Noah vs StepStone
NOAH 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 NOAH and STEP compare
StepStone grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (51.6% versus 0.36% for Noah).
Noah keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 21.4% compared with −13.7% at StepStone.
StepStone pays a dividend yielding 3.5%; Noah does not pay one.
StepStone scores higher on the StockData Score (8 against 7 for Noah), 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 | NOAH | STEP |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | – | $5.8B |
| Share price | $6.74 | $48.46 |
| Change, 1 year | −40.4% | −22.0% |
| Change, 5 years | −85.1% | 3.1% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.32 | 1.46 |
| Employees | 1,778 | 1,310 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 7 | 8 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Growth score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Performance score | 2 (better) | 0 |
| Health score | 5 (better) | 4 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 2 (better) |
| Valuation | ||
| P/S | – | 2.5× |
| FCF yield | – | −14.0% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 0.36% | 51.6% (better) |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | −4.6% | 20.4% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 17.5% | – |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 17.8% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Operating margin | 29.8% | – |
| Net margin | 21.4% (better) | −13.7% |
| FCF margin | 32.3% (better) | −35.1% |
| Return on equity | 5.7% | – |
| Return on invested capital | 10.5% | – |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | – |
| Current ratio | 4.46 | – |
| Altman Z-score | – | 0.53 |
| Piotroski F-score | 7 (better) | 4 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | – | 3.5% |
| Payout ratio | 97.8% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | – | 1 |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | – | 84.1% |
| Shareholder yield | – | 3.5% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 7.4% | 66.2% |
| Held by insiders | 32.0% | 17.5% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$126K (better) | −$18.1M |
| Superinvestors holding | 1 | – |
| Short interest, % of float | – | 6.1% |
Go deeper
- NOAH stock overview
- NOAH income statement
- NOAH valuation and score
- STEP stock overview
- STEP income statement
- STEP valuation and score
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