Man Group (EMG) Competitors

Man Group (LON:EMG) and St. James's Place (LON:STJ) are both mid-cap financial services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, earnings and dividends.

Which has more volatility & risk, EMG or STJ?

Man Group has a beta of 0.71, suggesting that its stock price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, St. James's Place has a beta of 1.23, suggesting that its stock price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to EMG or STJ?

In the previous week, St. James's Place had 3 more articles in the media than Man Group. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for St. James's Place and 3 mentions for Man Group. St. James' Place's average media sentiment score of 0.60 beat Man Group's score of 0.02 indicating that St. James's Place is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Man Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
St. James's Place	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 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 EMG or STJ?

28.8% of Man Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.6% of St. James's Place shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Man Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of St. James's Place shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, EMG or STJ?

Man Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than St. James's Place. St. James's Place is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Man Group, 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
Man Group	£1.69B	1.37	£382.68M	£21.20	7.61
St. James's Place	£26.27B	0.27	-£6.46M	-£1.19	-1,087.49

Is EMG or STJ a better dividend stock?

Man Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 13 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.1%. St. James's Place pays an annual dividend of GBX 14 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Man Group pays out 61.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. St. James's Place pays out -1,173.4% 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.

Is EMG or STJ more profitable?

Man Group has a net margin of 22.58% compared to St. James' Place's net margin of -0.02%. Man Group's return on equity of 19.64% beat St. James' Place's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Man Group	22.58%	19.64%	4.61%
St. James's Place	-0.02%	-0.63%	0.22%

Do analysts recommend EMG or STJ?

Man Group presently has a consensus target price of GBX 218.80, suggesting a potential upside of 35.69%. St. James's Place has a consensus target price of GBX 1,485, suggesting a potential upside of 14.45%. Given Man Group's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Man Group is more favorable than St. James's Place.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Man Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
St. James's Place	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

Summary

Man Group beats St. James's Place on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.