International Public Partnerships (INPP) Competitors

International Public Partnerships (LON:INPP) and St. James's Place (LON:STJ) are both mid-cap financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability and dividends.

Which has more risk & volatility, INPP or STJ?

International Public Partnerships has a beta of 0.31, indicating that its share price is 69% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, St. James's Place has a beta of 1.23, indicating that its share price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is INPP or STJ a better dividend stock?

International Public Partnerships pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.5%. St. James's Place pays an annual dividend of GBX 14 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. International Public Partnerships pays out 345.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. St. James's Place pays out -1,173.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in INPP or STJ?

37.5% of International Public Partnerships shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.6% of St. James's Place shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of International Public Partnerships shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of St. James's Place shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is INPP or STJ more profitable?

International Public Partnerships has a net margin of 52.68% compared to St. James' Place's net margin of -0.02%. International Public Partnerships' return on equity of 1.54% beat St. James' Place's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
International Public Partnerships	52.68%	1.54%	0.63%
St. James's Place	-0.02%	-0.63%	0.22%

Which has better earnings and valuation, INPP or STJ?

International Public Partnerships has higher earnings, but lower revenue than St. James's Place. St. James's Place 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	£82.63M	28.00	£43.53M	£2.32	53.24
St. James's Place	£26.27B	0.27	-£6.46M	-£1.19	-1,087.91

Do analysts recommend INPP or STJ?

St. James's Place has a consensus price target of GBX 1,408.75, suggesting a potential upside of 8.53%. Given St. James' Place's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe St. James's Place is more favorable than International Public Partnerships.

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)	0.00
St. James's Place	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75

Does the media refer more to INPP or STJ?

In the previous week, St. James's Place had 10 more articles in the media than International Public Partnerships. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for St. James's Place and 1 mentions for International Public Partnerships. St. James' Place's average media sentiment score of 0.38 beat International Public Partnerships' score of 0.25 indicating that St. James's Place is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
International Public Partnerships	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
St. James's Place	3 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

St. James's Place beats International Public Partnerships on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.