Hamilton Lane vs StepStone
HLNE and STEP side by side, both in services allied with the exchange of securities. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How HLNE and STEP compare
Hamilton Lane and StepStone are about the same size, with market caps of $5.3B and $5.8B.
StepStone grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (51.6% versus 24.0% for Hamilton Lane).
Hamilton Lane keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 32.1% compared with −13.7% at StepStone.
Both pay dividends: Hamilton Lane yields 2.4% and StepStone 3.5%.
Hamilton Lane scores higher on the StockData Score (17 against 8 for StepStone), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | HLNE | STEP |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $5.3B | $5.8B |
| Share price | $96.78 | $48.46 |
| Change, 1 year | −25.8% | −22.0% |
| Change, 5 years | −14.7% | 3.1% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.32 | 1.46 |
| Employees | 785 | 1,310 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 17 (better) | 8 |
| Valuation score | 1 | 1 |
| Growth score | 3 (better) | 1 |
| Performance score | 5 (better) | 0 |
| Health score | 5 (better) | 4 |
| Dividend score | 3 (better) | 2 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/S | 6.2× | 2.5× (better) |
| P/B | 5.7× | – |
| EV/EBITDA | 9.5× | – |
| P/FCF | 14.5× | – |
| FCF yield | 6.9% (better) | −14.0% |
| Fair value | $97.76 | – |
| Margin of safety | 1.00% | – |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 24.0% | 51.6% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 17.3% | 20.4% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 30.0% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Net margin | 32.1% (better) | −13.7% |
| FCF margin | 42.7% (better) | −35.1% |
| Return on equity | 32.5% | – |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | – |
| Altman Z-score | 4.49 (better) | 0.53 |
| Piotroski F-score | – | 4 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 2.4% | 3.5% (better) |
| Payout ratio | 32.6% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | – | 1 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | 84.1% |
| Shareholder yield | 2.4% | 3.5% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 84.0% | 66.2% |
| Held by insiders | 54.9% | 17.5% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | $18.5M (better) | −$18.1M |
| Short interest, % of float | 14.0% | 6.1% |
Go deeper
- HLNE stock overview
- HLNE income statement
- HLNE valuation and score
- STEP stock overview
- STEP income statement
- STEP valuation and score
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