Invesco (IVZ) Competitors

Northern Trust (NASDAQ:NTRS) and Invesco (NYSE:IVZ) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, dividends and institutional ownership.

Is NTRS or IVZ a better dividend stock?

Northern Trust pays an annual dividend of $3.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Invesco pays an annual dividend of $0.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. Northern Trust pays out 28.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Invesco pays out 67.2% 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. Invesco has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years. Invesco is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in NTRS or IVZ?

83.2% of Northern Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.1% of Invesco shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Northern Trust shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Invesco shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, NTRS or IVZ?

Northern Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Invesco. Northern Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Invesco, 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
Northern Trust	$16.06B	1.60	$2.03B	$10.72	12.32
Invesco	$6.07B	1.22	$774.80M	$1.25	13.27

Does the media refer more to NTRS or IVZ?

In the previous week, Northern Trust had 15 more articles in the media than Invesco. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Northern Trust and 12 mentions for Invesco. Northern Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.50 beat Invesco's score of 0.69 indicating that Northern Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Northern Trust	21 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Invesco	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, NTRS or IVZ?

Northern Trust has a beta of 1.26, meaning that its share price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Invesco has a beta of 1.48, meaning that its share price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is NTRS or IVZ more profitable?

Northern Trust has a net margin of 13.93% compared to Invesco's net margin of 13.14%. Northern Trust's return on equity of 13.73% beat Invesco's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Northern Trust	13.93%	13.73%	1.03%
Invesco	13.14%	8.94%	3.65%

Do analysts rate NTRS or IVZ?

Northern Trust currently has a consensus target price of $110.33, indicating a potential downside of 16.45%. Invesco has a consensus target price of $17.48, indicating a potential upside of 5.38%. Given Invesco's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Invesco is more favorable than Northern Trust.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Northern Trust	2 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Invesco	1 Sell rating(s)	13 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Summary

Northern Trust beats Invesco on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.