RAT vs. STJ, ICP, MNG, SDRC, SDR, FCIT, HL, PCT, ATST, and ABDN
Should you be buying Rathbones Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Rathbones Group include St. James's Place (STJ), Intermediate Capital Group (ICP), M&G (MNG), Schroders (SDRC), Schroders (SDR), F&C Investment Trust (FCIT), Hargreaves Lansdown (HL), Polar Capital Technology Trust (PCT), Alliance Trust (ATST), and abrdn (ABDN). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry.
Rathbones Group vs. Its Competitors
Rathbones Group (LON:RAT) and St. James's Place (LON:STJ) are both financial services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends and analyst recommendations.
48.0% of Rathbones Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.6% of St. James's Place shares are owned by institutional investors. 41.8% of Rathbones Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of St. James's Place shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Rathbones Group had 2 more articles in the media than St. James's Place. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Rathbones Group and 1 mentions for St. James's Place. Rathbones Group's average media sentiment score of 0.45 beat St. James' Place's score of -0.35 indicating that Rathbones Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Rathbones Group has a beta of 0.65, suggesting that its share price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, St. James's Place has a beta of 1.23, suggesting that its share price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Rathbones Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than St. James's Place. St. James's Place is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Rathbones Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Rathbones Group currently has a consensus price target of GBX 2,143.50, suggesting a potential upside of 12.11%. St. James's Place has a consensus price target of GBX 1,295, suggesting a potential upside of 9.56%. Given Rathbones Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Rathbones Group is more favorable than St. James's Place.
Rathbones Group has a net margin of 7.25% compared to St. James' Place's net margin of -0.02%. Rathbones Group's return on equity of 4.66% beat St. James' Place's return on equity.
Rathbones Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 88 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. St. James's Place pays an annual dividend of GBX 14 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Rathbones Group pays out 143.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. St. James's Place pays out -1,173.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.
Summary
Rathbones Group beats St. James's Place on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:RAT) was last updated on 7/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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