International Public Partnerships (INPP) Competitors

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

Do analysts recommend STJ or INPP?

St. James's Place presently has a consensus target price of GBX 1,485, suggesting a potential upside of 14.67%. Given St. James' Place's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research 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
St. James's Place	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
International Public Partnerships	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the media refer more to STJ or INPP?

In the previous week, St. James's Place had 7 more articles in the media than International Public Partnerships. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for St. James's Place and 1 mentions for International Public Partnerships. St. James' Place's average media sentiment score of 0.58 beat International Public Partnerships' score of 0.28 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)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
International Public Partnerships	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is STJ or INPP 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
St. James's Place	-0.02%	-0.63%	0.22%
International Public Partnerships	52.68%	1.54%	0.63%

Is STJ or INPP a better dividend stock?

St. James's Place pays an annual dividend of GBX 14 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. International Public Partnerships pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.5%. St. James's Place pays out -1,173.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. International Public Partnerships pays out 345.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Which has more volatility and risk, STJ or INPP?

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, International Public Partnerships has a beta of 0.31, indicating that its stock price is 69% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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

79.6% of St. James's Place shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 37.5% of International Public Partnerships shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of St. James's Place shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of International Public Partnerships shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, STJ or INPP?

International Public Partnerships has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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
St. James's Place	£26.27B	0.27	-£6.46M	-£1.19	-1,085.39
International Public Partnerships	£82.63M	27.84	£43.53M	£2.32	52.93

Summary

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