Petershill Partners (PHLL) Competitors

Petershill Partners (LON:PHLL) and Pershing Square (LON:PSH) are both mid-cap financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings and profitability.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of PHLL or PSH?

89.3% of Petershill Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.6% of Pershing Square shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Petershill Partners shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Pershing Square shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor PHLL or PSH?

In the previous week, Pershing Square had 2 more articles in the media than Petershill Partners. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Pershing Square and 1 mentions for Petershill Partners. Petershill Partners' average media sentiment score of 0.55 beat Pershing Square's score of 0.00 indicating that Petershill Partners is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Petershill Partners	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Pershing Square	0 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is PHLL or PSH more profitable?

Pershing Square has a net margin of 75.97% compared to Petershill Partners' net margin of 59.57%. Pershing Square's return on equity of 17.71% beat Petershill Partners' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Petershill Partners	59.57%	7.17%	5.95%
Pershing Square	75.97%	17.71%	11.83%

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, PHLL or PSH?

Pershing Square has higher revenue and earnings than Petershill Partners. Pershing Square is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Petershill Partners, 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
Petershill Partners	£706.00M	4.55	£420.55M	£24.65	9.60
Pershing Square	£3.57B	2.69	£2.71B	£953.80	4.40

Which has more volatility & risk, PHLL or PSH?

Petershill Partners has a beta of 0.59, meaning that its share price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pershing Square has a beta of 0.97, meaning that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is PHLL or PSH a better dividend stock?

Petershill Partners pays an annual dividend of GBX 12 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. Pershing Square pays an annual dividend of GBX 46 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Petershill Partners pays out 48.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Pershing Square pays out 4.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Do analysts prefer PHLL or PSH?

Petershill Partners currently has a consensus price target of GBX 296.67, suggesting a potential upside of 25.44%. Given Petershill Partners' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Petershill Partners is more favorable than Pershing Square.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Petershill Partners	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Pershing Square	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

Pershing Square beats Petershill Partners on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.