Allianz Technology Trust (ATT) Competitors

Allianz Technology Trust (LON:ATT) and AJ Bell (LON:AJB) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, risk, profitability and community ranking.

Is ATT or AJB more profitable?

Allianz Technology Trust has a net margin of 97.68% compared to AJ Bell's net margin of 31.40%. AJ Bell's return on equity of 45.57% beat Allianz Technology Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Allianz Technology Trust	97.68%	37.22%	23.32%
AJ Bell	31.40%	45.57%	34.13%

Do analysts recommend ATT or AJB?

AJ Bell has a consensus price target of GBX 400, indicating a potential upside of 33.33%. Given AJ Bell's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe AJ Bell is more favorable than Allianz Technology Trust.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Allianz Technology Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
AJ Bell	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Does the media refer more to ATT or AJB?

In the previous week, AJ Bell had 8 more articles in the media than Allianz Technology Trust. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for AJ Bell and 1 mentions for Allianz Technology Trust. Allianz Technology Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.66 beat AJ Bell's score of 0.30 indicating that Allianz Technology Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Allianz Technology Trust	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
AJ Bell	2 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ATT or AJB?

Allianz Technology Trust received 43 more outperform votes than AJ Bell when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.95% of users gave Allianz Technology Trust an outperform vote while only 43.37% of users gave AJ Bell an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Allianz Technology Trust	Outperform Votes 79 66.95%	Underperform Votes 39 33.05%
AJ Bell	Outperform Votes 36 43.37%	Underperform Votes 47 56.63%

Which has more volatility and risk, ATT or AJB?

Allianz Technology Trust has a beta of 0.59, indicating that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AJ Bell has a beta of 0.9, indicating that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better earnings and valuation, ATT or AJB?

Allianz Technology Trust has higher revenue and earnings than AJ Bell. Allianz Technology Trust 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
Allianz Technology Trust	£430.17M	2.72	£420.20M	£1.06	319.81
AJ Bell	£217.28M	5.69	£68.22M	£0.17	1,764.71

Do institutionals and insiders believe in ATT or AJB?

32.1% of Allianz Technology Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.4% of AJ Bell shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.0% of Allianz Technology Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 33.2% of AJ Bell shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

AJ Bell beats Allianz Technology Trust on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.