Rathbones Group (RAT) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer RAT or STJ?

In the previous week, St. James's Place had 1 more articles in the media than Rathbones Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for St. James's Place and 1 mentions for Rathbones Group. St. James' Place's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Rathbones Group's score of 0.31 indicating that St. James's Place is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

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

61.6% of Rathbones Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.8% of St. James's Place shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Rathbones Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of St. James's Place shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate RAT or STJ?

Rathbones Group currently has a consensus price target of GBX 2,095.67, indicating a potential upside of 15.65%. St. James's Place has a consensus price target of GBX 1,485, indicating a potential upside of 18.85%. Given St. James' Place's stronger consensus rating and higher possible 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
Rathbones Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
St. James's Place	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, RAT or STJ?

Rathbones Group 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 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
Rathbones Group	£897.60M	2.13	£63.46M	£0.59	3,065.99
St. James's Place	£16.94B	0.39	-£6.46M	£0.94	1,325.03

Is RAT or STJ 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
Rathbones Group	7.25%	4.66%	3.57%
St. James's Place	-0.02%	-0.63%	0.22%

Is RAT or STJ a better dividend stock?

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 an annual dividend of GBX 0.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. 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. St. James's Place pays out 19.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Which has more volatility and risk, RAT or STJ?

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

Summary

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