HarbourVest Global Private Equity (HVPE) Competitors

HarbourVest Global Private Equity (LON:HVPE) and St. James's Place (LON:STJ) are both mid-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, profitability, dividends, earnings and media sentiment.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, HVPE or STJ?

HarbourVest Global Private Equity 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 HarbourVest Global Private Equity, 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
HarbourVest Global Private Equity	£32.28M	77.28	£12.26M	£10.63	253.80
St. James's Place	£26.27B	0.24	-£6.46M	-£1.19	-991.52

Is HVPE or STJ more profitable?

HarbourVest Global Private Equity has a net margin of 37.99% compared to St. James' Place's net margin of -0.02%. HarbourVest Global Private Equity's return on equity of 0.26% beat St. James' Place's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
HarbourVest Global Private Equity	37.99%	0.26%	2.14%
St. James's Place	-0.02%	-0.63%	0.22%

Which has more volatility & risk, HVPE or STJ?

HarbourVest Global Private Equity has a beta of 0.62, suggesting that its share price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, St. James's Place has a beta of 1.23, suggesting that its share price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to HVPE or STJ?

In the previous week, HarbourVest Global Private Equity and HarbourVest Global Private Equity both had 2 articles in the media. HarbourVest Global Private Equity's average media sentiment score of 0.29 beat St. James' Place's score of -0.24 indicating that HarbourVest Global Private Equity is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
HarbourVest Global Private Equity	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
St. James's Place	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts rate HVPE or STJ?

St. James's Place has a consensus price target of GBX 1,295, indicating a potential upside of 9.47%. Given St. James' Place's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe St. James's Place is more favorable than HarbourVest Global Private Equity.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
HarbourVest Global Private Equity	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
St. James's Place	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Do insiders and institutionals believe in HVPE or STJ?

21.0% of HarbourVest Global Private Equity shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.6% of St. James's Place shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of HarbourVest Global Private Equity shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% 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 stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

HarbourVest Global Private Equity beats St. James's Place on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.