XP (XP) Competitors

Raymond James (NYSE:RJF) and XP (NASDAQ:XP) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, valuation, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Which has more volatility & risk, RJF or XP?

Raymond James has a beta of 0.99, indicating that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, XP has a beta of 1.65, indicating that its share price is 65% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate RJF or XP?

Raymond James currently has a consensus price target of $140.91, suggesting a potential downside of 13.12%. XP has a consensus price target of $24.17, suggesting a potential upside of 54.22%. Given XP's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe XP is more favorable than Raymond James.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Raymond James	0 Sell rating(s)	8 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
XP	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Is RJF or XP a better dividend stock?

Raymond James pays an annual dividend of $1.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. XP pays an annual dividend of $0.73 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. Raymond James pays out 18.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. XP pays out 47.4% 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.

Is RJF or XP more profitable?

XP has a net margin of 25.98% compared to Raymond James' net margin of 13.86%. XP's return on equity of 21.45% beat Raymond James' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Raymond James	13.86%	19.61%	2.65%
XP	25.98%	21.45%	1.62%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer RJF or XP?

Raymond James received 661 more outperform votes than XP when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.21% of users gave Raymond James an outperform vote while only 43.40% of users gave XP an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Raymond James	Outperform Votes 684 58.21%	Underperform Votes 491 41.79%
XP	Outperform Votes 23 43.40%	Underperform Votes 30 56.60%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in RJF or XP?

83.8% of Raymond James shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.2% of XP shares are held by institutional investors. 9.7% of Raymond James shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor RJF or XP?

In the previous week, Raymond James had 24 more articles in the media than XP. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Raymond James and 3 mentions for XP. Raymond James' average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat XP's score of 0.00 indicating that Raymond James is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Raymond James	13 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
XP	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, RJF or XP?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Raymond James	$14.92B	2.24	$2.07B	$9.71	16.70
XP	$2.98B	2.89	$780.91M	$1.54	10.18

Summary

Raymond James beats XP on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.