Man Group (EMG) Competitors

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

Do analysts recommend STJ or EMG?

St. James's Place presently has a consensus price target of GBX 1,485, indicating a potential upside of 22.27%. Man Group has a consensus price target of GBX 220.80, indicating a potential upside of 38.87%. Given Man Group's higher possible upside, 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
St. James's Place	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
Man Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Is STJ or EMG 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
St. James's Place	-0.02%	-0.63%	0.22%
Man Group	22.58%	19.64%	4.61%

Does the media refer more to STJ or EMG?

In the previous week, Man Group had 5 more articles in the media than St. James's Place. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Man Group and 1 mentions for St. James's Place. St. James' Place's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Man Group's score of 0.81 indicating that St. James's Place is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
St. James's Place	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Man Group	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, STJ or EMG?

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

Which has better valuation & earnings, STJ or EMG?

Man Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than St. James's Place. Man Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than St. James's Place, 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	£16.94B	0.38	-£6.46M	£0.94	1,287.90
Man Group	£1.31B	1.38	£382.68M	£0.16	1,012.74

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

77.8% of St. James's Place shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.0% of Man Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of St. James's Place shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.8% of Man Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is STJ or EMG a better dividend stock?

St. James's Place pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Man Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.17 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. St. James's Place pays out 19.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Man Group pays out 109.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Summary

St. James's Place and Man Group tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.