Apax Global Alpha (APAX) Competitors

Apax Global Alpha (LON:APAX) and abrdn (LON:ABDN) are both financial services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation and profitability.

Do analysts prefer APAX or ABDN?

abrdn has a consensus price target of GBX 195.60, indicating a potential upside of 0.15%. Given abrdn's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe abrdn is more favorable than Apax Global Alpha.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Apax Global Alpha	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
abrdn	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, APAX or ABDN?

abrdn has higher revenue and earnings than Apax Global Alpha. abrdn is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Apax Global Alpha, 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
Apax Global Alpha	£9.05M	104.68	£4.12M	£0.59	275.19
abrdn	£1.49B	2.34	£316.36M	£17.59	11.10

Which has more volatility & risk, APAX or ABDN?

Apax Global Alpha has a beta of 0.74, indicating that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, abrdn has a beta of 1.25, indicating that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is APAX or ABDN a better dividend stock?

Apax Global Alpha pays an annual dividend of GBX 11 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.8%. abrdn pays an annual dividend of GBX 15 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.7%. Apax Global Alpha pays out 1,866.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. abrdn pays out 85.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. abrdn is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in APAX or ABDN?

16.5% of Apax Global Alpha shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.2% of abrdn shares are held by institutional investors. 14.4% of Apax Global Alpha shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.4% of abrdn shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is APAX or ABDN more profitable?

Apax Global Alpha has a net margin of 45.55% compared to abrdn's net margin of 21.19%. abrdn's return on equity of 6.46% beat Apax Global Alpha's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Apax Global Alpha	45.55%	0.27%	2.57%
abrdn	21.19%	6.46%	0.68%

Does the media favor APAX or ABDN?

In the previous week, Apax Global Alpha had 2 more articles in the media than abrdn. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Apax Global Alpha and 1 mentions for abrdn. abrdn's average media sentiment score of 0.20 beat Apax Global Alpha's score of 0.00 indicating that abrdn is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Apax Global Alpha	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
abrdn	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

abrdn beats Apax Global Alpha on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.