MIGO Opportunities Trust (MIGO) Competitors

Impax Asset Management Group (LON:IPX) and MIGO Opportunities Trust (LON:MIGO) 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 profitability, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings, community ranking and media sentiment.

Does the media refer more to IPX or MIGO?

In the previous week, Impax Asset Management Group had 1 more articles in the media than MIGO Opportunities Trust. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Impax Asset Management Group and 1 mentions for MIGO Opportunities Trust. MIGO Opportunities Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.87 beat Impax Asset Management Group's score of 1.76 indicating that MIGO Opportunities Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Impax Asset Management Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
MIGO Opportunities Trust	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do insiders and institutionals believe in IPX or MIGO?

66.5% of Impax Asset Management Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 23.6% of MIGO Opportunities Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 19.3% of Impax Asset Management Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.8% of MIGO Opportunities Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is IPX or MIGO a better dividend stock?

Impax Asset Management Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 28 per share and has a dividend yield of 14.9%. MIGO Opportunities Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Impax Asset Management Group pays out 89.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. MIGO Opportunities Trust pays out 2.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Is IPX or MIGO more profitable?

MIGO Opportunities Trust has a net margin of 83.33% compared to Impax Asset Management Group's net margin of 22.60%. Impax Asset Management Group's return on equity of 32.67% beat MIGO Opportunities Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Impax Asset Management Group	22.60%	32.67%	20.72%
MIGO Opportunities Trust	83.33%	12.13%	6.33%

Which has higher earnings & valuation, IPX or MIGO?

Impax Asset Management Group has higher revenue and earnings than MIGO Opportunities Trust. Impax Asset Management Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than MIGO Opportunities Trust, 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	£175.00M	1.36	£39.55M	£31.39	5.97
MIGO Opportunities Trust	£9.89M	6.99	£8.24M	£41.43	8.38

Do analysts rate IPX or MIGO?

Impax Asset Management Group currently has a consensus target price of GBX 510, indicating a potential upside of 172.29%. Given Impax Asset Management Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Impax Asset Management Group is more favorable than MIGO Opportunities Trust.

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
MIGO Opportunities Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has more volatility and risk, IPX or MIGO?

Impax Asset Management Group has a beta of 1.64, suggesting that its stock price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, MIGO Opportunities Trust has a beta of 0.51, suggesting that its stock price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer IPX or MIGO?

Impax Asset Management Group received 165 more outperform votes than MIGO Opportunities Trust when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 78.93% of users gave Impax Asset Management Group an outperform vote while only 61.19% of users gave MIGO Opportunities Trust an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Impax Asset Management Group	Outperform Votes 206 78.93%	Underperform Votes 55 21.07%
MIGO Opportunities Trust	Outperform Votes 41 61.19%	Underperform Votes 26 38.81%

Summary

Impax Asset Management Group beats MIGO Opportunities Trust on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.