Hamilton Lane (NASDAQ:HLNE – Get Free Report) and AlTi Global (NASDAQ:ALTI – Get Free Report) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and risk.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
97.4% of Hamilton Lane shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.6% of AlTi Global shares are owned by institutional investors. 26.8% of Hamilton Lane shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 27.5% of AlTi Global shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Hamilton Lane and AlTi Global’s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Hamilton Lane | $528.75 million | 11.59 | $109.12 million | $3.25 | 34.92 |
| AlTi Global | $250.88 million | 2.36 | -$162.61 million | ($3.20) | -1.55 |
Profitability
This table compares Hamilton Lane and AlTi Global’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Hamilton Lane | 25.22% | 28.77% | 15.36% |
| AlTi Global | -67.99% | 7.77% | 5.28% |
Risk & Volatility
Hamilton Lane has a beta of 1.18, meaning that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AlTi Global has a beta of 0.6, meaning that its stock price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for Hamilton Lane and AlTi Global, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Hamilton Lane | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2.00 |
| AlTi Global | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4.00 |
Hamilton Lane currently has a consensus target price of $109.67, suggesting a potential downside of 3.37%. AlTi Global has a consensus target price of $9.00, suggesting a potential upside of 81.09%. Given AlTi Global’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe AlTi Global is more favorable than Hamilton Lane.
Summary
Hamilton Lane beats AlTi Global on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Hamilton Lane
Hamilton Lane Incorporated is a private equity firm specializing in early venture, emerging growth, turnaround, middle market, mature, mid-venture, bridge, buyout, distressed/vulture, loan, mezzanine in growth capital companies. It prefers to invest in energy, industrials, consumer discretionary, health care, real estate, information technology, utilities, and consumer services. The firm prefers to invest in Africa/Middle East, Asia/Pacific, Europe, Latin America and Caribbean, United States of America, and Canada. The firm prefers to invest between $1 million and $100 million. It prefers to take majority stake. Hamilton Lane Incorporated was founded in 1991 and is based in Conshohocken, Pennsylvania with additional offices across Europe, North America, Asia Pacific and the Middle East.
About AlTi Global
AlTi Global, Inc. provides wealth and asset management services individuals, families, foundations, and institutions in the United States, the United Kingdom, and internationally. It operates through two segments, Wealth Management and Strategic Alternatives. The company offers discretionary investment management, non-discretionary investment advisory, and investment management and advisory services. It also provides trust and administration services, such as entity formation and management; creating or modifying trust instruments and administrative practices to meet beneficiary needs; corporate, trustee-executor, and fiduciary services; provision of directors and company secretarial services; administering entity ownership of intellectual property rights; advisory and administration services in connection with investments in marine and aviation assets; and administering entity ownership of fine art and collectibles. In addition, the company offers family office services comprising bookkeeping and back office services, private foundation management and grant making, oversight of trust administration, financial tracking and reporting, cash flow management and bill pay, and other financial services, as well as clients estate and wealth planning, family governance and education, and philanthropic and strategic services. It also provides ancillary fund management services, including investments, financial planning and strategy, sales and marketing, and back and middle office infrastructure and administration. The company offers strategic advisory, corporate advisory, brokerage, and placement agency services; structures, arranges, and provides investors with co-investment opportunities in various alternative assets; manages and advises public and private investment funds, as well as alternatives platform. The company was formerly known as Alvarium Tiedemann Holdings, Inc. and changed its name to AlTi Global, Inc. in April 2023. The company is based in New York, New York.
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