CEPF vs MC vs PIPR Stock Comparison

Cantor Equity Partners IV, Moelis and Piper Sandler Companies Prices as of Oct 27, 2026 Peers: Industry group
MC Moelis & Co
$55.88 -4.8% 1M -22.5% 1Y
Market cap
$4.91B
P/E
18.5x
Revenue (TTM)
—
Div. yield
4.65%
Investment Banking Financial Services
2 wins
PIPR Piper Sandler Companies
$65.27 -9.9% 1M -25.7% 1Y
Market cap
$4.41B
P/E
14.4x
Revenue (TTM)
$2.12B
Div. yield
1.15%
Investment Banking Financial Services
4 wins

Head to Head

8 decided of 12

Piper Sandler Companies leads on 4 of the 12 questions below (Piper Sandler Companies 4, Moelis 2, Cantor Equity Partners IV 2). Which ones matter depends on what you are buying for; a cheap multiple and slow growth often come together.

QuestionCEPFMCPIPRLeader
Larger companyMarket capitalisation $463.95M $4.91B $4.41B MC
Cheaper on earningsLower P/E, profitable companies only 46.0x 18.5x 14.4x PIPR
Cheaper on forward earningsLower price / next fiscal year consensus EPS — 19.7x 13.7x PIPR
Faster revenue growthRevenue growth, trailing twelve months — — +32.1% –
More profitableNet margin, trailing twelve months — — 14.5% –
Better return on capitalReturn on invested capital — — 23.1% –
Less leveragedLower net debt / EBITDA — — -0.6x –
Higher dividend yieldTrailing dividend yield — 4.65% 1.15% MC
Better 1-year returnPrice return, last 12 months -2.7% -22.5% -25.7% CEPF
Better 5-year returnAnnualised price return, 5 years — -4.4%/yr +10.8%/yr PIPR
Less volatileAnnualised volatility, 1 year 4.1% 38.3% 36.0% CEPF
Higher overall scoreMean of the five percentile scores vs peers — 70/100 82/100 PIPR

Percentile Scorecard

CEPFMCPIPR

Each axis is the mean percentile of its metrics against the company's industry group. 100 is the best in the group, 50 the middle.

Scores by Axis

AxisCEPFMCPIPR
Valuation – 82 #18 of 96 94 #7 of 96
Growth – 65 #24 of 66 97 #3 of 66
Profitability – 100 #1 of 64 78 #15 of 64
Financial Health 58 #40 of 93 – 92 #8 of 93
Shareholder Returns – 32 #26 of 38 51 #19 of 38
Overall – 70 82
  • CEPF ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • MC ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets
  • PIPR ranked among 110 companies in Capital Markets

Price Performance

Price return, split-adjusted, before dividends. Click a name to hide or show it.

Returns

PeriodCEPFMCPIPRSPY
1 month +0.1%-4.8%-9.9% -0.2%
3 months -1.2%-18.5%-15.7% +3.9%
6 months +0.7%-19.8%-25.7% +8.2%
Year to date +0.3%-18.7%-23.1% +12.9%
1 year -2.7%-22.5%-25.7% +12.3%
3 years —+40.0%+93.9% +87.4%
3 years, per year —+11.9%+24.7% +23.3%
5 years —-20.3%+67.2% +67.9%
5 years, per year —-4.4%+10.8% +10.9%
10 years —+112.5%+376.0% +261.1%
10 years, per year —+7.8%+16.9% +13.7%

Risk

MeasureCEPFMCPIPRSPY
Volatility, 1Y 4.1%38.3%36.0% 12.7%
Downside volatility, 1Y 4.5%42.6%40.8% 12.7%
Beta vs S&P 500, 1Y 0.031.471.30 1.00
Return / volatility, 1Y -0.67-0.59-0.71 0.97
Max drawdown, 5Y -4.5%-56.2%-45.6% -25.4%
From 52-week high -2.9%-28.1%-30.9% -1.2%
52-week high $10.62$77.75$94.52 $779.14
52-week low $10.14$51.38$63.48 $631.97

Valuation History

Weekly multiples on trailing twelve-month fundamentals. Negative or extreme readings (a loss year, a collapsed denominator) are left out so the chart stays readable.

MultipleCEPFMCPIPR
P/E now vs peer median 46.0xmedian 28.3x 18.5xmedian 28.3x 14.4xmedian 28.3x
P/S now vs peer median —median 2.9x —median 2.9x 2.1xmedian 2.9x
EV/EBITDA now vs peer median —median 13.5x 15.5xmedian 13.5x 8.0xmedian 13.5x
P/FCF now vs peer median —median 16.0x 11.3xmedian 16.0x 9.1xmedian 16.0x
P/B now vs peer median -2,719xmedian 2.4x 7.7xmedian 2.4x 2.8xmedian 2.4x
PEG now vs peer median —median 0.54 0.25median 0.54 0.27median 0.54

Financial History

Reported figures by fiscal period, placed on the calendar year (or quarter) each period ended in, so companies with different fiscal years line up.

Trailing twelve monthsCEPFMCPIPR
Revenue – – $2.12B
Operating income -$440.90K $289.65M –
Net income $10.08M $256.51M $363.85M
Free cash flow – $433.41M $487.00M
EPS (diluted) $0.18 $2.89 $4.31
Cash & equivalents $25.00K $207.74M $304.23M
Total debt – – $15.00M
Shares (diluted) 57.15M 79.00M 71.24M
Enterprise value $463.93M $3.89B $3.03B

All Metrics

58 metrics · best in bold

Bold marks the best reading: the lowest positive value for multiples, leverage and payout, the highest for everything else. The bar under each value is its percentile against that company's own peers. Hover a value for its rank and the peer median.

Valuation

12 metrics
MetricCEPFMCPIPR
P/E 46.0x 18.5x 14.4x
P/FCF – 11.3x 9.1x
P/Operating cash flow – 10.1x 8.7x
P/S – – 2.1x
P/B -2,719x 7.7x 2.8x
P/Tangible book -2,719x 7.7x 3.0x
EV/EBITDA – 15.5x 8.0x
EV/EBIT -1,053x 16.2x 8.5x
EV/Revenue – – 1.9x
EV/FCF – 10.8x 8.5x
EV/Operating cash flow – 9.6x 8.1x
PEG (3Y EPS CAGR) – 0.25 0.27

Growth

14 metrics
MetricCEPFMCPIPR
Revenue growth (1Y) – – 32.1%
Revenue CAGR (3Y) – – 17.1%
Gross profit growth (1Y) – – –
Gross profit CAGR (3Y) – – –
Operating income growth (1Y) – 18.4% –
Operating income CAGR (3Y) – 75.6% –
Net income growth (1Y) – 16.8% 93.1%
Net income CAGR (3Y) – 83.4% 53.4%
EPS growth (1Y) – 14.7% 45.0%
EPS CAGR (3Y) – 74.3% 53.1%
Operating cash flow growth (1Y) – -0.6% 634.9%
Operating cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 43.0% 115.3%
Free cash flow growth (1Y) – -9.5% 1,390%
Free cash flow CAGR (3Y) – 40.3% 153.8%

Profitability

14 metrics
MetricCEPFMCPIPR
Gross margin – – –
EBITDA margin – – 24.2%
Operating margin – – –
Pretax margin – – 22.9%
Net margin – – 14.5%
FCF margin – – 23.0%
Operating cash flow margin – – 23.9%
Return on equity – 40.6% 23.3%
Return on assets 2.2% 19.0% 16.3%
Return on invested capital – – 23.1%
Return on capital employed – – –
Asset turnover – – 0.9x
Cash conversion (OCF / net income) – 1.9x 1.4x
Stock comp / revenue – – 6.1%

Financial Health

11 metrics
MetricCEPFMCPIPR
Debt / assets 0.1% – 0.6%
Debt / equity -1.8x – 0.0x
Net debt / EBITDA – – -0.6x
Debt / FCF – – 0.0x
Liabilities / assets 100.0% 54.4% 32.7%
Equity / assets 0.0% 45.6% 67.3%
Interest coverage – – –
Current ratio – – –
Quick ratio – – –
Cash ratio – – –
Altman Z-score – – –

Shareholder Returns

7 metrics
MetricCEPFMCPIPR
Dividend yield – 4.7% 1.1%
Net buyback yield – – 2.7%
Shareholder yield – 4.7% 3.9%
Payout ratio (earnings) – 84.7% 38.9%
Payout ratio (FCF) – 50.1% 29.0%
Dividend growth (1Y) – 9.9% 27.8%
Dividend CAGR (3Y) – 6.6% 20.0%

Analyst Estimates

Solid lines are reported fiscal-year results; dashed lines are the consensus for the years ahead. Hover a year for the analysts' high and low, and how each result compared with its estimate.

ConsensusCEPFMCPIPR
Forward P/E – 19.7xFY2026 13.7xFY2026
EPS, next fiscal year – $2.84FY2026 $4.78FY2026
EPS growth, next FY – -5.0%FY2026 +7.9%FY2026
EPS growth, the year after – +29.6% +18.0%
Revenue, next fiscal year – $1.78BFY2026 $2.01BFY2026
Revenue growth, next FY – +15.7%FY2026 +6.8%FY2026
Revenue growth, the year after – +8.4% +11.6%

Institutional Ownership

13F filings, quarter ended Jun 30, 2026
HoldersCEPFMCPIPR
Held by institutions 89.9% 100.0% 91.1%
Institutions holding 91 393 423
Change in shares held, QoQ -2.6% +0.2% +3.1%
Institutions buying 24 217 242
Institutions selling 10 129 114
Buyers to sellers 2.40 1.68 2.12

Return Correlation

Daily returns, last 12 months

1.00 means two stocks move in lockstep, 0 that they move independently. Pairs below about 0.5 diversify each other.

CEPFMCPIPR
CEPF 1.00 0.15 0.16
MC 0.15 1.00 0.69
PIPR 0.16 0.69 1.00

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Frequently Asked Questions

Which is bigger, CEPF, MC and PIPR?

Moelis (MC) is the largest by market capitalisation: Cantor Equity Partners IV (CEPF) $463.95M, Moelis (MC) $4.91B, Piper Sandler Companies (PIPR) $4.41B.

Which stock is cheaper, CEPF, MC and PIPR?

Piper Sandler Companies (PIPR) trades on the lowest price-to-earnings ratio (Cantor Equity Partners IV (CEPF) 46.0x, Moelis (MC) 18.5x, Piper Sandler Companies (PIPR) 14.4x). On next year's consensus earnings, Piper Sandler Companies (PIPR) is cheapest (Moelis (MC) 19.7x, Piper Sandler Companies (PIPR) 13.7x). A lower multiple can reflect slower expected growth, so read it next to the growth figures.

Which stock has performed better?

Over the past year Cantor Equity Partners IV (CEPF) returned the most: Cantor Equity Partners IV (CEPF) -2.7%, Moelis (MC) -22.5%, Piper Sandler Companies (PIPR) -25.7%. Over five years, Piper Sandler Companies (PIPR) compounded fastest (Moelis (MC) -4.4%/yr, Piper Sandler Companies (PIPR) +10.8%/yr). Returns are price only, before dividends.

Which pays a higher dividend?

Moelis (MC) has the highest dividend yield: Moelis (MC) 4.65%, Piper Sandler Companies (PIPR) 1.15%. Cantor Equity Partners IV (CEPF) pays no regular dividend.

Which stock is riskier?

By one-year price volatility, Cantor Equity Partners IV (CEPF) has been the steadiest (Cantor Equity Partners IV (CEPF) 4.1%, Moelis (MC) 38.3%, Piper Sandler Companies (PIPR) 36.0%). Volatility measures how widely the price swings, not the risk of the business.

Which is the better stock, CEPF, MC and PIPR?

There is no single answer; it depends on what you are buying for. On the 12 head-to-head measures on this page, Piper Sandler Companies (PIPR) leads on 4. Business Quant does not give investment advice; use the comparison as a starting point for your own research.

Data from SEC filings, exchange prices and consensus estimates, via Business Quant. Percentile scores compare each company with its own peer group, so two companies' scores are each relative to different peers unless you rank against the whole market. Price returns exclude dividends. Nothing on this page is investment advice.