Quilter (QLT) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility & risk, QLT or PSH?

Quilter has a beta of 1.05, suggesting that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pershing Square has a beta of 0.97, suggesting that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is QLT or PSH a better dividend stock?

Quilter pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Pershing Square pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.57 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Quilter pays out -5,900.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Pershing Square pays out 9.0% 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. Quilter is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

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

45.6% of Quilter shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.9% of Pershing Square shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Quilter shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Pershing Square shares are held 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 QLT or PSH more profitable?

Pershing Square has a net margin of 75.97% compared to Quilter's net margin of 0.78%. Pershing Square's return on equity of 17.71% beat Quilter's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Quilter	0.78%	3.33%	0.21%
Pershing Square	75.97%	17.71%	11.83%

Do analysts rate QLT or PSH?

Quilter currently has a consensus price target of GBX 179.40, suggesting a potential upside of 10.40%. Given Quilter's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Quilter is more favorable than Pershing Square.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Quilter	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
Pershing Square	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, QLT or PSH?

Pershing Square has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Quilter. Quilter is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Pershing Square, 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
Quilter	£4.60B	0.49	£49.61M	-£0.00	-162,500.00
Pershing Square	£1.20B	7.04	£2.71B	£6.38	744.83

Does the media favor QLT or PSH?

In the previous week, Quilter and Quilter both had 2 articles in the media. Quilter's average media sentiment score of 0.49 beat Pershing Square's score of 0.00 indicating that Quilter is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Quilter	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Pershing Square	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Quilter beats Pershing Square on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.