Man Group (EMG) Competitors

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

Which has more risk & volatility, EMG or STJ?

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

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%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, EMG or STJ?

Man Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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
Man Group	£1.31B	1.53	£382.68M	£0.16	1,126.75
St. James's Place	£16.94B	0.38	-£6.46M	£0.94	1,310.18

Does the media prefer EMG or STJ?

In the previous week, Man Group had 4 more articles in the media than St. James's Place. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Man Group and 3 mentions for St. James's Place. Man Group's average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat St. James' Place's score of 0.64 indicating that Man Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Man Group	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
St. James's Place	0 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer EMG or STJ?

Man Group currently has a consensus price target of GBX 220.80, suggesting a potential upside of 24.82%. St. James's Place has a consensus price target of GBX 1,485, suggesting a potential upside of 20.19%. 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
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

Is EMG or STJ a better dividend stock?

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 an annual dividend of GBX 0.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. 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. St. James's Place pays out 19.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

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

56.0% of Man Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.8% of St. James's Place shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.8% of Man Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of St. James's Place 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.

Summary

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