Syncona (SYNC) Competitors

International Public Partnerships (LON:INPP) and Syncona (LON:SYNC) are both financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, community ranking, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, risk, dividends and earnings.

Do institutionals & insiders believe in INPP or SYNC?

37.5% of International Public Partnerships shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.1% of Syncona shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of International Public Partnerships shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Syncona shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is INPP or SYNC more profitable?

International Public Partnerships has a net margin of 52.68% compared to Syncona's net margin of -310.53%. International Public Partnerships' return on equity of 1.54% beat Syncona's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
International Public Partnerships	52.68%	1.54%	0.63%
Syncona	-310.53%	-1.47%	0.40%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer INPP or SYNC?

Syncona received 34 more outperform votes than International Public Partnerships when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.29% of users gave International Public Partnerships an outperform vote while only 59.88% of users gave Syncona an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
International Public Partnerships	Outperform Votes 63 64.29%	Underperform Votes 35 35.71%
Syncona	Outperform Votes 97 59.88%	Underperform Votes 65 40.12%

Which has more risk & volatility, INPP or SYNC?

International Public Partnerships has a beta of 0.31, suggesting that its share price is 69% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Syncona has a beta of 0.26, suggesting that its share price is 74% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is INPP or SYNC a better dividend stock?

International Public Partnerships pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.9%. Syncona pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. International Public Partnerships pays out 345.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Syncona pays out -73.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, INPP or SYNC?

International Public Partnerships has higher revenue and earnings than Syncona. Syncona is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than International Public Partnerships, 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
International Public Partnerships	£82.63M	26.23	£43.53M	£2.32	49.87
Syncona	£5.44M	101.69	-£16.90M	-£2.71	-32.78

Does the media refer more to INPP or SYNC?

In the previous week, International Public Partnerships had 6 more articles in the media than Syncona. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for International Public Partnerships and 1 mentions for Syncona. International Public Partnerships' average media sentiment score of 0.61 beat Syncona's score of -0.99 indicating that International Public Partnerships is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
International Public Partnerships	2 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Syncona	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Negative

Summary

International Public Partnerships beats Syncona on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.