PHNX vs. OMU, FCIT, MNG, BEZ, HSX, ICP, SDR, HL, PCT, and ATST
Should you be buying Phoenix Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Phoenix Group include Old Mutual (OMU), F&C Investment Trust (FCIT), M&G (MNG), Beazley (BEZ), Hiscox (HSX), Intermediate Capital Group (ICP), Schroders (SDR), Hargreaves Lansdown (HL), Polar Capital Technology Trust (PCT), and Alliance Trust (ATST). These companies are all part of the "financial services" sector.
Phoenix Group (LON:PHNX) and Old Mutual (LON:OMU) are both mid-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, community ranking, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk and dividends.
Old Mutual has a net margin of 7.11% compared to Phoenix Group's net margin of -0.57%. Old Mutual's return on equity of 12.20% beat Phoenix Group's return on equity.
Old Mutual has higher revenue and earnings than Phoenix Group. Phoenix Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Old Mutual, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Phoenix Group currently has a consensus target price of GBX 614.60, indicating a potential upside of 26.72%. Old Mutual has a consensus target price of GBX 59, indicating a potential upside of 30.68%. Given Old Mutual's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Old Mutual is more favorable than Phoenix Group.
Phoenix Group received 292 more outperform votes than Old Mutual when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.85% of users gave Old Mutual an outperform vote while only 57.58% of users gave Phoenix Group an outperform vote.
54.9% of Phoenix Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.2% of Old Mutual shares are held by institutional investors. 14.9% of Phoenix Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Old Mutual shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Phoenix Group had 17 more articles in the media than Old Mutual. MarketBeat recorded 19 mentions for Phoenix Group and 2 mentions for Old Mutual. Old Mutual's average media sentiment score of 0.41 beat Phoenix Group's score of 0.12 indicating that Old Mutual is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Phoenix Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 53 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.9%. Old Mutual pays an annual dividend of GBX 4 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.9%. Phoenix Group pays out -37,857.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Old Mutual pays out 6,666.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Phoenix Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Phoenix Group has a beta of 0.74, suggesting that its share price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Old Mutual has a beta of 0.99, suggesting that its share price is 1% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Old Mutual beats Phoenix Group on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
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