Impax Asset Management Group (IPX) Competitors

Impax Asset Management Group (LON:IPX) and IntegraFin (LON:IHP) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, community ranking, earnings, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Does the media prefer IPX or IHP?

In the previous week, IntegraFin had 9 more articles in the media than Impax Asset Management Group. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for IntegraFin and 1 mentions for Impax Asset Management Group. IntegraFin's average media sentiment score of 0.81 beat Impax Asset Management Group's score of 0.58 indicating that IntegraFin is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Impax Asset Management Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
IntegraFin	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is IPX or IHP a better dividend stock?

Impax Asset Management Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 28 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.7%. IntegraFin pays an annual dividend of GBX 10 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Impax Asset Management Group pays out 9,032.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. IntegraFin pays out 6,250.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of IPX or IHP?

66.5% of Impax Asset Management Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.5% of IntegraFin shares are owned by institutional investors. 19.3% of Impax Asset Management Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 26.1% of IntegraFin shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, IPX or IHP?

IntegraFin has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Impax Asset Management Group. Impax Asset Management Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than IntegraFin, 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
Impax Asset Management Group	£176.56M	1.48	£40.67M	£0.31	659.68
IntegraFin	£138.80M	8.63	£52.30M	£0.16	2,259.38

Which has more volatility and risk, IPX or IHP?

Impax Asset Management Group has a beta of 1.64, meaning that its share price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, IntegraFin has a beta of 1.15, meaning that its share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in IPX or IHP?

Impax Asset Management Group received 126 more outperform votes than IntegraFin when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 78.93% of users gave Impax Asset Management Group an outperform vote while only 61.54% of users gave IntegraFin an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Impax Asset Management Group	Outperform Votes 206 78.93%	Underperform Votes 55 21.07%
IntegraFin	Outperform Votes 80 61.54%	Underperform Votes 50 38.46%

Is IPX or IHP more profitable?

IntegraFin has a net margin of 37.68% compared to Impax Asset Management Group's net margin of 23.03%. Impax Asset Management Group's return on equity of 34.24% beat IntegraFin's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Impax Asset Management Group	23.03%	34.24%	20.72%
IntegraFin	37.68%	28.83%	20.29%

Do analysts rate IPX or IHP?

Impax Asset Management Group presently has a consensus target price of GBX 510, suggesting a potential upside of 149.39%. IntegraFin has a consensus target price of GBX 400, suggesting a potential upside of 10.65%. Given Impax Asset Management Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Impax Asset Management Group is more favorable than IntegraFin.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Impax Asset Management Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
IntegraFin	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Summary

Impax Asset Management Group beats IntegraFin on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.