Quilter (QLT) Competitors

Quilter (LON:QLT) and Pershing Square (LON:PSH) are both mid-cap financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, community ranking, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Does the media refer more to QLT or PSH?

In the previous week, Pershing Square's average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat Quilter's score of 0.00 indicating that Pershing Square is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Quilter	Neutral
Pershing Square	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of QLT or PSH?

79.1% of Quilter shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.6% of Pershing Square shares are held by institutional investors. 4.7% of Quilter shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Pershing Square shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts recommend QLT or PSH?

Quilter currently has a consensus price target of GBX 135, indicating a potential downside of 13.18%. Given Quilter's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Quilter is more favorable than Pershing Square.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Quilter	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Pershing Square	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is QLT or PSH more profitable?

Pershing Square has a net margin of 79.14% compared to Quilter's net margin of 0.78%. Pershing Square's return on equity of 22.66% beat Quilter's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Quilter	0.78%	3.35%	0.21%
Pershing Square	79.14%	22.66%	11.83%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor QLT or PSH?

Quilter received 73 more outperform votes than Pershing Square when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Quilter	Outperform Votes 73 60.83%	Underperform Votes 47 39.17%
Pershing Square	N/A	N/A

Is QLT or PSH a better dividend stock?

Quilter pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Pershing Square pays an annual dividend of GBX 46 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Quilter pays out 12,500.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Pershing Square pays out 436.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Which has more risk & volatility, QLT or PSH?

Quilter has a beta of 1.05, indicating that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pershing Square has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better valuation and earnings, QLT or PSH?

Pershing Square has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Quilter. Pershing Square 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
Quilter	£6.43B	0.34	£50M	£0.04	3,887.50
Pershing Square	£3.14B	2.53	£2.49B	£10.54	409.68

Summary

Quilter beats Pershing Square on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.