Rathbones Group (RAT) Competitors

Rathbones Group (LON:RAT) and St. James's Place (LON:STJ) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment and risk.

Is RAT or STJ a better dividend stock?

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 1.1%. 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.

Do analysts rate RAT or STJ?

Rathbones Group presently has a consensus target price of GBX 2,095.67, suggesting a potential upside of 9.08%. St. James's Place has a consensus target price of GBX 1,485, suggesting a potential upside of 13.49%. Given St. James' Place's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe St. James's Place is more favorable than Rathbones Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Rathbones Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
St. James's Place	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.80

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in RAT or STJ?

48.0% of Rathbones Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.6% of St. James's Place shares are held by institutional investors. 41.8% of Rathbones Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of St. James's Place shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, RAT or STJ?

Rathbones Group has a beta of 0.65, meaning that its share price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, St. James's Place has a beta of 1.23, meaning that its share price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer RAT or STJ?

In the previous week, Rathbones Group and Rathbones Group both had 1 articles in the media. St. James' Place's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Rathbones Group's score of 0.60 indicating that St. James's Place is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Rathbones Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
St. James's Place	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is RAT or STJ more profitable?

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.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Rathbones Group	7.25%	4.66%	3.57%
St. James's Place	-0.02%	-0.63%	0.22%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, RAT or STJ?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Rathbones Group	£874.75M	2.28	£63.46M	£61.45	31.27
St. James's Place	£26.27B	0.27	-£6.46M	-£1.19	-1,096.71

Summary

Rathbones Group beats St. James's Place on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.