Allianz Technology Trust (ATT) Competitors

St. James's Place (LON:STJ) and Allianz Technology Trust (LON:ATT) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, risk, profitability, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Which has more risk & volatility, STJ or ATT?

St. James's Place has a beta of 1.23, meaning that its stock price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Allianz Technology Trust has a beta of 0.52, meaning that its stock price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor STJ or ATT?

In the previous week, Allianz Technology Trust had 1 more articles in the media than St. James's Place. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Allianz Technology Trust and 1 mentions for St. James's Place. Allianz Technology Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.42 beat St. James' Place's score of 0.00 indicating that Allianz Technology Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
St. James's Place	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Allianz Technology Trust	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of STJ or ATT?

79.6% of St. James's Place shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 31.7% of Allianz Technology Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of St. James's Place shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of Allianz Technology Trust shares are owned by 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.

Is STJ or ATT more profitable?

Allianz Technology Trust has a net margin of 98.24% compared to St. James' Place's net margin of -0.02%. Allianz Technology Trust's return on equity of 34.32% beat St. James' Place's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
St. James's Place	-0.02%	-0.63%	0.22%
Allianz Technology Trust	98.24%	34.32%	22.44%

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, STJ or ATT?

Allianz Technology Trust has lower revenue, but higher earnings than St. James's Place. St. James's Place is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Allianz Technology Trust, 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
St. James's Place	£26.27B	0.24	-£6.46M	-£1.19	-970.57
Allianz Technology Trust	£511.77M	3.37	£502.74M	£132.42	3.42

Do analysts prefer STJ or ATT?

St. James's Place currently has a consensus target price of GBX 1,295, indicating a potential upside of 11.83%. Given St. James' Place's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe St. James's Place is more favorable than Allianz Technology Trust.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
St. James's Place	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Allianz Technology Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

Allianz Technology Trust beats St. James's Place on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.