Brunner (BUT) Competitors

International Public Partnerships (LON:INPP) and Brunner (LON:BUT) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, community ranking, institutional ownership and valuation.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor INPP or BUT?

Brunner received 53 more outperform votes than International Public Partnerships when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.29% of users gave Brunner an outperform vote while only 64.29% of users gave International Public Partnerships an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
International Public Partnerships	Outperform Votes 63 64.29%	Underperform Votes 35 35.71%
Brunner	Outperform Votes 116 66.29%	Underperform Votes 59 33.71%

Is INPP or BUT more profitable?

Brunner has a net margin of 94.54% compared to International Public Partnerships' net margin of 42.17%. Brunner's return on equity of 19.00% beat International Public Partnerships' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
International Public Partnerships	42.17%	0.94%	0.63%
Brunner	94.54%	19.00%	11.63%

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, INPP or BUT?

Brunner has higher revenue and earnings than International Public Partnerships. Brunner is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than International Public Partnerships, 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
International Public Partnerships	£66.07M	36.81	£27.86M	£0.01	12,800.00
Brunner	£109.49M	5.58	£103.52M	£2.42	590.91

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of INPP or BUT?

37.5% of International Public Partnerships shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.4% of Brunner shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of International Public Partnerships shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 32.0% of Brunner shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts recommend INPP or BUT?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
International Public Partnerships	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Brunner	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Does the media prefer INPP or BUT?

In the previous week, International Public Partnerships had 1 more articles in the media than Brunner. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for International Public Partnerships and 0 mentions for Brunner. International Public Partnerships' average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat Brunner's score of 0.00 indicating that International Public Partnerships is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
International Public Partnerships	Positive
Brunner	Neutral

Which has more volatility and risk, INPP or BUT?

International Public Partnerships has a beta of 0.31, indicating that its share price is 69% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brunner has a beta of 0.67, indicating that its share price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is INPP or BUT a better dividend stock?

International Public Partnerships pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.3%. Brunner pays an annual dividend of GBX 23 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. International Public Partnerships pays out 80,000.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Brunner pays out 950.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Summary

Brunner beats International Public Partnerships on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.