Critical Survey: Ridgepost Capital (RPC) and The Competition

Ridgepost Capital (NYSE:RPC) is one of 1,753 publicly-traded companies in the “Capital Markets” industry, but how does it contrast to its peers? We will compare Ridgepost Capital to related companies based on the strength of its dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Risk & Volatility

Ridgepost Capital has a beta of 0.87, meaning that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ridgepost Capital’s peers have a beta of 0.80, meaning that their average share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Ridgepost Capital and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ridgepost Capital	9.03%	22.54%	9.78%
Ridgepost Capital Competitors	2,708.20%	78.47%	3.67%

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Ridgepost Capital and its peers top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
Ridgepost Capital	$297.35 million	$19.50 million	34.52
Ridgepost Capital Competitors	$2.38 billion	$394.95 million	20.94

Ridgepost Capital’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than Ridgepost Capital. Ridgepost Capital is trading at a higher price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more expensive than other companies in its industry.

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and recommmendations for Ridgepost Capital and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ridgepost Capital	0	2	2	0	2.50
Ridgepost Capital Competitors	5233	19593	21902	603	2.38

Ridgepost Capital presently has a consensus target price of $11.00, indicating a potential upside of 27.46%. As a group, “Capital Markets” companies have a potential upside of 21.07%. Given Ridgepost Capital’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Ridgepost Capital is more favorable than its peers.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

48.0% of Ridgepost Capital shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.6% of shares of all “Capital Markets” companies are held by institutional investors. 11.8% of Ridgepost Capital shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 13.2% of shares of all “Capital Markets” companies are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Dividends

Ridgepost Capital pays an annual dividend of $0.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Ridgepost Capital pays out 64.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. As a group, “Capital Markets” companies pay a dividend yield of 3.1% and pay out 28.1% of their earnings in the form of a dividend. Ridgepost Capital lags its peers as a dividend stock, given its lower dividend yield and higher payout ratio.

Summary

Ridgepost Capital peers beat Ridgepost Capital on 8 of the 15 factors compared.

About Ridgepost Capital

P10, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a multi-asset class private market solutions provider in the alternative asset management industry in the United States. The company offers private equity, venture capital, private credit, impact investing, and private credit services, as well as primary fund of funds, secondary investment, and direct and co-investments services. It also provides tax credit transaction and consulting services. The company was founded in 1992 and is headquartered in Dallas, Texas.