Does the media prefer PSH or PNL?

In the previous week, Pershing Square and Pershing Square both had 1 articles in the media. Personal Assets' average media sentiment score of 0.53 beat Pershing Square's score of 0.00 indicating that Personal Assets is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Pershing Square 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Personal Assets 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive

Do analysts rate PNL or STJ?

St. James's Place has a consensus price target of GBX 1,721.86, suggesting a potential upside of 65.40%. Given St. James' Place's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe St. James's Place is more favorable than Personal Assets. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Personal Assets 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 St. James's Place 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.71

Does the media prefer PNL or STJ?

In the previous week, St. James's Place had 1 more articles in the media than Personal Assets. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for St. James's Place and 1 mentions for Personal Assets. Personal Assets' average media sentiment score of 0.53 beat St. James' Place's score of -0.49 indicating that Personal Assets is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Personal Assets 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive St. James's Place 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral

Personal Assets (PNL) Competitors

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PNL vs. FCIT, PSH, ICP, SDRC, and STJ

Should you buy Personal Assets stock or one of its competitors? Personal Assets's main competitors and comparable companies include F&C Investment Trust (FCIT), Pershing Square (PSH), Intermediate Capital Group (ICP), Schroders (SDRC), and St. James's Place (STJ). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "asset management & custody banks" industry.

How does Personal Assets compare to F&C Investment Trust?

Personal Assets (LON:PNL) and F&C Investment Trust (LON:FCIT) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation and dividends.

F&C Investment Trust has a net margin of 103.67% compared to Personal Assets' net margin of 71.98%. F&C Investment Trust's return on equity of 22.14% beat Personal Assets' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Personal Assets	71.98%	6.04%	1.96%
F&C Investment Trust	103.67%	22.14%	10.80%

In the previous week, Personal Assets had 1 more articles in the media than F&C Investment Trust. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Personal Assets and 0 mentions for F&C Investment Trust. Personal Assets' average media sentiment score of 0.53 beat F&C Investment Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that Personal Assets is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Personal Assets	Positive
F&C Investment Trust	Neutral

Personal Assets has a beta of 0.337, indicating that its share price is 66% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, F&C Investment Trust has a beta of 0.736, indicating that its share price is 26% less volatile than the broader market.

F&C Investment Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Personal Assets. F&C Investment Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Personal Assets, 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
Personal Assets	£105.16M	15.78	£124.81M	£32.48	16.59
F&C Investment Trust	£1.46B	4.44	£935.32M	£75.80	4.58

0.1% of Personal Assets shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.2% of F&C Investment Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Personal Assets shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of F&C Investment Trust shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Personal Assets pays an annual dividend of GBX 5.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. F&C Investment Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 4.19 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Personal Assets pays out 17.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. F&C Investment Trust pays out 5.5% 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. F&C Investment Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

F&C Investment Trust beats Personal Assets on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Personal Assets compare to Pershing Square?

Pershing Square (LON:PSH) and Personal Assets (LON:PNL) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, earnings and risk.

5.8% of Pershing Square shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.1% of Personal Assets shares are held by institutional investors. 1.3% of Pershing Square shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Personal Assets shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Pershing Square and Pershing Square both had 1 articles in the media. Personal Assets' average media sentiment score of 0.53 beat Pershing Square's score of 0.00 indicating that Personal Assets is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Pershing Square	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Personal Assets	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Pershing Square has a net margin of 97.16% compared to Personal Assets' net margin of 71.98%. Personal Assets' return on equity of 6.04% beat Pershing Square's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pershing Square	97.16%	-2.59%	11.83%
Personal Assets	71.98%	6.04%	1.96%

Pershing Square has a beta of 0.842, meaning that its stock price is 16% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Personal Assets has a beta of 0.337, meaning that its stock price is 66% less volatile than the broader market.

Pershing Square has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Personal Assets. Pershing Square is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Personal Assets, 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
Pershing Square	-£1.26B	-5.09	£2.71B	-£752.00	N/A
Personal Assets	£105.16M	15.78	£124.81M	£32.48	16.59

Pershing Square pays an annual dividend of GBX 69.66 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Personal Assets pays an annual dividend of GBX 5.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Pershing Square pays out -9.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Personal Assets pays out 17.2% 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. Pershing Square is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Pershing Square beats Personal Assets on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Personal Assets compare to Intermediate Capital Group?

Intermediate Capital Group (LON:ICP) and Personal Assets (LON:PNL) are both finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends and earnings.

Intermediate Capital Group has higher revenue and earnings than Personal Assets. Intermediate Capital Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Personal Assets, 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
Intermediate Capital Group	£831.60M	0.00	£409.10M	£0.77	N/A
Personal Assets	£105.16M	15.78	£124.81M	£32.48	16.59

Personal Assets has a net margin of 71.98% compared to Intermediate Capital Group's net margin of 56.78%. Intermediate Capital Group's return on equity of 20.09% beat Personal Assets' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Intermediate Capital Group	56.78%	20.09%	4.57%
Personal Assets	71.98%	6.04%	1.96%

70.4% of Intermediate Capital Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.1% of Personal Assets shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Intermediate Capital Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Personal Assets shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Personal Assets had 1 more articles in the media than Intermediate Capital Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Personal Assets and 0 mentions for Intermediate Capital Group. Personal Assets' average media sentiment score of 0.53 beat Intermediate Capital Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Personal Assets is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Intermediate Capital Group	Neutral
Personal Assets	Positive

Intermediate Capital Group has a beta of 1.9, suggesting that its stock price is 90% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Personal Assets has a beta of 0.337, suggesting that its stock price is 66% less volatile than the broader market.

Intermediate Capital Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 78 per share. Personal Assets pays an annual dividend of GBX 5.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. 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. Personal Assets pays out 17.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Personal Assets is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Intermediate Capital Group beats Personal Assets on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Personal Assets compare to Schroders?

Personal Assets (LON:PNL) and Schroders (LON:SDRC) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership and risk.

Personal Assets has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Schroders. Schroders is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Personal Assets, 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
Personal Assets	£105.16M	15.78	£124.81M	£32.48	16.59
Schroders	£3.14B	0.00	N/A	£2.02	N/A

In the previous week, Personal Assets had 1 more articles in the media than Schroders. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Personal Assets and 0 mentions for Schroders. Personal Assets' average media sentiment score of 0.53 beat Schroders' score of 0.00 indicating that Personal Assets is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Personal Assets	Positive
Schroders	Neutral

Personal Assets pays an annual dividend of GBX 5.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Schroders pays an annual dividend of GBX 1.22 per share. Personal Assets pays out 17.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Schroders pays out 60.4% 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. Personal Assets is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

0.1% of Personal Assets shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Personal Assets shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Personal Assets has a net margin of 71.98% compared to Schroders' net margin of 0.00%. Personal Assets' return on equity of 6.04% beat Schroders' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Personal Assets	71.98%	6.04%	1.96%
Schroders	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Personal Assets beats Schroders on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Personal Assets compare to St. James's Place?

Personal Assets (LON:PNL) and St. James's Place (LON:STJ) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, dividends, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Personal Assets has a net margin of 71.98% compared to St. James' Place's net margin of 1.25%. St. James' Place's return on equity of 37.02% beat Personal Assets' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Personal Assets	71.98%	6.04%	1.96%
St. James's Place	1.25%	37.02%	0.22%

In the previous week, St. James's Place had 1 more articles in the media than Personal Assets. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for St. James's Place and 1 mentions for Personal Assets. Personal Assets' average media sentiment score of 0.53 beat St. James' Place's score of -0.49 indicating that Personal Assets is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Personal Assets	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
St. James's Place	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Personal Assets has higher earnings, but lower revenue than St. James's Place. St. James's Place is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Personal Assets, 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
Personal Assets	£105.16M	15.78	£124.81M	£32.48	16.59
St. James's Place	£44.81B	0.12	-£6.46M	£106.60	9.77

St. James's Place has a consensus price target of GBX 1,721.86, suggesting a potential upside of 65.40%. Given St. James' Place's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe St. James's Place is more favorable than Personal Assets.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Personal Assets	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
St. James's Place	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

0.1% of Personal Assets shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.8% of St. James's Place shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Personal Assets shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of St. James's Place shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Personal Assets has a beta of 0.337, indicating that its share price is 66% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, St. James's Place has a beta of 1.011, indicating that its share price is 1% more volatile than the broader market.

Personal Assets pays an annual dividend of GBX 5.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. St. James's Place pays an annual dividend of GBX 18 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Personal Assets pays out 17.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. St. James's Place pays out 16.9% 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. St. James's Place is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

St. James's Place beats Personal Assets on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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.

PNL vs. The Competition

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Metric	Personal Assets	Capital Markets Industry	Finance Sector	LON Exchange
Market Cap	£1.65B	£5.15B	£13.32B	£2.80B
Dividend Yield	1.04%	7.55%	6.03%	6.18%
P/E Ratio	16.53	29.40	24.49	366.17
Price / Sales	15.72	1,241.57	504.04	89,425.29
Price / Cash	37.46	47.77	47.45	27.89
Price / Book	1.11	3.49	2.70	6.83
Net Income	£124.81M	£417.69M	£1.32B	£5.89B
7 Day Performance	-1.47%	-0.74%	-1.04%	-0.75%
1 Month Performance	-2.19%	5.22%	1.00%	16.84%
1 Year Performance	2.48%	3.31%	8.15%	16.40%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
PNL Personal Assets	N/A	GBX 537 flat	N/A	+2.5%	£1.65B	£105.16M	16.53	N/A	News Coverage
FCIT F&C Investment Trust	N/A	GBX 343.20 -0.5%	N/A	+14.7%	£6.43B	£1.46B	4.53	N/A
PSH Pershing Square	N/A	GBX 3,622 -1.0%	N/A	-20.6%	£6.38B	-£1.26B	N/A	N/A	High Trading Volume
ICP Intermediate Capital Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	£6.24B	£831.60M	2,787.76	579
SDRC Schroders	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	£6.12B	£3.14B	1,071.78	5,750	High Trading Volume

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Personal Assets (PNL) Competitors

PNL vs. FCIT, PSH, ICP, SDRC, and STJ

How does Personal Assets compare to F&C Investment Trust?

Is PNL or FCIT more profitable?

Does the media favor PNL or FCIT?

Which has more risk and volatility, PNL or FCIT?

Which has better earnings and valuation, PNL or FCIT?

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of PNL or FCIT?

Is PNL or FCIT a better dividend stock?

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How does Personal Assets compare to Pershing Square?

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in PSH or PNL?

Does the media prefer PSH or PNL?

Is PSH or PNL more profitable?

Which has more volatility & risk, PSH or PNL?

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, PSH or PNL?

Is PSH or PNL a better dividend stock?

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How does Personal Assets compare to Intermediate Capital Group?

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, ICP or PNL?

Is ICP or PNL more profitable?

Do insiders and institutionals believe in ICP or PNL?

Does the media favor ICP or PNL?

Which has more risk & volatility, ICP or PNL?

Is ICP or PNL a better dividend stock?

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How does Personal Assets compare to Schroders?

Which has higher earnings and valuation, PNL or SDRC?

Does the media favor PNL or SDRC?

Is PNL or SDRC a better dividend stock?

Do institutionals & insiders believe in PNL or SDRC?

Is PNL or SDRC more profitable?

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How does Personal Assets compare to St. James's Place?

Is PNL or STJ more profitable?

Does the media prefer PNL or STJ?

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, PNL or STJ?

Do analysts rate PNL or STJ?

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in PNL or STJ?

Which has more volatility & risk, PNL or STJ?

Is PNL or STJ a better dividend stock?

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