Apax Global Alpha (APAX) Competitors

Monks (LON:MNKS) 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 dividends, analyst recommendations, community ranking, profitability, earnings, risk, media sentiment, institutional ownership and valuation.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in MNKS or APAX?

20.4% of Monks shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.5% of Apax Global Alpha shares are held by institutional investors. 2.8% of Monks shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 14.4% of Apax Global Alpha shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to MNKS or APAX?

In the previous week, Monks had 4 more articles in the media than Apax Global Alpha. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Monks and 1 mentions for Apax Global Alpha. Monks' average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat Apax Global Alpha's score of 0.75 indicating that Monks is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Is MNKS or APAX a better dividend stock?

Monks pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Apax Global Alpha pays an annual dividend of GBX 11 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.8%. Monks pays out 112.4% 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.

Is MNKS or APAX more profitable?

Monks has a net margin of 95.00% compared to Apax Global Alpha's net margin of 79.70%. Monks' return on equity of 15.61% beat Apax Global Alpha's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Monks	95.00%	15.61%	9.21%
Apax Global Alpha	79.70%	4.12%	2.57%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, MNKS or APAX?

Monks has higher revenue and earnings than Apax Global Alpha. Monks 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
Monks	£419.32M	6.03	£398.35M	£1.78	703.37
Apax Global Alpha	£67.10M	10.29	£53.48M	£0.09	1,562.22

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer MNKS or APAX?

Monks received 10 more outperform votes than Apax Global Alpha when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.26% of users gave Apax Global Alpha an outperform vote while only 64.18% of users gave Monks an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Monks	Outperform Votes 86 64.18%	Underperform Votes 48 35.82%
Apax Global Alpha	Outperform Votes 76 67.26%	Underperform Votes 37 32.74%

Which has more volatility & risk, MNKS or APAX?

Monks has a beta of 0.71, suggesting that its share price is 29% less 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.

Summary

Monks beats Apax Global Alpha on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.