Alpha Group International (ALPH) Competitors

Alpha Group International (LON:ALPH) and Investec Group (LON:INVP) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership and dividends.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, ALPH or INVP?

Investec Group has higher revenue and earnings than Alpha Group International. Investec Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alpha Group International, 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
Alpha Group International	£135.60M	13.03	£93.55M	£2.12	1,972.13
Investec Group	£2.11B	2.28	£552.58M	£0.70	762.45

Which has more volatility and risk, ALPH or INVP?

Alpha Group International has a beta of 1.71, indicating that its stock price is 71% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Investec Group has a beta of 1.05, indicating that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to ALPH or INVP?

In the previous week, Investec Group had 3 more articles in the media than Alpha Group International. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Investec Group and 0 mentions for Alpha Group International. Investec Group's average media sentiment score of 0.58 beat Alpha Group International's score of 0.00 indicating that Investec Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Alpha Group International	Neutral
Investec Group	Positive

Is ALPH or INVP a better dividend stock?

Alpha Group International pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.17 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Investec Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Alpha Group International pays out 7.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Investec Group pays out 50.5% 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 rate ALPH or INVP?

Investec Group has a consensus target price of GBX 660, indicating a potential upside of 23.13%. Given Investec Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Investec Group is more favorable than Alpha Group International.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Alpha Group International	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Investec Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is ALPH or INVP more profitable?

Alpha Group International has a net margin of 47.11% compared to Investec Group's net margin of 43.98%. Alpha Group International's return on equity of 41.96% beat Investec Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Alpha Group International	47.11%	41.96%	21.81%
Investec Group	43.98%	11.67%	1.14%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in ALPH or INVP?

46.3% of Alpha Group International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 54.4% of Investec Group shares are held by institutional investors. 18.8% of Alpha Group International shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Investec Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Alpha Group International and Investec Group tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.