Capital. Victory Capital is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
87.7% of Victory Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.5% of shares of all “Capital Markets” companies are owned by institutional investors. 9.5% of Victory Capital shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 13.1% of shares of all “Capital Markets” companies are owned by 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
Victory Capital pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Victory Capital pays out 36.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Capital Markets” companies pay a dividend yield of 3.2% and pay out 29.1% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Victory Capital has raised its dividend for 6 consecutive years. Victory Capital lags its competitors as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.
Profitability
This table compares Victory Capital and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Victory Capital | 29.57% | 24.17% | 13.77% |
| Victory Capital Competitors | 318.50% | 79.22% | 3.72% |
Summary
Victory Capital competitors beat Victory Capital on 9 of the 15 factors compared.
Victory Capital Company Profile
Victory Capital Holdings, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an asset management company in the United States and internationally. It offers investment advisory, fund administration, fund compliance, fund transfer agent, fund distribution, and other management services. The company provides specialized investment strategies to institutions, intermediaries, retirement platforms, and individual investors. Its investment products include actively and passively managed mutual funds; rules-based and active exchange traded funds; institutional separate accounts; variable insurance products; alternative investments; and private closed-end funds; and a 529 Education Savings Plan. The company also offers strategies through third-party investment products, including mutual funds, third-party ETF model strategies, retail separately managed accounts, unified managed accounts through wrap account programs, Collective Investment Trusts, and undertakings for the collective investment in transferable securities. Victory Capital Holdings, Inc. was incorporated in 2013 and is based in San Antonio, Texas.
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