AJ Bell (AJB) Competitors GBX 411.80 +0.20 (+0.05%) As of 04/17/2025 12:29 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock AJB vs. ICP, SDRC, HL, FCIT, SDR, STJ, MNG, ATST, PCT, and 3INShould you be buying AJ Bell stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of AJ Bell include Intermediate Capital Group (ICP), Schroders (SDRC), Hargreaves Lansdown (HL), F&C Investment Trust (FCIT), Schroders (SDR), St. James's Place (STJ), M&G (MNG), Alliance Trust (ATST), Polar Capital Technology Trust (PCT), and 3i Infrastructure (3IN). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry. AJ Bell vs. Intermediate Capital Group Schroders Hargreaves Lansdown F&C Investment Trust Schroders St. James's Place M&G Alliance Trust Polar Capital Technology Trust 3i Infrastructure Intermediate Capital Group (LON:ICP) and AJ Bell (LON:AJB) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, community ranking, dividends, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings and analyst recommendations. Which has better valuation and earnings, ICP or AJB? Intermediate Capital Group has higher revenue and earnings than AJ Bell. Intermediate Capital Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AJ Bell, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioIntermediate Capital Group£831.60M0.00£409.10M£0.77N/AAJ Bell£244.77M6.94£81.11M£19.5521.06 Do institutionals and insiders believe in ICP or AJB? 70.4% of Intermediate Capital Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 49.9% of AJ Bell shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Intermediate Capital Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 29.6% of AJ Bell shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media favor ICP or AJB? In the previous week, Intermediate Capital Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled AJ Bell'saverage media sentiment score. Company Overall Sentiment Intermediate Capital Group Neutral AJ Bell Neutral Do analysts rate ICP or AJB? AJ Bell has a consensus price target of GBX 455, suggesting a potential upside of 10.49%. Given AJ Bell's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe AJ Bell is more favorable than Intermediate Capital Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Intermediate Capital Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00AJ Bell 1 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00 Is ICP or AJB a better dividend stock? Intermediate Capital Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 78 per share. AJ Bell pays an annual dividend of GBX 12 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Intermediate Capital Group pays out 10,129.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. AJ Bell pays out 61.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. AJ Bell is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Which has more risk & volatility, ICP or AJB? Intermediate Capital Group has a beta of 1.9, suggesting that its share price is 90% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AJ Bell has a beta of 0.99, suggesting that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ICP or AJB? Intermediate Capital Group received 360 more outperform votes than AJ Bell when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.44% of users gave Intermediate Capital Group an outperform vote while only 42.22% of users gave AJ Bell an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformIntermediate Capital GroupOutperform Votes39870.44% Underperform Votes16729.56% AJ BellOutperform Votes3842.22% Underperform Votes5257.78% Is ICP or AJB more profitable? Intermediate Capital Group has a net margin of 56.78% compared to AJ Bell's net margin of 33.14%. AJ Bell's return on equity of 42.30% beat Intermediate Capital Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Intermediate Capital Group56.78% 20.09% 4.57% AJ Bell 33.14%42.30%36.07% SummaryAJ Bell beats Intermediate Capital Group on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get AJ Bell News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for AJB and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart AJB vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAJ BellAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£1.70B£1.09B£3.66B£2.48BDividend Yield2.88%4.44%4.20%4.96%P/E Ratio21.0624.0814.01129.75Price / Sales6.942,224.361,657.54232,042.22Price / Cash17.5660.9450.1928.07Price / Book8.351.093.334.43Net Income£81.11M£260.34M£1.23B£5.83B7 Day Performance3.21%2.64%1.99%3.01%1 Month Performance-0.77%0.63%0.08%-1.06%1 Year Performance37.27%1.56%9.68%102.51% AJ Bell Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AJBAJ BellN/AGBX 411.80+0.0%GBX 455+10.5%+37.3%£1.70B£244.77M21.061,373Dividend IncreaseICPIntermediate Capital Group0.3439 of 5 starsN/AN/AN/A£6.24B£831.60M2,787.76579SDRCSchrodersN/AN/AN/AN/A£6.12B£3.14B1,071.785,750High Trading VolumeHLHargreaves Lansdown0.9593 of 5 starsGBX 1,108.50flatGBX 1,104-0.4%+53.6%£5.26B£764.90M1,787.901,850High Trading VolumeFCITF&C Investment TrustN/AGBX 1,009-0.1%N/A+3.7%£4.88B£981.19M5.23N/ADividend AnnouncementSDRSchroders2.7123 of 5 starsGBX 313.60-0.8%GBX 427.33+36.3%-15.0%£4.87B£2.78B13.706,438STJSt. James's Place1.4956 of 5 starsGBX 891.30-0.5%GBX 784.25-12.0%+113.4%£4.82B£26.27B-747.032,298News CoverageMNGM&G1.0006 of 5 starsGBX 195.75+0.5%GBX 223.33+14.1%-1.7%£4.66B£9.02B27.916,101ATSTAlliance TrustN/AN/AN/AN/A£3.58B£652.76M600.003PCTPolar Capital Technology TrustN/AGBX 271-2.2%N/A-90.6%£3.19B£1.24B2.66120Positive News3IN3i InfrastructureN/AGBX 321.50-0.8%N/A-0.8%£2.97B£374M846.05N/A Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ICP Alternatives SDRC Alternatives HL Alternatives FCIT Alternatives SDR Alternatives STJ Alternatives MNG Alternatives ATST Alternatives PCT Alternatives 3IN Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (LON:AJB) was last updated on 4/19/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon Set to Shock the World by May 1st ?Tech legend Jeff Brown recently traveled to the industrial zone of South Memphis to investigate what he believ...Brownstone Research | Sponsored[Action Required] Claim Your FREE IRS Loophole GuideThis shouldn't surprise anyone who's been paying attention, but... 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