Analyzing Orix Corp Ads (NYSE:IX) & Perella Weinberg Partners (NASDAQ:PWP)

Orix Corp Ads (NYSE:IX) and Perella Weinberg Partners (NASDAQ:PWP) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, earnings, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Volatility and Risk

Orix Corp Ads has a beta of 0.88, suggesting that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Perella Weinberg Partners has a beta of 1.64, suggesting that its stock price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider and Institutional Ownership

1.7% of Orix Corp Ads shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.1% of Perella Weinberg Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Orix Corp Ads shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 26.1% of Perella Weinberg Partners shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Dividends

Orix Corp Ads pays an annual dividend of $0.58 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Perella Weinberg Partners pays an annual dividend of $0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Orix Corp Ads pays out 21.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Perella Weinberg Partners pays out 116.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Orix Corp Ads and Perella Weinberg Partners”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Orix Corp Ads	$22.13 billion	2.01	$2.95 billion	$2.67	15.03
Perella Weinberg Partners	$750.90 million	1.96	$35.48 million	$0.24	66.04

Orix Corp Ads has higher revenue and earnings than Perella Weinberg Partners. Orix Corp Ads is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Perella Weinberg Partners, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent ratings and target prices for Orix Corp Ads and Perella Weinberg Partners, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Orix Corp Ads	0	0	1	0	3.00
Perella Weinberg Partners	1	1	2	0	2.25

Perella Weinberg Partners has a consensus price target of $22.63, indicating a potential upside of 42.74%. Given Perella Weinberg Partners’ higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Perella Weinberg Partners is more favorable than Orix Corp Ads.

Profitability

This table compares Orix Corp Ads and Perella Weinberg Partners’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Orix Corp Ads	13.55%	9.93%	2.53%
Perella Weinberg Partners	2.82%	-19.90%	6.78%

About Orix Corp Ads

ORIX Corporation provides diversified financial services in Japan, the United States, Asia, Europe, Australasia, and the Middle East. The company's Corporate Financial Services and Maintenance Leasing segment is involved in the finance and fee; leasing and rental of automobiles, electronic measuring instruments, and ICT-related equipment businesses; and provision of life insurance and environment and energy-related products and services. Its Real Estate segment develops, rents, and manages real estate properties; operates facilities; real estate asset management; manages residential condominiums and office building; and provides construction contracting, real estate brokerage, and real estate investment advisory services, as well as operates hotels and Japanese inns. The company's PE Investment and Concession segment engages in the private equity (PE) investment and concession businesses. Its Environment and Energy segment provides renewable energy; ESCO; retails electric power; sells solar panels and battery electricity storage systems; and recycling and waste management services, as well as generates solar power. The company's Insurance segment sells life insurance products through agents, banks, and other financial institutions, as well as face-to-face and online. Its Banking and Credit segment provides banking and consumer finance services. The company's Aircraft and Ships segment engages in the aircraft leasing and management, and ship-related finance and investment businesses. Its ORIX USA segment offers finance, investment, and asset management services. The company's ORIX Europe segment provides equity and fixed income asset management services. Its Asia and Australia segment offers finance and investment businesses. The company was formerly known as Orient Leasing Co., Ltd. and changed its name to ORIX Corporation in 1989. ORIX Corporation was incorporated in 1950 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

About Perella Weinberg Partners

Perella Weinberg Partners, an independent investment banking company, provides strategic and financial advice services in the United States and internationally. The company offers advisory services related to strategic and financial decisions, mergers and acquisition execution, shareholder and defense advisory, and financing and capital solutions advice with resources focused on restructuring, liability management, and capital markets advisory, as well as underwriting and research services primarily for the energy and related industries. It serves public multinational corporations, mid-sized public and private companies, financial sponsors, individual entrepreneurs, private and institutional investors, creditor committees, and government institutions in consumer and retail; energy and energy transition; financial services and FinTech; healthcare; industrials and infrastructure; and technology, telecommunication, and media industries. Perella Weinberg Partners is headquartered in New York, New York.