IP Group (IPO) Competitors

IP Group (LON:IPO) and JTC (LON:JTC) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, community ranking and analyst recommendations.

Do analysts recommend IPO or JTC?

IP Group currently has a consensus price target of GBX 126, indicating a potential upside of 203.25%. JTC has a consensus price target of GBX 1,250, indicating a potential upside of 36.31%. Given IP Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe IP Group is more favorable than JTC.

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
JTC	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Does the media prefer IPO or JTC?

In the previous week, IP Group and IP Group both had 4 articles in the media. IP Group's average media sentiment score of 0.30 beat JTC's score of 0.19 indicating that IP Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

Does the MarketBeat Community favor IPO or JTC?

IP Group received 293 more outperform votes than JTC when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 77.52% of users gave IP Group an outperform vote while only 73.40% of users gave JTC an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
IP Group	Outperform Votes 362 77.52%	Underperform Votes 105 22.48%
JTC	Outperform Votes 69 73.40%	Underperform Votes 25 26.60%

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in IPO or JTC?

70.2% of IP Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.1% of JTC shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.7% of IP Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.2% of JTC shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is IPO or JTC more profitable?

IP Group has a net margin of 106.78% compared to JTC's net margin of 10.29%. JTC's return on equity of 5.70% beat IP Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
IP Group	106.78%	-19.85%	-10.50%
JTC	10.29%	5.70%	4.96%

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, IPO or JTC?

JTC has higher revenue and earnings than IP Group. IP Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than JTC, 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	-2.02	-£209.94M	-£22.25	-1.87
JTC	£291.42M	5.29	£29.99M	£17.83	51.43

Is IPO or JTC a better dividend stock?

IP Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. JTC pays an annual dividend of GBX 12 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. IP Group pays out -4.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. JTC pays out 67.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. IP Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more risk and volatility, IPO or JTC?

IP Group has a beta of 1.36, meaning that its stock price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, JTC has a beta of 0.68, meaning that its stock price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

JTC beats IP Group on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.