Brunner (BUT) Competitors

International Public Partnerships (LON:INPP) and Brunner (LON:BUT) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, community ranking and institutional ownership.

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in INPP or BUT?

37.5% of International Public Partnerships shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.4% of Brunner shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of International Public Partnerships shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 32.0% of Brunner shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor INPP or BUT?

Brunner received 53 more outperform votes than International Public Partnerships when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.29% of users gave Brunner an outperform vote while only 64.29% of users gave International Public Partnerships an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
International Public Partnerships	Outperform Votes 63 64.29%	Underperform Votes 35 35.71%
Brunner	Outperform Votes 116 66.29%	Underperform Votes 59 33.71%

Which has more risk & volatility, INPP or BUT?

International Public Partnerships has a beta of 0.31, indicating that its stock price is 69% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brunner has a beta of 0.67, indicating that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is INPP or BUT more profitable?

Brunner has a net margin of 94.54% compared to International Public Partnerships' net margin of 52.68%. Brunner's return on equity of 18.49% beat International Public Partnerships' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
International Public Partnerships	52.68%	1.54%	0.63%
Brunner	94.54%	18.49%	11.63%

Is INPP or BUT a better dividend stock?

International Public Partnerships pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.2%. Brunner pays an annual dividend of GBX 23 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. International Public Partnerships pays out 345.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Brunner pays out 9.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Does the media prefer INPP or BUT?

In the previous week, Brunner had 1 more articles in the media than International Public Partnerships. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Brunner and 0 mentions for International Public Partnerships. Brunner's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat International Public Partnerships' score of 0.12 indicating that Brunner is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
International Public Partnerships	Neutral
Brunner	Positive

Which has better earnings and valuation, INPP or BUT?

Brunner has higher revenue and earnings than International Public Partnerships. Brunner is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than International Public Partnerships, 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
International Public Partnerships	£82.63M	25.24	£43.53M	£2.32	47.98
Brunner	£111.40M	5.19	£105.32M	£241.42	5.51

Summary

Brunner beats International Public Partnerships on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.