Apax Global Alpha (APAX) Competitors

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

Which has better valuation and earnings, BPT or APAX?

Bridgepoint Group has higher revenue and earnings than Apax Global Alpha. Apax Global Alpha is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bridgepoint Group, 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
Bridgepoint Group	£342.10M	8.73	£65.60M	£0.08	4,535.71
Apax Global Alpha	£67.10M	10.29	£53.48M	£0.09	1,562.22

Do analysts recommend BPT or APAX?

Bridgepoint Group currently has a consensus target price of GBX 334, indicating a potential downside of 7.95%. Given Bridgepoint Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Bridgepoint Group is more favorable than Apax Global Alpha.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Bridgepoint Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Apax Global Alpha	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the media favor BPT or APAX?

In the previous week, Apax Global Alpha had 2 more articles in the media than Bridgepoint Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Apax Global Alpha and 0 mentions for Bridgepoint Group. Apax Global Alpha's average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat Bridgepoint Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Apax Global Alpha is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Bridgepoint Group	Neutral
Apax Global Alpha	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BPT or APAX?

Apax Global Alpha received 65 more outperform votes than Bridgepoint Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 78.57% of users gave Bridgepoint Group an outperform vote while only 67.26% of users gave Apax Global Alpha an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Bridgepoint Group	Outperform Votes 11 78.57%	Underperform Votes 3 21.43%
Apax Global Alpha	Outperform Votes 76 67.26%	Underperform Votes 37 32.74%

Which has more risk & volatility, BPT or APAX?

Bridgepoint Group has a beta of 1.72, suggesting that its share price is 72% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Apax Global Alpha has a beta of 0.74, suggesting that its share price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is BPT or APAX more profitable?

Apax Global Alpha has a net margin of 79.70% compared to Bridgepoint Group's net margin of 19.18%. Bridgepoint Group's return on equity of 8.85% beat Apax Global Alpha's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Bridgepoint Group	19.18%	8.85%	3.47%
Apax Global Alpha	79.70%	4.12%	2.57%

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of BPT or APAX?

20.4% of Bridgepoint Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.5% of Apax Global Alpha shares are owned by institutional investors. 20.0% of Bridgepoint Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 14.4% of Apax Global Alpha shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is BPT or APAX a better dividend stock?

Bridgepoint Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 9 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Apax Global Alpha pays an annual dividend of GBX 11 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.8%. Bridgepoint Group pays out 11,250.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Apax Global Alpha pays out 12,222.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Summary

Bridgepoint Group beats Apax Global Alpha on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.