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Syncona (SYNC) Competitors

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GBX 94.90 -0.80 (-0.84%)
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SYNC vs. EMG, HGT, INPP, QLT, AJB, TEM, RAT, TRIG, JAM, and SSON

Should you be buying Syncona stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Syncona include Man Group (EMG), HgCapital Trust (HGT), International Public Partnerships (INPP), Quilter (QLT), AJ Bell (AJB), Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust (TEM), Rathbones Group (RAT), The Renewables Infrastructure Group (TRIG), JPMorgan American (JAM), and Smithson Investment Trust (SSON). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry.

Syncona vs. Its Competitors

Man Group (LON:EMG) and Syncona (LON:SYNC) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, valuation, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

Man Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 13 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.0%. Syncona pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Man Group pays out 61.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Syncona pays out -73.8% 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.

Man Group has higher revenue and earnings than Syncona. Syncona is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Man Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Man Group£1.69B1.39£382.68M£21.207.71
Syncona£5.44M108.56-£16.90M-£2.71-35.00

Man Group has a net margin of 22.58% compared to Syncona's net margin of -310.53%. Man Group's return on equity of 19.64% beat Syncona's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Man Group22.58% 19.64% 4.61%
Syncona -310.53%-1.47%0.40%

28.8% of Man Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.1% of Syncona shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Man Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Syncona shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Man Group currently has a consensus target price of GBX 218.80, suggesting a potential upside of 33.82%. Given Man Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Man Group is more favorable than Syncona.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Man Group
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.60
Syncona
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

In the previous week, Man Group had 1 more articles in the media than Syncona. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Man Group and 1 mentions for Syncona. Syncona's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Man Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Syncona is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Man Group
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Syncona
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Man Group has a beta of 0.71, indicating that its share price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Syncona has a beta of 0.26, indicating that its share price is 74% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Man Group beats Syncona on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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SYNC vs. The Competition

MetricSynconaAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£590.69M£1.29B£6.46B£3.22B
Dividend Yield1.04%4.39%4.16%5.01%
P/E Ratio-35.00655.2930.53708.31
Price / Sales108.562,485.181,766.2915,074.92
Price / Cash1.1760.62127.5027.93
Price / Book0.541.395.276.89
Net Income-£16.90M£265.04M£1.23B£5.89B
7 Day Performance-2.47%0.18%0.03%0.23%
1 Month Performance-1.15%1.50%2.57%50.01%
1 Year Performance-22.47%6.90%24.33%150.47%

Syncona Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
SYNC
Syncona
N/AGBX 94.90
-0.8%
N/A-20.6%£590.69M£5.44M-35.001,208
EMG
Man Group
2.2145 of 5 stars
GBX 162
+0.3%
GBX 218.80
+35.1%
-25.5%£2.34B£1.69B7.641,790News Coverage
HGT
HgCapital Trust
N/AGBX 503
+1.1%
N/A-2.9%£2.33B£312.64M8.32N/APositive News
INPP
International Public Partnerships
N/AGBX 122.40
flat
N/A-5.0%£2.30B£82.63M52.81N/A
QLT
Quilter
1.1826 of 5 stars
GBX 166.80
+0.2%
GBX 179.40
+7.6%
+16.3%£2.22B£6.38B44.852,983
AJB
AJ Bell
1.6448 of 5 stars
GBX 516
+0.8%
GBX 501
-2.9%
+16.6%£2.13B£244.77M26.391,373Dividend Increase
Gap Up
TEM
Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust
N/AGBX 197.33
-0.2%
N/A+23.8%£2.06B£160.96M15.82N/ANews Coverage
Positive News
RAT
Rathbones Group
1.5659 of 5 stars
GBX 1,908
+0.6%
GBX 2,095.67
+9.8%
+0.7%£1.98B£874.75M31.053,500
TRIG
The Renewables Infrastructure Group
1.972 of 5 stars
GBX 78.90
-1.1%
GBX 100
+26.7%
-24.3%£1.94B-£79.29M-52.01N/A
JAM
JPMorgan American
N/AGBX 1,064
+0.4%
N/A+10.9%£1.93B£431.16M4.61N/APositive News
SSON
Smithson Investment Trust
N/AGBX 1,486
-0.4%
N/A+3.2%£1.90B-£13.48M-44.39N/A

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