EMG vs. PSH, STJ, ICP, SDRC, MNG, SDR, FCIT, HL, PCT, and ATST
Should you be buying Man Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Man Group include Pershing Square (PSH), St. James's Place (STJ), Intermediate Capital Group (ICP), Schroders (SDRC), M&G (MNG), Schroders (SDR), F&C Investment Trust (FCIT), Hargreaves Lansdown (HL), Polar Capital Technology Trust (PCT), and Alliance Trust (ATST). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry.
Man Group vs. Its Competitors
Man Group (LON:EMG) and Pershing Square (LON:PSH) are both mid-cap financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership and media sentiment.
Pershing Square has a net margin of 75.97% compared to Man Group's net margin of 22.58%. Man Group's return on equity of 19.64% beat Pershing Square's return on equity.
Pershing Square has higher revenue and earnings than Man Group. Pershing Square is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Man Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Man Group presently has a consensus price target of GBX 278, indicating a potential upside of 61.82%. Given Man Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Man Group is more favorable than Pershing Square.
In the previous week, Man Group and Man Group both had 1 articles in the media. Pershing Square's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Man Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Pershing Square is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Man Group has a beta of 0.71, indicating that its stock price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pershing Square has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Man Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 13 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.6%. Pershing Square pays an annual dividend of GBX 46 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Man Group pays out 61.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Pershing Square pays out 4.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.
28.8% of Man Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.6% of Pershing Square shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Man Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Pershing Square shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Pershing Square beats Man Group on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:EMG) was last updated on 7/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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