IP Group (IPO) Competitors

IP Group (LON:IPO) and Quilter (LON:QLT) are both financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability and dividends.

Is IPO or QLT a better dividend stock?

IP Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Quilter pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. IP Group pays out -4.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Quilter pays out 134.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in IPO or QLT?

70.2% of IP Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.1% of Quilter shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.7% of IP Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.7% of Quilter shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, IPO or QLT?

IP Group has a beta of 1.36, meaning that its share price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Quilter has a beta of 1.05, meaning that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate IPO or QLT?

IP Group presently has a consensus target price of GBX 126, suggesting a potential upside of 124.20%. Quilter has a consensus target price of GBX 159.33, suggesting a potential downside of 4.07%. Given IP Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe IP Group is more favorable than Quilter.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
IP Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Quilter	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Is IPO or QLT more profitable?

IP Group has a net margin of 106.78% compared to Quilter's net margin of 0.78%. Quilter's return on equity of 3.33% beat IP Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
IP Group	106.78%	-19.85%	-10.50%
Quilter	0.78%	3.33%	0.21%

Does the media favor IPO or QLT?

In the previous week, Quilter had 5 more articles in the media than IP Group. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Quilter and 1 mentions for IP Group. Quilter's average media sentiment score of 0.65 beat IP Group's score of 0.29 indicating that Quilter is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
IP Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Quilter	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, IPO or QLT?

Quilter has higher revenue and earnings than IP Group. IP Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Quilter, 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
IP Group	-£196.61M	-2.73	-£209.94M	-£22.25	-2.53
Quilter	£6.38B	0.35	£49.61M	£3.72	44.66

Summary

Quilter beats IP Group on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.