Rathbones Group (RAT) Competitors

St. James's Place (LON:STJ) and Rathbones Group (LON:RAT) are both financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, earnings, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Does the media prefer STJ or RAT?

In the previous week, Rathbones Group had 4 more articles in the media than St. James's Place. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Rathbones Group and 6 mentions for St. James's Place. Rathbones Group's average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat St. James' Place's score of 0.52 indicating that Rathbones Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
St. James's Place	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Rathbones Group	5 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders believe in STJ or RAT?

77.8% of St. James's Place shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.6% of Rathbones Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of St. James's Place shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Rathbones Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, STJ or RAT?

Rathbones Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than St. James's Place. St. James's Place is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Rathbones 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
St. James's Place	£16.94B	0.41	-£6.46M	£0.94	1,405.09
Rathbones Group	£897.60M	2.18	£63.46M	£0.59	3,147.21

Do analysts rate STJ or RAT?

St. James's Place currently has a consensus target price of GBX 1,537, suggesting a potential upside of 16.00%. Rathbones Group has a consensus target price of GBX 2,095.67, suggesting a potential upside of 12.67%. Given St. James' Place's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe St. James's Place is more favorable than Rathbones Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
St. James's Place	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80
Rathbones Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Which has more volatility & risk, STJ or RAT?

St. James's Place has a beta of 1.23, indicating that its stock price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rathbones Group has a beta of 0.65, indicating that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is STJ or RAT more profitable?

Rathbones Group has a net margin of 7.25% compared to St. James' Place's net margin of -0.02%. Rathbones Group's return on equity of 4.66% beat St. James' Place's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
St. James's Place	-0.02%	-0.63%	0.22%
Rathbones Group	7.25%	4.66%	3.57%

Is STJ or RAT a better dividend stock?

St. James's Place pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Rathbones Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.93 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. St. James's Place pays out 19.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Rathbones Group pays out 157.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Summary

Rathbones Group beats St. James's Place on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.