Pollen Street Group (POLN) Competitors

Pollen Street Group (LON:POLN) and International Public Partnerships (LON:INPP) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership and dividends.

Does the media refer more to POLN or INPP?

In the previous week, Pollen Street Group had 5 more articles in the media than International Public Partnerships. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Pollen Street Group and 2 mentions for International Public Partnerships. Pollen Street Group's average media sentiment score of 0.54 beat International Public Partnerships' score of 0.50 indicating that Pollen Street Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Pollen Street Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
International Public Partnerships	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of POLN or INPP?

50.4% of Pollen Street Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 31.7% of International Public Partnerships shares are held by institutional investors. 19.1% of Pollen Street Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of International Public Partnerships shares are held by company 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.

Is POLN or INPP a better dividend stock?

Pollen Street Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. International Public Partnerships pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Pollen Street Group pays out 50.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. International Public Partnerships pays out 41,250.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Which has more volatility & risk, POLN or INPP?

Pollen Street Group has a beta of 0.22, indicating that its share price is 78% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, International Public Partnerships has a beta of 0.31, indicating that its share price is 69% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer POLN or INPP?

Pollen Street Group presently has a consensus target price of GBX 1,050, indicating a potential upside of 12.66%. Given Pollen Street Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Pollen Street Group is more favorable than International Public Partnerships.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pollen Street Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
International Public Partnerships	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is POLN or INPP more profitable?

Pollen Street Group has a net margin of 70.52% compared to International Public Partnerships' net margin of 52.68%. Pollen Street Group's return on equity of 7.94% beat International Public Partnerships' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pollen Street Group	70.52%	7.94%	5.32%
International Public Partnerships	52.68%	1.54%	0.63%

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, POLN or INPP?

Pollen Street Group has higher revenue and earnings than International Public Partnerships. Pollen Street Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than International Public Partnerships, 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
Pollen Street Group	£102.09M	5.49	£44.86M	£0.79	1,182.74
International Public Partnerships	£3.47M	641.55	£43.53M	£0.00	607,000.00

Summary

Pollen Street Group beats International Public Partnerships on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.