Princess Private Equity (PEY) Competitors

Princess Private Equity (LON:PEY) and Bridgepoint Group (LON:BPT) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends and media sentiment.

Do analysts recommend PEY or BPT?

Bridgepoint Group has a consensus price target of GBX 359.33, indicating a potential upside of 12.06%. Given Bridgepoint Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Bridgepoint Group is more favorable than Princess Private Equity.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Princess Private Equity	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Bridgepoint Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of PEY or BPT?

34.3% of Princess Private Equity shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.4% of Bridgepoint Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 14.3% of Princess Private Equity shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 20.0% of Bridgepoint 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.

Which has more volatility and risk, PEY or BPT?

Princess Private Equity has a beta of 0.44, indicating that its stock price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bridgepoint Group has a beta of 1.72, indicating that its stock price is 72% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor PEY or BPT?

In the previous week, Bridgepoint Group had 2 more articles in the media than Princess Private Equity. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Bridgepoint Group and 0 mentions for Princess Private Equity. Bridgepoint Group's average media sentiment score of 0.32 beat Princess Private Equity's score of 0.00 indicating that Bridgepoint Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Princess Private Equity	Neutral
Bridgepoint Group	Neutral

Which has better valuation and earnings, PEY or BPT?

Princess Private Equity has higher revenue and earnings than Bridgepoint Group. Princess Private Equity is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bridgepoint Group, 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
Princess Private Equity	£5.19B	0.13	£2.29B	£0.33	29.47
Bridgepoint Group	£272.35M	9.72	£45.58M	£5.50	58.25

Is PEY or BPT a better dividend stock?

Princess Private Equity pays an annual dividend of GBX 72 per share and has a dividend yield of 739.2%. Bridgepoint Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 9 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Princess Private Equity pays out 21,785.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Bridgepoint Group pays out 163.5% 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 PEY or BPT more profitable?

Princess Private Equity has a net margin of 44.00% compared to Bridgepoint Group's net margin of 16.74%. Bridgepoint Group's return on equity of 6.10% beat Princess Private Equity's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Princess Private Equity	44.00%	2.34%	1.72%
Bridgepoint Group	16.74%	6.10%	3.47%

Summary

Bridgepoint Group beats Princess Private Equity on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.