Allianz Technology Trust (ATT) Competitors

M&G (LON:MNG) and Allianz Technology Trust (LON:ATT) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Is MNG or ATT more profitable?

Allianz Technology Trust has a net margin of 98.24% compared to M&G's net margin of 1.85%. Allianz Technology Trust's return on equity of 34.32% beat M&G's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
M&G	1.85%	4.31%	0.40%
Allianz Technology Trust	98.24%	34.32%	22.44%

Does the media refer more to MNG or ATT?

In the previous week, M&G had 6 more articles in the media than Allianz Technology Trust. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for M&G and 1 mentions for Allianz Technology Trust. Allianz Technology Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.58 beat M&G's score of 0.19 indicating that Allianz Technology Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
M&G	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Allianz Technology Trust	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Which has higher earnings & valuation, MNG or ATT?

Allianz Technology Trust has lower revenue, but higher earnings than M&G. Allianz Technology Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than M&G, 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
M&G	£9.02B	0.71	£166.98M	£7.01	38.24
Allianz Technology Trust	£511.77M	3.36	£502.74M	£132.42	3.41

Which has more risk & volatility, MNG or ATT?

M&G has a beta of 1.47, suggesting that its stock price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Allianz Technology Trust has a beta of 0.52, suggesting that its stock price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in MNG or ATT?

54.5% of M&G shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 31.7% of Allianz Technology Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of M&G shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of Allianz Technology Trust shares are held by 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.

Do analysts rate MNG or ATT?

M&G currently has a consensus price target of GBX 255, suggesting a potential downside of 4.92%. Given M&G's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe M&G is more favorable than Allianz Technology Trust.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
M&G	0 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Allianz Technology Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

M&G and Allianz Technology Trust tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.