Foresight Group (FSG) Competitors

AJ Bell (LON:AJB) and Foresight Group (LON:FSG) are both financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, earnings and risk.

Is AJB or FSG a better dividend stock?

AJ Bell pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.13 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Foresight Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.23 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. AJ Bell pays out 57.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Foresight Group pays out 81.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Do analysts prefer AJB or FSG?

AJ Bell currently has a consensus target price of GBX 501, suggesting a potential downside of 0.63%. Foresight Group has a consensus target price of GBX 580, suggesting a potential upside of 27.47%. Given Foresight Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Foresight Group is more favorable than AJ Bell.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AJ Bell	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.20
Foresight Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in AJB or FSG?

51.4% of AJ Bell shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.8% of Foresight Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 23.7% of AJ Bell shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 33.1% of Foresight Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is AJB or FSG more profitable?

AJ Bell has a net margin of 33.14% compared to Foresight Group's net margin of 18.70%. AJ Bell's return on equity of 42.30% beat Foresight Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AJ Bell	33.14%	42.30%	36.07%
Foresight Group	18.70%	32.24%	15.09%

Which has more volatility & risk, AJB or FSG?

AJ Bell has a beta of 0.99, meaning that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Foresight Group has a beta of 0.44, meaning that its share price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer AJB or FSG?

In the previous week, Foresight Group had 4 more articles in the media than AJ Bell. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Foresight Group and 2 mentions for AJ Bell. Foresight Group's average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat AJ Bell's score of 0.50 indicating that Foresight Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
AJ Bell	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Foresight Group	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, AJB or FSG?

AJ Bell has higher revenue and earnings than Foresight Group. Foresight Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AJ Bell, 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
AJ Bell	£291.42M	7.01	£81.11M	£0.22	2,335.27
Foresight Group	£153.99M	3.33	£25.54M	£0.28	1,625.00

Summary

AJ Bell beats Foresight Group on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.