T. Rowe Price Group (TROW) Competitors

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

Which has stronger valuation and 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	3.13	$2.10B	$8.82	11.41
SEI Investments	$2.16B	5.24	$581.19M	$4.60	19.81

Is TROW or SEIC more profitable?

T. Rowe Price Group has a net margin of 28.38% compared to SEI Investments' net margin of 27.77%. SEI Investments' return on equity of 26.40% beat T. Rowe Price Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
T. Rowe Price Group	28.38%	20.17%	15.48%
SEI Investments	27.77%	26.40%	22.99%

Does the media refer more to TROW or SEIC?

In the previous week, T. Rowe Price Group had 7 more articles in the media than SEI Investments. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for T. Rowe Price Group and 15 mentions for SEI Investments. T. Rowe Price Group's average media sentiment score of 1.27 beat SEI Investments' score of 0.95 indicating that T. Rowe Price Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
T. Rowe Price Group	15 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
SEI Investments	7 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend TROW or SEIC?

T. Rowe Price Group presently has a consensus price target of $95.82, suggesting a potential downside of 4.78%. SEI Investments has a consensus price target of $96.00, suggesting a potential upside of 5.34%. 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)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.67
SEI Investments	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of 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, 14.6% of SEI Investments shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, TROW or SEIC?

T. Rowe Price Group has a beta of 1.49, indicating that its share price is 49% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SEI Investments has a beta of 0.92, indicating that its share price is 8% 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 5.0%. 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 57.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. SEI Investments pays out 21.3% 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

T. Rowe Price Group beats SEI Investments on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.