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 superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Does the media favor TROW or SEIC?

In the previous week, T. Rowe Price Group had 17 more articles in the media than SEI Investments. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for T. Rowe Price Group and 16 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 stronger earnings & valuation, 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	3.26	$2.10B	$8.95	11.77
SEI Investments	$2.13B	5.06	$581.19M	$5.33	16.32

Which has more volatility and risk, TROW or SEIC?

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

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.

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%

Do analysts rate TROW or SEIC?

T. Rowe Price Group presently has a consensus target price of $101.55, suggesting a potential downside of 3.58%. SEI Investments has a consensus target price of $102.00, suggesting a potential upside of 17.28%. Given SEI Investments' stronger consensus rating and higher possible 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

Do insiders & institutionals believe in TROW or SEIC?

73.4% of T. Rowe Price Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.6% of SEI Investments shares are held by institutional investors. 1.6% of T. Rowe Price Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 14.3% of SEI Investments shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

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