TOP Financial Group (NASDAQ:TOP) & Diamond Hill Investment Group (NASDAQ:DHIL) Head to Head Comparison

Diamond Hill Investment Group (NASDAQ:DHIL) and TOP Financial Group (NASDAQ:TOP) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, valuation, risk and institutional ownership.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

65.5% of Diamond Hill Investment Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.3% of TOP Financial Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.6% of Diamond Hill Investment Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 85.6% of TOP Financial Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares Diamond Hill Investment Group and TOP Financial Group”s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Diamond Hill Investment Group	$152.08 million	2.32	$43.18 million	$17.22	7.59
TOP Financial Group	$3.33 million	11.91	-$5.97 million	N/A	N/A

Diamond Hill Investment Group has higher revenue and earnings than TOP Financial Group.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of current ratings and target prices for Diamond Hill Investment Group and TOP Financial Group, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Diamond Hill Investment Group	0	1	0	0	2.00
TOP Financial Group	1	0	0	0	1.00

Volatility & Risk

Diamond Hill Investment Group has a beta of 0.84, meaning that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TOP Financial Group has a beta of -1.45, meaning that its share price is 245% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Diamond Hill Investment Group and TOP Financial Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Diamond Hill Investment Group	31.71%	21.38%	14.72%
TOP Financial Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Diamond Hill Investment Group beats TOP Financial Group on 8 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Diamond Hill Investment Group

Diamond Hill Investment Group, Inc., through its subsidiary, Diamond Hill Capital Management, Inc., provides investment advisory and fund administration services in the United States. It offers investment advisory and related services to clients through pooled vehicles, such as private fund; separately managed accounts; collective investment trusts; and other pooled vehicles, including sub-advised funds and model delivery programs. The company also provides fund administration services comprising portfolio and regulatory compliance, treasury and financial oversight, and general business management and governance of the funds, as well as oversight of back-office service providers, which include the custodian, fund accountant, and transfer agent. Diamond Hill Investment Group, Inc. was incorporated in 1990 and is based in Columbus, Ohio.

About TOP Financial Group

TOP Financial Group Limited, through its subsidiaries, operates as an online brokerage company in Hong Kong. It is involved in the trading of local and overseas equities, futures, and options products; and the provision of brokerage and value-added services, including trade order placement and execution, account management, and customer support services. The company provides a range of futures products, such as index futures, forex futures, agricultural product futures, energy futures, and precious metal futures. It also offers stock brokerage, options brokerage, consulting services, currency exchange services, structured note subscriber services, and margin financing services. The company was formerly known as Zhong Yang Financial Group Limited and changed its name to TOP Financial Group Limited in July 2022. TOP Financial Group Limited was founded in 2015 and is based in Hong Kong, Hong Kong. TOP Financial Group Limited is a subsidiary of Zhong Yang Holdings (BVI) Limited.