Impax Asset Management Group (IPX) Competitors

Oakley Capital Investments (LON:OCI) and Impax Asset Management Group (LON:IPX) are both small-cap asset management industry companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment and dividends.

Does the media refer more to OCI or IPX?

In the previous week, Impax Asset Management Group had 5 more articles in the media than Oakley Capital Investments. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Impax Asset Management Group and 0 mentions for Oakley Capital Investments. Impax Asset Management Group's average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat Oakley Capital Investments' score of 0.00 indicating that Impax Asset Management Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Oakley Capital Investments	Neutral
Impax Asset Management Group	Positive

Do analysts prefer OCI or IPX?

Impax Asset Management Group has a consensus target price of GBX 262.50, suggesting a potential upside of 44.39%. Given Impax Asset Management Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Impax Asset Management Group is more favorable than Oakley Capital Investments.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Oakley Capital Investments	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Impax Asset Management Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more risk & volatility, OCI or IPX?

Oakley Capital Investments has a beta of 0.69, meaning that its share price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Impax Asset Management Group has a beta of 1.64, meaning that its share price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, OCI or IPX?

Oakley Capital Investments has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Impax Asset Management Group. Impax Asset Management Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Oakley Capital Investments, 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
Oakley Capital Investments	£61.48M	15.70	£88.03M	£0.17	3,300.29
Impax Asset Management Group	£160.42M	1.43	£39.55M	£0.24	760.67

Do insiders & institutionals believe in OCI or IPX?

25.6% of Oakley Capital Investments shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.4% of Impax Asset Management Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.5% of Oakley Capital Investments shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 41.2% of Impax Asset Management Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is OCI or IPX a better dividend stock?

Oakley Capital Investments pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.05 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Impax Asset Management Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Oakley Capital Investments pays out 26.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Impax Asset Management Group pays out 115.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Is OCI or IPX more profitable?

Oakley Capital Investments has a net margin of 88.84% compared to Impax Asset Management Group's net margin of 22.60%. Impax Asset Management Group's return on equity of 32.67% beat Oakley Capital Investments' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Oakley Capital Investments	88.84%	7.17%	4.33%
Impax Asset Management Group	22.60%	32.67%	20.72%

Summary

Impax Asset Management Group beats Oakley Capital Investments on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.