International Public Partnerships (INPP) Competitors

International Public Partnerships (LON:INPP) 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 companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment, dividends, risk, profitability and institutional ownership.

Is INPP or STJ more profitable?

International Public Partnerships has a net margin of 52.68% compared to St. James' Place's net margin of -0.02%. International Public Partnerships' return on equity of 1.54% beat St. James' Place's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
International Public Partnerships	52.68%	1.54%	0.63%
St. James's Place	-0.02%	-0.63%	0.22%

Which has better earnings and valuation, INPP or STJ?

International Public Partnerships 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 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	£3.47M	630.02	£43.53M	£0.00	594,000.00
St. James's Place	£16.94B	0.38	-£6.46M	£0.94	1,303.29

Which has more volatility & risk, INPP or STJ?

International Public Partnerships has a beta of 0.31, suggesting that its share price is 69% 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.

Is INPP or STJ a better dividend stock?

International Public Partnerships pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.08 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%. International Public Partnerships pays out 41,250.0% 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 analysts prefer INPP or STJ?

St. James's Place has a consensus price target of GBX 1,485, indicating a potential upside of 20.83%. Given St. James' Place's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe St. James's Place is more favorable than International Public Partnerships.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
International Public Partnerships	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)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

Does the media favor INPP or STJ?

In the previous week, International Public Partnerships had 2 more articles in the media than St. James's Place. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for International Public Partnerships and 1 mentions for St. James's Place. St. James' Place's average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat International Public Partnerships' score of 0.73 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
International Public Partnerships	0 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
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

Do institutionals and insiders believe in INPP or STJ?

31.7% of International Public Partnerships shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.8% of St. James's Place shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of International Public Partnerships shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of St. James's Place shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

St. James's Place beats International Public Partnerships on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.