INPP vs. BUR, SSON, HICL, HGT, PHLL, MNKS, TRIG, JGGI, CTY, and STJ
Should you be buying International Public Partnerships stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of International Public Partnerships include Burford Capital (BUR), Smithson Investment Trust (SSON), HICL Infrastructure (HICL), HgCapital Trust (HGT), Petershill Partners (PHLL), Monks (MNKS), The Renewables Infrastructure Group (TRIG), JPMorgan Global Growth & Income (JGGI), City of London (CTY), and St. James's Place (STJ). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry.
Burford Capital (LON:BUR) and International Public Partnerships (LON:INPP) are both mid-cap financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, community ranking and earnings.
In the previous week, Burford Capital had 1 more articles in the media than International Public Partnerships. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Burford Capital and 3 mentions for International Public Partnerships. International Public Partnerships' average media sentiment score of 0.23 beat Burford Capital's score of 0.07 indicating that Burford Capital is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Burford Capital has a net margin of 56.59% compared to Burford Capital's net margin of 42.17%. International Public Partnerships' return on equity of 25.67% beat Burford Capital's return on equity.
Burford Capital has a beta of 1.02, suggesting that its share price is 2% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, International Public Partnerships has a beta of 0.31, suggesting that its share price is 69% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Burford Capital presently has a consensus target price of GBX 1,710, indicating a potential upside of 52.68%. Given International Public Partnerships' higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Burford Capital is more favorable than International Public Partnerships.
Burford Capital received 318 more outperform votes than International Public Partnerships when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 74.56% of users gave Burford Capital an outperform vote while only 64.29% of users gave International Public Partnerships an outperform vote.
56.9% of Burford Capital shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 37.5% of International Public Partnerships shares are held by institutional investors. 8.6% of Burford Capital shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of International Public Partnerships shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Burford Capital has higher revenue and earnings than International Public Partnerships. Burford Capital 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.
Burford Capital pays an annual dividend of GBX 10 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. International Public Partnerships pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.3%. Burford Capital pays out 456.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. 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.
Summary
Burford Capital beats International Public Partnerships on 16 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding INPP and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
Skip ChartThis chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
Skip Chart
International Public Partnerships Competitors List
Related Companies and Tools