RICA vs. ATST, ABDN, 3IN, PHLL, JGGI, RCP, BUR, BPT, MNKS, and EMG
Should you be buying Ruffer Investment stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ruffer Investment include Alliance Trust (ATST), abrdn (ABDN), 3i Infrastructure (3IN), Petershill Partners (PHLL), JPMorgan Global Growth & Income (JGGI), RIT Capital Partners (RCP), Burford Capital (BUR), Bridgepoint Group (BPT), Monks (MNKS), and Man Group (EMG). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry.
Ruffer Investment vs. Its Competitors
Alliance Trust (LON:ATST) and Ruffer Investment (LON:RICA) are both financial services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, earnings, risk, valuation, institutional ownership and profitability.
Alliance Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 26 per share. Ruffer Investment pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Alliance Trust pays out 1,226.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Ruffer Investment pays out 181.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Ruffer Investment is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
In the previous week, Alliance Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Ruffer Investment'saverage media sentiment score.
Alliance Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Ruffer Investment. Alliance Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ruffer Investment, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
6.9% of Alliance Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.3% of Ruffer Investment shares are held by institutional investors. 2.4% of Alliance Trust shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Ruffer Investment shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Alliance Trust has a net margin of 92.17% compared to Ruffer Investment's net margin of 51.94%. Alliance Trust's return on equity of 17.93% beat Ruffer Investment's return on equity.
Alliance Trust has a beta of 0.65, suggesting that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ruffer Investment has a beta of 0.25, suggesting that its stock price is 75% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Alliance Trust beats Ruffer Investment on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (LON:RICA) was last updated on 7/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
