U.S. Global Investors (NASDAQ:GROW) vs. DigitalBridge Group (NYSE:DBRG) Financial Comparison

U.S. Global Investors (NASDAQ:GROW) and DigitalBridge Group (NYSE:DBRG) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, dividends and institutional ownership.

Dividends

U.S. Global Investors pays an annual dividend of $0.09 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. DigitalBridge Group pays an annual dividend of $0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. U.S. Global Investors pays out 300.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. DigitalBridge Group pays out 13.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

23.6% of U.S. Global Investors shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.7% of DigitalBridge Group shares are held by institutional investors. 19.2% of U.S. Global Investors shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.4% of DigitalBridge Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares U.S. Global Investors and DigitalBridge Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
U.S. Global Investors	5.40%	1.05%	0.99%
DigitalBridge Group	10.98%	4.29%	2.06%

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current ratings and target prices for U.S. Global Investors and DigitalBridge Group, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
U.S. Global Investors	0	0	0	0	0.00
DigitalBridge Group	0	1	7	2	3.10

DigitalBridge Group has a consensus target price of $16.06, suggesting a potential upside of 37.11%. Given DigitalBridge Group’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe DigitalBridge Group is more favorable than U.S. Global Investors.

Volatility and Risk

U.S. Global Investors has a beta of 1.48, suggesting that its stock price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, DigitalBridge Group has a beta of 1.58, suggesting that its stock price is 58% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares U.S. Global Investors and DigitalBridge Group”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
U.S. Global Investors	$9.42 million	3.12	$1.33 million	$0.03	73.33
DigitalBridge Group	$578.08 million	3.53	$185.28 million	$0.30	39.03

DigitalBridge Group has higher revenue and earnings than U.S. Global Investors. DigitalBridge Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than U.S. Global Investors, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Summary

DigitalBridge Group beats U.S. Global Investors on 15 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

About U.S. Global Investors

U.S. Global Investors, Inc. is a publicly owned investment manager. It primarily provides its services to investment companies. The firm is a large advisory firm, an investment adviser to an investment company which provides portfolio management for investment companies. The firm manages and launches equity/balanced funds, fixed income funds and other funds. It also manages hedge funds. The firm primarily invests in no-load mutual funds and exchange traded funds (ETFs). U.S. Global Investors, Inc. is based in San Antonio, Texas.

About DigitalBridge Group

DigitalBridge is an infrastructure investment firm specializing in digital infrastructure assets. They provide services to institutional investors. They primarily invest in data centers, cell towers, fiber networks, small cells, and edge infrastructure. DigitalBridge Group, Inc. was founded in 1991 and is headquartered in Boca Raton, Florida with additional offices in Los Angles, California, and New York New York.