Brookfield Asset Management (NYSE:BAM) and PIMCO California Municipal Income Fund II (NYSE:PCK) Head to Head Survey

PIMCO California Municipal Income Fund II (NYSE:PCK) and Brookfield Asset Management (NYSE:BAM) are both financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, risk, institutional ownership and earnings.

Profitability

This table compares PIMCO California Municipal Income Fund II and Brookfield Asset Management’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
PIMCO California Municipal Income Fund II	N/A	N/A	N/A
Brookfield Asset Management	50.23%	96.43%	66.17%

Dividends

PIMCO California Municipal Income Fund II pays an annual dividend of $0.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Brookfield Asset Management pays an annual dividend of $1.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Brookfield Asset Management pays out 134.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Brookfield Asset Management has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for PIMCO California Municipal Income Fund II and Brookfield Asset Management, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
PIMCO California Municipal Income Fund II	0	0	0	0	N/A
Brookfield Asset Management	1	3	5	1	2.60

Brookfield Asset Management has a consensus price target of $42.50, indicating a potential upside of 8.61%. Given Brookfield Asset Management’s higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Brookfield Asset Management is more favorable than PIMCO California Municipal Income Fund II.

Institutional & Insider Ownership

68.4% of Brookfield Asset Management shares are held by institutional investors. 11.0% of Brookfield Asset Management shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares PIMCO California Municipal Income Fund II and Brookfield Asset Management’s revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
PIMCO California Municipal Income Fund II	$22.90 million	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Brookfield Asset Management	$4.06 billion	3.98	$451.00 million	$1.13	34.63

Brookfield Asset Management has higher revenue and earnings than PIMCO California Municipal Income Fund II.

Summary

Brookfield Asset Management beats PIMCO California Municipal Income Fund II on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About PIMCO California Municipal Income Fund II

PIMCO California Municipal Income Fund II is a closed ended fixed income mutual fund launched and managed by Allianz Global Investors Fund Management LLC. It is co-managed by Pacific Investment Management Company LLC. The fund invests in fixed income markets of United States. It seeks to invest in stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. The fund primarily invests in municipal fixed-income securities. Its portfolio of investments include investments in California municipal bonds and notes, other municipal bonds and notes, call and put options written, California variable rate notes, other variable rate notes, corporate notes, California variable rate demand note, and U.S. treasury bills. PIMCO California Municipal Income Fund II was formed in June 28, 2002 and is domiciled in United States.

About Brookfield Asset Management

Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. is a real estate investment firm specializing in alternative asset management services. Its renewable power and transition business includes the operates in the hydroelectric, wind, solar, distributed generation, and sustainable solution sector. The company's infrastructure business engages in the utilities, transport, midstream, and data infrastructure sectors. In addition, its private equity business offers industrial, infrastructure, and business services sectors; and real estate business, which includes housing, logistics, hospitality, science and innovation, office, and retail sectors. Further, it provides credit business; and insurance solution in the reinsurance, annuities, operating platform, and investment solutions sectors. Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. was incorporated in 2022 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.