Head-To-Head Analysis: Silvercrest Asset Management Group (NASDAQ:SAMG) vs. Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE:ICE)

Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE:ICE) and Silvercrest Asset Management Group (NASDAQ:SAMG) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, risk, earnings and dividends.

Earnings & Valuation

This table compares Intercontinental Exchange and Silvercrest Asset Management Group”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Intercontinental Exchange	$12.64 billion	7.73	$3.31 billion	$7.33	23.86
Silvercrest Asset Management Group	$125.32 million	1.04	$4.89 million	$0.12	91.25

Intercontinental Exchange has higher revenue and earnings than Silvercrest Asset Management Group. Intercontinental Exchange is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Silvercrest Asset Management Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and recommmendations for Intercontinental Exchange and Silvercrest Asset Management Group, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Intercontinental Exchange	1	3	12	1	2.76
Silvercrest Asset Management Group	1	1	0	0	1.50

Intercontinental Exchange currently has a consensus price target of $189.25, suggesting a potential upside of 8.20%. Given Intercontinental Exchange’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Intercontinental Exchange is more favorable than Silvercrest Asset Management Group.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

89.3% of Intercontinental Exchange shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.6% of Silvercrest Asset Management Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Intercontinental Exchange shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 21.7% of Silvercrest Asset Management Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Profitability

This table compares Intercontinental Exchange and Silvercrest Asset Management Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Intercontinental Exchange	29.62%	15.32%	2.71%
Silvercrest Asset Management Group	0.74%	8.55%	4.67%

Dividends

Intercontinental Exchange pays an annual dividend of $2.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Silvercrest Asset Management Group pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.7%. Intercontinental Exchange pays out 28.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Silvercrest Asset Management Group pays out 700.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Intercontinental Exchange has increased its dividend for 9 consecutive years and Silvercrest Asset Management Group has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Volatility & Risk

Intercontinental Exchange has a beta of 0.84, indicating that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Silvercrest Asset Management Group has a beta of 0.63, indicating that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Intercontinental Exchange beats Silvercrest Asset Management Group on 15 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Intercontinental Exchange

Intercontinental Exchange, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the provision of market infrastructure, data services, and technology solutions for financial institutions, corporations, and government entities in the United States, the United Kingdom, the European Union, Singapore, India, Abu Dhabi, Israel, and Canada. It operates through three segments: Exchanges, Fixed Income and Data Services, and Mortgage Technology. The company operates regulated marketplaces for listing, trading, and clearing an array of derivatives contracts and financial securities, such as commodities, interest rates, foreign exchange, and equities, as well as corporate and exchange-traded funds; and trading venues, including regulated exchanges and clearing houses. It also offers energy, agricultural and metals, and financial futures and options; and cash equities and equity options, and over-the-counter and other markets, as well as listings and data and connectivity services. In addition, the company provides fixed income data and analytic, fixed income execution, CDS clearing, and other multi-asset class data and network services. Further, it offers proprietary and comprehensive mortgage origination platform, which serves residential mortgage loans; closing solutions that provides customers connectivity to the mortgage supply chain and facilitates the secure exchange of information; data and analytics services; and Data as a Service for lenders to access data and origination information. Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

About Silvercrest Asset Management Group

Silvercrest Asset Management Group Inc., a wealth management firm, provides financial advisory and related family office services in the United States. The company serves ultra-high net worth individuals and families, as well as their trusts; endowments; foundations; and other institutional investors. It also manages funds of funds and other investment funds. The company was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in New York, New York.