Critical Survey: Diamond Hill Investment Group (NASDAQ:DHIL) versus Highest Performances (NASDAQ:HPH)

Institutional & Insider Ownership

65.5% of Diamond Hill Investment Group shares are held by institutional investors. 87.6% of Highest Performances shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.5% of Diamond Hill Investment Group shares 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.

Risk & Volatility

Highest Performances has a beta of -0.23, suggesting that its stock price is 123% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Diamond Hill Investment Group has a beta of 1, suggesting that its stock price has a similar volatility profile to the S&P 500.

Profitability

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

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Highest Performances	N/A	N/A	N/A
Diamond Hill Investment Group	33.88%	20.00%	14.34%

Earnings and Valuation

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

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Highest Performances	$81.59 million	0.93	-$6.01 million	N/A	N/A
Diamond Hill Investment Group	$136.72 million	3.37	$42.23 million	$17.66	9.58

Diamond Hill Investment Group has higher revenue and earnings than Highest Performances.

Summary

Diamond Hill Investment Group beats Highest Performances on 8 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Highest Performances

Highest Performances Holdings Inc. engages in the provision of financial technology services in China. The company distributes publicly raised fund and privately raised securities investment fund products through online and offline. It also offers insurance consulting, trust consulting, asset management, wealth management, and other ancillary services. The company was formerly known as Puyi Inc. and changed its name to Highest Performances Holdings Inc. in March 2024. Highest Performances Holdings Inc. was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Guangzhou, China.

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.