Impax Asset Management Group (LON:IPX) and Witan Pacific Investment Trust PLC (WPC.L) (LON:WPC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk and institutional ownership.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares Impax Asset Management Group and Witan Pacific Investment Trust PLC (WPC.L)'s gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio |
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Impax Asset Management Group | £87.51 million | 14.12 | N/A | GBX 10.50 | 88.76 |
Witan Pacific Investment Trust PLC (WPC.L) | £6.74 million | 36.02 | N/A | GBX 5.70 | 69.65 |
Witan Pacific Investment Trust PLC (WPC.L) is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Impax Asset Management Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Dividends
Impax Asset Management Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Witan Pacific Investment Trust PLC (WPC.L) pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.05 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Impax Asset Management Group pays out 0.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Witan Pacific Investment Trust PLC (WPC.L) pays out 0.9% 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.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of current recommendations and price targets for Impax Asset Management Group and Witan Pacific Investment Trust PLC (WPC.L), as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score |
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Impax Asset Management Group | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3.00 |
Witan Pacific Investment Trust PLC (WPC.L) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Impax Asset Management Group currently has a consensus target price of GBX 420, suggesting a potential downside of 54.94%. Given Impax Asset Management Group's higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Impax Asset Management Group is more favorable than Witan Pacific Investment Trust PLC (WPC.L).
Profitability
This table compares Impax Asset Management Group and Witan Pacific Investment Trust PLC (WPC.L)'s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets |
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Impax Asset Management Group | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Witan Pacific Investment Trust PLC (WPC.L) | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Summary
Impax Asset Management Group beats Witan Pacific Investment Trust PLC (WPC.L) on 6 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.