Syncona (SYNC) Competitors

Syncona (LON:SYNC) and International Public Partnerships (LON:INPP) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, community ranking, earnings and media sentiment.

Is SYNC or INPP a better dividend stock?

Syncona pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. International Public Partnerships pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.1%. Syncona pays out -73.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. International Public Partnerships pays out 345.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Does the media refer more to SYNC or INPP?

In the previous week, Syncona and Syncona both had 1 articles in the media. Syncona's average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat International Public Partnerships' score of 0.82 indicating that Syncona is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Syncona	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
International Public Partnerships	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is SYNC or INPP more profitable?

International Public Partnerships has a net margin of 52.68% compared to Syncona's net margin of -310.53%. International Public Partnerships' return on equity of 1.54% beat Syncona's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Syncona	-310.53%	-1.47%	0.40%
International Public Partnerships	52.68%	1.54%	0.63%

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, SYNC or INPP?

International Public Partnerships has higher revenue and earnings than Syncona. Syncona is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than International Public Partnerships, 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
Syncona	£5.44M	98.38	-£16.90M	-£2.71	-31.71
International Public Partnerships	£82.63M	25.74	£43.53M	£2.32	48.92

Which has more volatility and risk, SYNC or INPP?

Syncona has a beta of 0.26, indicating that its stock price is 74% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, International Public Partnerships has a beta of 0.31, indicating that its stock price is 69% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders believe in SYNC or INPP?

67.1% of Syncona shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 37.5% of International Public Partnerships shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.2% of Syncona shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of International Public Partnerships shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SYNC or INPP?

Syncona received 34 more outperform votes than International Public Partnerships when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.29% of users gave International Public Partnerships an outperform vote while only 59.88% of users gave Syncona an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Syncona	Outperform Votes 97 59.88%	Underperform Votes 65 40.12%
International Public Partnerships	Outperform Votes 63 64.29%	Underperform Votes 35 35.71%

Summary

International Public Partnerships beats Syncona on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.