Genus (GNS) Competitors

IG Group (LON:IGG) and Genus (LON:GNS) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, community ranking, risk, valuation, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, IGG or GNS?

IG Group has higher revenue and earnings than Genus. IG Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Genus, 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
IG Group	£954.50M	3.57	£307.70M	£0.78	1,214.74
Genus	£668.80M	1.61	£7.90M	£0.12	13,700.00

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of IGG or GNS?

69.6% of IG Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 77.8% of Genus shares are held by institutional investors. 4.4% of IG Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Genus shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor IGG or GNS?

In the previous week, IG Group had 2 more articles in the media than Genus. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for IG Group and 0 mentions for Genus. IG Group's average media sentiment score of 0.57 beat Genus' score of 0.00 indicating that IG Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
IG Group	Positive
Genus	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer IGG or GNS?

IG Group received 90 more outperform votes than Genus when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 70.62% of users gave Genus an outperform vote while only 66.22% of users gave IG Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
IG Group	Outperform Votes 441 66.22%	Underperform Votes 225 33.78%
Genus	Outperform Votes 351 70.62%	Underperform Votes 146 29.38%

Is IGG or GNS more profitable?

IG Group has a net margin of 32.24% compared to Genus' net margin of 1.18%. IG Group's return on equity of 15.76% beat Genus' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
IG Group	32.24%	15.76%	10.37%
Genus	1.18%	0.43%	3.31%

Do analysts prefer IGG or GNS?

IG Group presently has a consensus price target of GBX 982.33, suggesting a potential upside of 3.68%. Genus has a consensus price target of GBX 2,150, suggesting a potential upside of 30.78%. Given Genus' higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Genus is more favorable than IG Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
IG Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Genus	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more volatility and risk, IGG or GNS?

IG Group has a beta of 0.55, meaning that its stock price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Genus has a beta of 0.37, meaning that its stock price is 63% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is IGG or GNS a better dividend stock?

IG Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 46 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. Genus pays an annual dividend of GBX 32 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. IG Group pays out 5,897.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Genus pays out 26,666.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. IG Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

IG Group beats Genus on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.