EMG vs. PSH, SDR, ICP, SDRC, HL, FCIT, MNG, PCT, ATST, and UKW
Should you be buying Man Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Man Group include Pershing Square (PSH), Schroders (SDR), Intermediate Capital Group (ICP), Schroders (SDRC), Hargreaves Lansdown (HL), F&C Investment Trust (FCIT), M&G (MNG), Polar Capital Technology Trust (PCT), Alliance Trust (ATST), and Greencoat UK Wind (UKW). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry.
Man Group (LON:EMG) and Pershing Square (LON:PSH) are both mid-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, community ranking, valuation and profitability.
Pershing Square has a net margin of 79.14% compared to Man Group's net margin of 20.03%. Pershing Square's return on equity of 22.66% beat Man Group's return on equity.
In the previous week, Man Group had 2 more articles in the media than Pershing Square. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Man Group and 0 mentions for Pershing Square. Pershing Square's average media sentiment score of 1.97 beat Man Group's score of 0.80 indicating that Pershing Square is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Pershing Square has higher revenue and earnings than Man Group. Pershing Square is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Man Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Man Group currently has a consensus price target of GBX 314.33, indicating a potential upside of 24.05%. Given Man Group's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Man Group is more favorable than Pershing Square.
Man Group has a beta of 0.74, suggesting that its share price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pershing Square has a beta of 0.97, suggesting that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Man Group received 832 more outperform votes than Pershing Square when rated by MarketBeat users.
Man Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 13 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. Pershing Square pays an annual dividend of GBX 46 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Man Group pays out 8,666.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Pershing Square pays out 436.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
29.3% of Man Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.6% of Pershing Square shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Man Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Pershing Square shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Pershing Square beats Man Group on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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