Standard Life Private Equity Trust (SLPE) Competitors

Bridgepoint Group (LON:BPT) and Standard Life Private Equity Trust (LON:SLPE) are both asset management industry companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, media sentiment, risk, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in BPT or SLPE?

33.5% of Bridgepoint Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.9% of Standard Life Private Equity Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Bridgepoint Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Standard Life Private Equity Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer BPT or SLPE?

In the previous week, Bridgepoint Group and Bridgepoint Group both had 1 articles in the media. Standard Life Private Equity Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.53 beat Bridgepoint Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Standard Life Private Equity Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Bridgepoint Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Standard Life Private Equity Trust	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Is BPT or SLPE a better dividend stock?

Bridgepoint Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.09 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Standard Life Private Equity Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Bridgepoint Group pays out 173.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Standard Life Private Equity Trust pays out 7.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Is BPT or SLPE more profitable?

Bridgepoint Group has a net margin of 16.74% compared to Standard Life Private Equity Trust's net margin of 0.00%. Bridgepoint Group's return on equity of 6.10% beat Standard Life Private Equity Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bridgepoint Group	16.74%	6.10%	3.47%
Standard Life Private Equity Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A

Which has higher earnings and valuation, BPT or SLPE?

Bridgepoint Group has higher revenue and earnings than Standard Life Private Equity Trust. Standard Life Private Equity Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bridgepoint 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
Bridgepoint Group	£444.20M	6.06	£45.58M	£0.05	6,154.72
Standard Life Private Equity Trust	£289.51M	2.94	N/A	£1.86	297.53

Do analysts rate BPT or SLPE?

Bridgepoint Group presently has a consensus price target of GBX 388, suggesting a potential upside of 18.95%. Given Bridgepoint Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Bridgepoint Group is more favorable than Standard Life Private Equity Trust.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bridgepoint Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
Standard Life Private Equity Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

Bridgepoint Group beats Standard Life Private Equity Trust on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.