B. Riley Financial (RILY) vs. Its Peers Head-To-Head Comparison

B. Riley Financial (NASDAQ:RILY) is one of 1,744 public companies in the “Capital Markets” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its competitors? We will compare B. Riley Financial to related businesses based on the strength of its analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and earnings.

Risk & Volatility

B. Riley Financial has a beta of 1.2, meaning that its share price is 20% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, B. Riley Financial’s competitors have a beta of 0.79, meaning that their average share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

50.2% of B. Riley Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.5% of shares of all “Capital Markets” companies are owned by institutional investors. 27.8% of B. Riley Financial 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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares B. Riley Financial and its competitors top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
B. Riley Financial	$967.60 million	$307.42 million	0.29
B. Riley Financial Competitors	$2.39 billion	$398.52 million	17.85

B. Riley Financial’s competitors have higher revenue and earnings than B. Riley Financial. B. Riley Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its competitors, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for B. Riley Financial and its competitors, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
B. Riley Financial	1	0	0	0	1.00
B. Riley Financial Competitors	5560	20137	22477	642	2.37

As a group, “Capital Markets” companies have a potential upside of 26.42%. Given B. Riley Financial’s competitors stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe B. Riley Financial has less favorable growth aspects than its competitors.

Profitability

This table compares B. Riley Financial and its competitors’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
B. Riley Financial	35.88%	39,260.09%	22.99%
B. Riley Financial Competitors	318.50%	79.22%	3.72%

Summary

B. Riley Financial competitors beat B. Riley Financial on 8 of the 13 factors compared.

B. Riley Financial Company Profile

B. Riley Financial, Inc., through its subsidiaries, provides financial services to corporate, institutional, and high net worth clients in North America, Australia, the Asia Pacific, and Europe. The company operates through six segments: Capital Markets, Wealth Management, Financial Consulting, Auction and Liquidation, Communications, and Consumer. The Capital Markets segments offers investment banking, equity research, institutional sales and trading, securities lending, fund and asset management, direct lending, venture capital, proprietary trading, and investment services; merger and acquisition, restructuring advisory, and recapitalization services; public and private equity offerings; and debt financing solutions. This segment also trades in equity securities. The Wealth Management segment provides wealth management and tax services. The Financial Consulting segment offers bankruptcy restructuring and turnaround management, forensic accounting and litigation support, valuation and appraisal, and real estate services. The Auction and Liquidation Segment provides auction and liquidation services. The Communications segment offers dial-up, mobile broadband and digital subscriber line services under the NetZero and Juno brands; cloud communication services; VoIP cloud-based technology and communication devices and subscription services through magicJack; and mobile phone voice, text, and data services and devices through Marconi Wireless. The Consumer segment sells laptop and computer accessories. The company was formerly known as Great American Group, Inc. and changed its name to B. Riley Financial, Inc. in November 2014. B. Riley Financial, Inc. was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.