AJ Bell (AJB) Competitors

Pershing Square (LON:PSH) and AJ Bell (LON:AJB) are both mid-cap financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Which has better earnings and valuation, PSH or AJB?

Pershing Square has higher revenue and earnings than AJ Bell. Pershing Square is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AJ Bell, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Pershing Square	£1.20B	6.94	£2.71B	£6.38	734.48
AJ Bell	£291.42M	7.17	£81.11M	£0.22	2,387.68

Does the media favor PSH or AJB?

In the previous week, Pershing Square had 4 more articles in the media than AJ Bell. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Pershing Square and 2 mentions for AJ Bell. Pershing Square's average media sentiment score of 0.81 beat AJ Bell's score of 0.75 indicating that Pershing Square is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Pershing Square	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
AJ Bell	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of PSH or AJB?

8.9% of Pershing Square shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.4% of AJ Bell shares are held by institutional investors. 1.3% of Pershing Square shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 23.7% of AJ Bell shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is PSH or AJB a better dividend stock?

Pershing Square pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.57 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. AJ Bell pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.13 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Pershing Square pays out 9.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. AJ Bell pays out 57.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Do analysts prefer PSH or AJB?

AJ Bell has a consensus price target of GBX 501, indicating a potential downside of 2.81%. Given AJ Bell's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe AJ Bell is more favorable than Pershing Square.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pershing Square	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
AJ Bell	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20

Which has more risk & volatility, PSH or AJB?

Pershing Square has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AJ Bell has a beta of 0.99, indicating that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is PSH or AJB more profitable?

Pershing Square has a net margin of 75.97% compared to AJ Bell's net margin of 33.14%. AJ Bell's return on equity of 42.30% beat Pershing Square's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pershing Square	75.97%	17.71%	11.83%
AJ Bell	33.14%	42.30%	36.07%

Summary

AJ Bell beats Pershing Square on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.