SEI Investments (SEIC) Competitors

T. Rowe Price Group (NASDAQ:TROW) and SEI Investments (NASDAQ:SEIC) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk and dividends.

Do analysts recommend TROW or SEIC?

T. Rowe Price Group presently has a consensus price target of $101.55, suggesting a potential downside of 3.16%. SEI Investments has a consensus price target of $102.00, suggesting a potential upside of 17.71%. Given SEI Investments' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe SEI Investments is more favorable than T. Rowe Price Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
T. Rowe Price Group	4 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.77
SEI Investments	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43

Is TROW or SEIC more profitable?

SEI Investments has a net margin of 31.25% compared to T. Rowe Price Group's net margin of 28.72%. SEI Investments' return on equity of 29.96% beat T. Rowe Price Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
T. Rowe Price Group	28.72%	19.77%	15.04%
SEI Investments	31.25%	29.96%	26.10%

Does the media prefer TROW or SEIC?

In the previous week, T. Rowe Price Group had 17 more articles in the media than SEI Investments. MarketBeat recorded 32 mentions for T. Rowe Price Group and 15 mentions for SEI Investments. SEI Investments' average media sentiment score of 1.53 beat T. Rowe Price Group's score of 1.13 indicating that SEI Investments is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
T. Rowe Price Group	21 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
SEI Investments	12 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, TROW or SEIC?

T. Rowe Price Group has a beta of 1.51, indicating that its stock price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SEI Investments has a beta of 0.98, indicating that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, TROW or SEIC?

T. Rowe Price Group has higher revenue and earnings than SEI Investments. T. Rowe Price Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SEI Investments, 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
T. Rowe Price Group	$7.09B	3.25	$2.10B	$8.95	11.72
SEI Investments	$2.13B	5.04	$581.19M	$5.33	16.26

Do institutionals and insiders believe in TROW or SEIC?

73.4% of T. Rowe Price Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.6% of SEI Investments shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.0% of T. Rowe Price Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 14.6% of SEI Investments shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is TROW or SEIC a better dividend stock?

T. Rowe Price Group pays an annual dividend of $5.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. SEI Investments pays an annual dividend of $0.98 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. T. Rowe Price Group pays out 56.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. SEI Investments pays out 18.4% 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. T. Rowe Price Group has raised its dividend for 39 consecutive years and SEI Investments has raised its dividend for 34 consecutive years. T. Rowe Price Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Summary

SEI Investments beats T. Rowe Price Group on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.