IP Group (IPO) Competitors GBX 56.60 -1.70 (-2.92%) As of 09/12/2025 12:43 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesBuy This Stock IPO vs. BUR, AJB, HVPE, TEM, JTC, CLDN, JAM, RAT, TRIG, and MRCShould you be buying IP Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of IP Group include Burford Capital (BUR), AJ Bell (AJB), HarbourVest Global Private Equity (HVPE), Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust (TEM), JTC (JTC), Caledonia Investments (CLDN), JPMorgan American (JAM), Rathbones Group (RAT), The Renewables Infrastructure Group (TRIG), and The Mercantile Investment Trust (MRC). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry. IP Group vs. Its Competitors Burford Capital AJ Bell HarbourVest Global Private Equity Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust JTC Caledonia Investments JPMorgan American Rathbones Group The Renewables Infrastructure Group The Mercantile Investment Trust Burford Capital (LON:BUR) and IP Group (LON:IPO) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation. Which has more risk & volatility, BUR or IPO? Burford Capital has a beta of 0.94, meaning that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, IP Group has a beta of 1.36, meaning that its stock price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is BUR or IPO more profitable? IP Group has a net margin of 106.78% compared to Burford Capital's net margin of 64.53%. Burford Capital's return on equity of 6.70% beat IP Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Burford Capital64.53% 6.70% 10.28% IP Group 106.78%-19.85%-10.50% Do analysts prefer BUR or IPO? Burford Capital presently has a consensus price target of GBX 1,600, indicating a potential upside of 68.69%. IP Group has a consensus price target of GBX 100, indicating a potential upside of 76.68%. Given IP Group's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe IP Group is more favorable than Burford Capital.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Burford Capital 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00IP Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has stronger valuation & earnings, BUR or IPO? Burford Capital has higher revenue and earnings than IP Group. IP Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Burford Capital, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBurford Capital£410.92M5.05£193.30M£55.9016.97IP Group-£179.50M-2.85-£209.94M-£0.20-283.43 Do institutionals & insiders believe in BUR or IPO? 44.3% of Burford Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 37.4% of IP Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.7% of Burford Capital shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of IP Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media prefer BUR or IPO? In the previous week, IP Group had 1 more articles in the media than Burford Capital. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for IP Group and 2 mentions for Burford Capital. Burford Capital's average media sentiment score of 0.19 beat IP Group's score of -0.28 indicating that Burford Capital is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Burford Capital 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral IP Group 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral SummaryBurford Capital beats IP Group on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks. Get IP Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for IPO and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart IPO vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricIP GroupAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£511.17M£1.43B£6.37B£2.58BDividend Yield2.46%4.58%4.31%5.30%P/E Ratio-283.434,757.921,776.555,410.88Price / Sales-2.851,965.451,350.7796,691.88Price / Cash2.5560.62127.4727.93Price / Book0.541.362.067.76Net Income-£209.94M£265.04M£1.23B£5.89B7 Day Performance-3.90%13.31%7.05%6.49%1 Month Performance-3.75%13.32%7.49%55.92%1 Year Performance20.75%8.46%30.86%147.82% IP Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)IPOIP Group1.8933 of 5 starsGBX 56.60-2.9%GBX 100+76.7%+23.0%£511.17M-£179.50M-283.4395News CoverageAnalyst ForecastBURBurford Capital2.8406 of 5 starsGBX 936-0.1%GBX 1,600+70.9%-4.0%£2.05B£410.92M16.74140AJBAJ Bell1.5067 of 5 starsGBX 504.19-0.4%GBX 501-0.6%+16.6%£2.04B£291.42M2,335.271,373Dividend IncreaseGap UpHVPEHarbourVest Global Private EquityN/AGBX 2,785flatN/A+19.1%£2.03B£218.77M1,016.42N/ATEMTempleton Emerging Markets Investment TrustN/AGBX 205.18+1.1%N/A+33.5%£2.00B£187.20M1,428.83N/ANews CoverageHigh Trading VolumeJTCJTC0.7593 of 5 starsGBX 1,170-0.7%GBX 1,208.33+3.3%+20.9%£1.99B£305.38M-26,351.351,603News CoverageCLDNCaledonia InvestmentsN/AGBX 372-0.5%N/A-89.2%£1.95B£104.10M3,066.7874Positive NewsJAMJPMorgan AmericanN/AGBX 1,074-0.2%N/A+11.9%£1.88B£84.18M2,430.41N/ANews CoverageRATRathbones Group2.5637 of 5 starsGBX 1,782-1.0%GBX 2,095.67+17.6%+1.5%£1.88B£897.60M3,015.233,500TRIGThe Renewables Infrastructure Group1.7724 of 5 starsGBX 75.80-1.9%GBX 100+31.9%-28.1%£1.82B-£210.60M-861.36N/AMRCThe Mercantile Investment TrustN/AGBX 248.50flatN/A+3.1%£1.78B£244.11M793.932,800News CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Burford Capital Competitors AJ Bell Competitors HarbourVest Global Private Equity Competitors Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust Competitors JTC Competitors Caledonia Investments Competitors JPMorgan American Competitors Rathbones Group Competitors The Renewables Infrastructure Group Competitors The Mercantile Investment Trust Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (LON:IPO) was last updated on 9/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhy Trump’s “Smart Dollar” could rewrite the rulesMUST SEE: Donald Trump's Radical Overhaul of the U.S. Dollar Congress just approved President Trump's lates...Stansberry Research | SponsoredTrump's Law S.1582: $21T Dollar Revolution ComingDo you have money in any of these banks? 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