Princess Private Equity (PEY) Competitors

Princess Private Equity (LON:PEY) and Bridgepoint Group (LON:BPT) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability and earnings.

Do analysts rate PEY or BPT?

Bridgepoint Group has a consensus target price of GBX 371, indicating a potential upside of 11.75%. Given Bridgepoint Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Bridgepoint Group is more favorable than Princess Private Equity.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Princess Private Equity	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Bridgepoint Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Is PEY or BPT more profitable?

Princess Private Equity has a net margin of 44.00% compared to Bridgepoint Group's net margin of 16.74%. Bridgepoint Group's return on equity of 6.10% beat Princess Private Equity's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Princess Private Equity	44.00%	2.34%	1.72%
Bridgepoint Group	16.74%	6.10%	3.47%

Is PEY or BPT a better dividend stock?

Princess Private Equity pays an annual dividend of GBX 72 per share and has a dividend yield of 699.0%. Bridgepoint Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 9 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Princess Private Equity pays out 21,785.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Bridgepoint Group pays out 163.5% 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 insiders & institutionals have more ownership in PEY or BPT?

34.3% of Princess Private Equity shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.4% of Bridgepoint Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 14.3% of Princess Private Equity shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 20.0% of Bridgepoint Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, PEY or BPT?

Princess Private Equity has a beta of 0.44, meaning that its stock price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bridgepoint Group has a beta of 1.72, meaning that its stock price is 72% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better earnings and valuation, PEY or BPT?

Princess Private Equity has higher revenue and earnings than Bridgepoint Group. Princess Private Equity is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bridgepoint Group, 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
Princess Private Equity	£5.19B	0.14	£2.29B	£0.33	31.16
Bridgepoint Group	£272.35M	10.07	£45.58M	£5.50	60.31

Does the media favor PEY or BPT?

In the previous week, Princess Private Equity and Princess Private Equity both had 1 articles in the media. Princess Private Equity's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Bridgepoint Group's score of 0.54 indicating that Princess Private Equity is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Princess Private Equity	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Bridgepoint Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Bridgepoint Group beats Princess Private Equity on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.