International Public Partnerships (INPP) Competitors

International Public Partnerships (LON:INPP) and Intermediate Capital Group (LON:ICP) are both mid-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, media sentiment, community ranking, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership and dividends.

Which has more risk and volatility, INPP or ICP?

International Public Partnerships has a beta of 0.31, indicating that its stock price is 69% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Intermediate Capital Group has a beta of 1.9, indicating that its stock price is 90% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is INPP or ICP more profitable?

Intermediate Capital Group has a net margin of 56.78% compared to International Public Partnerships' net margin of 52.68%. Intermediate Capital Group's return on equity of 20.09% beat International Public Partnerships' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
International Public Partnerships	52.68%	1.54%	0.63%
Intermediate Capital Group	56.78%	20.09%	4.57%

Is INPP or ICP a better dividend stock?

International Public Partnerships pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.5%. Intermediate Capital Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 78 per share. 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. Intermediate Capital Group pays out 10,129.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. International Public Partnerships is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, INPP or ICP?

Intermediate Capital Group has higher revenue and earnings than International Public Partnerships. Intermediate Capital Group 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	£82.63M	27.97	£43.53M	£2.32	53.17
Intermediate Capital Group	£831.60M	0.00	£409.10M	£0.77	N/A

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer INPP or ICP?

Intermediate Capital Group received 335 more outperform votes than International Public Partnerships when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.44% of users gave Intermediate Capital Group an outperform vote while only 64.29% of users gave International Public Partnerships an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
International Public Partnerships	Outperform Votes 63 64.29%	Underperform Votes 35 35.71%
Intermediate Capital Group	Outperform Votes 398 70.44%	Underperform Votes 167 29.56%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in INPP or ICP?

37.5% of International Public Partnerships shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.4% of Intermediate Capital Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of International Public Partnerships shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Intermediate Capital Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor INPP or ICP?

In the previous week, International Public Partnerships had 2 more articles in the media than Intermediate Capital Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for International Public Partnerships and 0 mentions for Intermediate Capital Group. International Public Partnerships' average media sentiment score of 0.54 beat Intermediate Capital Group's score of 0.00 indicating that International Public Partnerships is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
International Public Partnerships	Positive
Intermediate Capital Group	Neutral

Summary

Intermediate Capital Group beats International Public Partnerships on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.