St. James's Place (STJ) Competitors

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STJ vs. SMT, LGEN, SDR, MNG, and PSH

Should you be buying St. James's Place stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of St. James's Place include Scottish Mortgage (SMT), Legal & General Group (LGEN), Schroders (SDR), M&G (MNG), and Pershing Square (PSH). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry.

How does St. James's Place compare to Scottish Mortgage?

Scottish Mortgage (LON:SMT) and St. James's Place (LON:STJ) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations and dividends.

8.6% of Scottish Mortgage shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.8% of St. James's Place shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Scottish Mortgage shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of St. James's Place shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

St. James's Place has a consensus target price of GBX 1,675.43, suggesting a potential upside of 41.69%. Given St. James' Place's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe St. James's Place is more favorable than Scottish Mortgage.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Scottish Mortgage	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
St. James's Place	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

Scottish Mortgage has higher earnings, but lower revenue than St. James's Place. Scottish Mortgage is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than St. James's Place, 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
Scottish Mortgage	£3.67B	4.19	£1.19B	£307.61	4.62
St. James's Place	£30.14B	0.20	-£6.46M	£98.80	11.97

Scottish Mortgage has a beta of 1.1410795, meaning that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, St. James's Place has a beta of 1.009, meaning that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the broader market.

Scottish Mortgage pays an annual dividend of GBX 4.38 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. St. James's Place pays an annual dividend of GBX 18 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Scottish Mortgage pays out 1.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. St. James's Place pays out 18.2% 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.

Scottish Mortgage has a net margin of 97.44% compared to St. James' Place's net margin of 1.76%. St. James' Place's return on equity of 37.33% beat Scottish Mortgage's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Scottish Mortgage	97.44%	28.15%	-3.48%
St. James's Place	1.76%	37.33%	0.22%

In the previous week, St. James's Place had 4 more articles in the media than Scottish Mortgage. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for St. James's Place and 0 mentions for Scottish Mortgage. St. James' Place's average media sentiment score of 1.70 beat Scottish Mortgage's score of 0.00 indicating that St. James's Place is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Scottish Mortgage	Neutral
St. James's Place	Very Positive

Summary

St. James's Place beats Scottish Mortgage on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does St. James's Place compare to Legal & General Group?

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

77.8% of St. James's Place shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.5% of Legal & General Group shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of St. James's Place shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Legal & General Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

St. James's Place currently has a consensus target price of GBX 1,675.43, suggesting a potential upside of 41.69%. Legal & General Group has a consensus target price of GBX 250.71, suggesting a potential upside of 2.11%. Given St. James' Place's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe St. James's Place is more favorable than Legal & General Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
St. James's Place	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71
Legal & General Group	2 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Legal & General Group has higher revenue and earnings than St. James's Place. St. James's Place is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Legal & General 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	£30.14B	0.20	-£6.46M	£98.80	11.97
Legal & General Group	£42.04B	0.33	£319.08M	£9.74	25.21

St. James's Place has a beta of 1.009, suggesting that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Legal & General Group has a beta of 0.804, suggesting that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the broader market.

St. James's Place pays an annual dividend of GBX 18 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Legal & General Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 21.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.7%. St. James's Place pays out 18.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Legal & General Group pays out 220.5% 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 has a net margin of 1.76% compared to Legal & General Group's net margin of 0.91%. St. James' Place's return on equity of 37.33% beat Legal & General Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
St. James's Place	1.76%	37.33%	0.22%
Legal & General Group	0.91%	15.89%	0.18%

In the previous week, Legal & General Group had 3 more articles in the media than St. James's Place. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Legal & General Group and 4 mentions for St. James's Place. St. James' Place's average media sentiment score of 1.70 beat Legal & General Group's score of 0.95 indicating that St. James's Place is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Summary

St. James's Place beats Legal & General Group on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does St. James's Place compare to Schroders?

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

In the previous week, St. James's Place had 3 more articles in the media than Schroders. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for St. James's Place and 1 mentions for Schroders. St. James' Place's average media sentiment score of 1.70 beat Schroders' score of 0.67 indicating that St. James's Place is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
St. James's Place	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Schroders	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

77.8% of St. James's Place shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.1% of Schroders shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of St. James's Place shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Schroders shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Schroders has a net margin of 16.44% compared to St. James' Place's net margin of 1.76%. St. James' Place's return on equity of 37.33% beat Schroders' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
St. James's Place	1.76%	37.33%	0.22%
Schroders	16.44%	12.35%	1.86%

St. James's Place presently has a consensus price target of GBX 1,675.43, indicating a potential upside of 41.69%. Schroders has a consensus price target of GBX 453.33, indicating a potential downside of 21.91%. Given St. James' Place's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe St. James's Place is more favorable than Schroders.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
St. James's Place	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71
Schroders	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Schroders 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 Schroders, 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	£30.14B	0.20	-£6.46M	£98.80	11.97
Schroders	£3.25B	2.78	£355.50M	£33.60	17.28

St. James's Place has a beta of 1.009, indicating that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Schroders has a beta of 1.075, indicating that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the broader market.

St. James's Place pays an annual dividend of GBX 18 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Schroders pays an annual dividend of GBX 21.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. St. James's Place pays out 18.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Schroders pays out 64.0% 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.

Summary

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

How does St. James's Place compare to M&G?

St. James's Place (LON:STJ) and M&G (LON:MNG) are both mid-cap financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and earnings.

St. James's Place has a net margin of 1.76% compared to M&G's net margin of 1.73%. St. James' Place's return on equity of 37.33% beat M&G's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
St. James's Place	1.76%	37.33%	0.22%
M&G	1.73%	9.49%	0.40%

M&G 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 M&G, 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	£30.14B	0.20	-£6.46M	£98.80	11.97
M&G	£21.71B	0.33	£166.98M	£12.30	24.43

St. James's Place presently has a consensus price target of GBX 1,675.43, indicating a potential upside of 41.69%. M&G has a consensus price target of GBX 297.57, indicating a potential downside of 0.97%. Given St. James' Place's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe St. James's Place is more favorable than M&G.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
St. James's Place	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71
M&G	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43

77.8% of St. James's Place shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.2% of M&G shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of St. James's Place shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of M&G shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

St. James's Place pays an annual dividend of GBX 18 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. M&G pays an annual dividend of GBX 20.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.7%. St. James's Place pays out 18.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. M&G pays out 164.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

In the previous week, M&G had 4 more articles in the media than St. James's Place. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for M&G and 4 mentions for St. James's Place. St. James' Place's average media sentiment score of 1.70 beat M&G's score of 0.55 indicating that St. James's Place is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
St. James's Place	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
M&G	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

St. James's Place has a beta of 1.009, indicating that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, M&G has a beta of 0.967, indicating that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

St. James's Place beats M&G on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does St. James's Place compare to Pershing Square?

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

Pershing Square has a net margin of 94.13% compared to St. James' Place's net margin of 1.76%. St. James' Place's return on equity of 37.33% beat Pershing Square's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pershing Square	94.13%	16.97%	11.83%
St. James's Place	1.76%	37.33%	0.22%

Pershing Square has higher earnings, but lower revenue than St. James's Place. Pershing Square is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than St. James's Place, 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
Pershing Square	£2.57B	2.82	£2.71B	£1.41 thousand	2.94
St. James's Place	£30.14B	0.20	-£6.46M	£98.80	11.97

St. James's Place has a consensus price target of GBX 1,675.43, indicating a potential upside of 41.69%. Given St. James' Place's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe St. James's Place is more favorable than Pershing Square.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Pershing Square	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
St. James's Place	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

5.9% of Pershing Square shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.8% of St. James's Place shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of Pershing Square shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of St. James's Place shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Pershing Square pays an annual dividend of GBX 65.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. St. James's Place pays an annual dividend of GBX 18 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Pershing Square pays out 4.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. St. James's Place pays out 18.2% 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. Pershing Square is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

In the previous week, St. James's Place had 4 more articles in the media than Pershing Square. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for St. James's Place and 0 mentions for Pershing Square. St. James' Place's average media sentiment score of 1.70 beat Pershing Square's score of 0.00 indicating that St. James's Place is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Pershing Square	Neutral
St. James's Place	Very Positive

Pershing Square has a beta of 0.8590395, suggesting that its share price is 14% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, St. James's Place has a beta of 1.009, suggesting that its share price is 1% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

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

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STJ vs. The Competition

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Metric	St. James's Place	Asset Management Industry	Financial Sector	LON Exchange
Market Cap	£6.03B	£2.33B	£5.63B	£2.76B
Dividend Yield	1.52%	5.98%	5.26%	6.14%
P/E Ratio	11.97	25.18	15.82	365.60
Price / Sales	0.20	1,924.34	1,216.26	88,654.25
Price / Cash	0.82	60.18	48.81	27.89
Price / Book	5.92	1.35	4.41	7.52
Net Income	-£6.46M	£265.53M	£1.15B	£5.89B
7 Day Performance	-1.42%	-0.01%	0.18%	7.44%
1 Month Performance	-6.15%	2.90%	2.19%	2.90%
1 Year Performance	11.19%	13.29%	21.55%	89.21%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
STJ St. James's Place	4.5982 of 5 stars	GBX 1,182.50 -2.0%	GBX 1,675.43 +41.7%	+17.8%	£6.03B	£30.14B	11.97	2,298	Insider Trade
SMT Scottish Mortgage	N/A	GBX 1,434 +0.8%	N/A	+50.5%	£15.46B	£3.67B	4.66	N/A
LGEN Legal & General Group	1.9273 of 5 stars	GBX 248.36 -2.6%	GBX 250.71 +0.9%	+4.2%	£13.94B	£42.04B	25.50	11,956	Positive News
SDR Schroders	1.5469 of 5 stars	GBX 580.40 +0.2%	GBX 453.33 -21.9%	+70.3%	£9.05B	£3.25B	17.27	6,438
MNG M&G	1.7201 of 5 stars	GBX 304.21 -0.4%	GBX 309.67 +1.8%	+39.8%	£7.25B	£21.71B	24.73	6,101

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St. James's Place (STJ) Competitors

STJ vs. SMT, LGEN, SDR, MNG, and PSH

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St. James's Place (STJ) Competitors

STJ vs. SMT, LGEN, SDR, MNG, and PSH

How does St. James's Place compare to Scottish Mortgage?

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of SMT or STJ?

Do analysts rate SMT or STJ?

Which has higher valuation and earnings, SMT or STJ?

Which has more risk & volatility, SMT or STJ?

Is SMT or STJ a better dividend stock?

Is SMT or STJ more profitable?

Does the media favor SMT or STJ?

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How does St. James's Place compare to Legal & General Group?

Do insiders & institutionals believe in STJ or LGEN?

Do analysts recommend STJ or LGEN?

Which has better earnings and valuation, STJ or LGEN?

Which has more risk and volatility, STJ or LGEN?

Is STJ or LGEN a better dividend stock?

Is STJ or LGEN more profitable?

Does the media prefer STJ or LGEN?

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How does St. James's Place compare to Schroders?

Does the media favor STJ or SDR?

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

Is STJ or SDR more profitable?

Do analysts prefer STJ or SDR?

Which has higher earnings & valuation, STJ or SDR?

Which has more volatility and risk, STJ or SDR?

Is STJ or SDR a better dividend stock?

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How does St. James's Place compare to M&G?

Is STJ or MNG more profitable?

Which has higher earnings & valuation, STJ or MNG?

Do analysts prefer STJ or MNG?

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

Is STJ or MNG a better dividend stock?

Does the media favor STJ or MNG?

Which has more volatility and risk, STJ or MNG?

Summary

How does St. James's Place compare to Pershing Square?

Is PSH or STJ more profitable?

Which has higher valuation & earnings, PSH or STJ?

Do analysts rate PSH or STJ?

Do institutionals and insiders believe in PSH or STJ?

Is PSH or STJ a better dividend stock?

Does the media prefer PSH or STJ?

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