Notice: This company has been marked as potentially delisted and may not be actively trading. XP (XP) Competitors Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipShort InterestTrends XP vs. RJF, NMR, FUTU, JEF, SF, SEIC, FRHC, MKTX, VIRT, and PIPRShould you be buying XP stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of XP include Raymond James (RJF), Nomura (NMR), Futu (FUTU), Jefferies Financial Group (JEF), Stifel Financial (SF), SEI Investments (SEIC), Freedom (FRHC), MarketAxess (MKTX), Virtu Financial (VIRT), and Piper Sandler Companies (PIPR). These companies are all part of the "security brokers & dealers" industry. XP vs. Raymond James Nomura Futu Jefferies Financial Group Stifel Financial SEI Investments Freedom MarketAxess Virtu Financial Piper Sandler Companies XP (NASDAQ:XP) and Raymond James (NYSE:RJF) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, community ranking, earnings, risk, valuation and profitability. Which has more volatility & risk, XP or RJF? XP has a beta of 1.59, indicating that its stock price is 59% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Raymond James has a beta of 1.03, indicating that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to XP or RJF? In the previous week, Raymond James had 37 more articles in the media than XP. MarketBeat recorded 40 mentions for Raymond James and 3 mentions for XP. Raymond James' average media sentiment score of 0.52 beat XP's score of 0.00 indicating that Raymond James is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment XP 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Raymond James 13 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 19 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Does the MarketBeat Community prefer XP or RJF? Raymond James received 723 more outperform votes than XP when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 57.95% of users gave Raymond James an outperform vote while only 42.11% of users gave XP an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformXPOutperform Votes2442.11% Underperform Votes3357.89% Raymond JamesOutperform Votes74757.95% Underperform Votes54242.05% Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in XP or RJF? 59.2% of XP shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.8% of Raymond James shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Raymond James shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is XP or RJF a better dividend stock? XP pays an annual dividend of $0.65 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. Raymond James pays an annual dividend of $2.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. XP pays out 42.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Raymond James pays out 19.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Do analysts recommend XP or RJF? XP currently has a consensus target price of $20.33, suggesting a potential upside of 42.57%. Raymond James has a consensus target price of $167.55, suggesting a potential upside of 14.95%. Given XP's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe XP is more favorable than Raymond James.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score XP 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50Raymond James 0 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.42 Is XP or RJF more profitable? XP has a net margin of 26.41% compared to Raymond James' net margin of 14.06%. XP's return on equity of 21.74% beat Raymond James' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets XP26.41% 21.74% 1.44% Raymond James 14.06%19.71%2.74% Which has stronger valuation and earnings, XP or RJF? Raymond James has higher revenue and earnings than XP. XP is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Raymond James, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioXP$3.17B2.47$780.91M$1.529.38Raymond James$13.15B2.27$2.07B$10.2514.22 SummaryRaymond James beats XP on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get XP News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for XP and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart XP vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricXPSecurity brokers & dealers IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$8.27B$30.02B$11.21B$8.44BDividend Yield4.32%2.37%5.64%3.97%P/E Ratio9.3414.7524.3719.32Price / Sales2.473.5625.27118.19Price / Cash9.3322.5217.7034.62Price / Book2.112.692.544.30Net Income$780.91M$1.45B$1.03B$246.62M XP Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)XPXP4.5969 of 5 stars$14.36+25.8%$20.33+41.6%-40.5%$8.27B$3.17B9.346,192Short Interest ↓News CoverageRJFRaymond James4.9113 of 5 stars$150.37-2.8%$166.09+10.5%+19.1%$30.81B$13.15B14.6719,000Analyst ForecastNMRNomura3.6981 of 5 stars$6.51+1.1%N/A+9.1%$19.34B$1.67T9.3026,850Short Interest ↑Gap UpFUTUFutu2.5007 of 5 stars$103.74-5.0%$91.40-11.9%+94.0%$14.29B$11.53B25.433,213Positive NewsJEFJefferies Financial Group4.9567 of 5 stars$63.78-3.7%$81.67+28.0%+42.1%$13.15B$10.52B21.407,822Short Interest ↓SFStifel Financial4.6627 of 5 stars$103.37-2.7%$117.71+13.9%+31.0%$10.58B$4.91B16.579,000Positive NewsSEICSEI Investments4.9217 of 5 stars$79.05-1.2%$90.00+13.9%+11.8%$10.04B$2.13B17.885,089Insider TradeFRHCFreedom1.0344 of 5 stars$145.86-0.8%N/A+84.7%$8.84B$2.08B27.376,197Positive NewsMKTXMarketAxess4.861 of 5 stars$194.04+0.6%$254.78+31.3%-7.9%$7.31B$817.10M26.69740Positive NewsVIRTVirtu Financial4.46 of 5 stars$36.47-0.2%$31.36-14.0%+90.3%$5.64B$2.88B12.28990Dividend AnnouncementShort Interest ↓PIPRPiper Sandler Companies1.7002 of 5 stars$283.07-4.9%$330.00+16.6%+37.0%$5.04B$1.48B27.701,725Positive NewsGap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies RJF Competitors NMR Competitors FUTU Competitors JEF Competitors SF Competitors SEIC Competitors FRHC Competitors MKTX Competitors VIRT Competitors PIPR Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:XP) was last updated on 3/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon Musk Wants to Audit Fort Knox—What It Means for Your RetirementYou can take advantage of the coming tariff-fueled gold melt-up right inside your IRA or 401(k) – 100% TAX-FRE...Colonial Metals | SponsoredURGENT: This Altcoin Opportunity Won’t Wait – Act NowCrypto has officially entered the "banana zone" – that wild phase where prices can 1000x in days. 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