MAN GRP PLC/ADR (OTCMKTS:MNGPY – Get Rating) and CI Financial (NYSE:CIXXF – Get Rating) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, risk and analyst recommendations.
Dividends
MAN GRP PLC/ADR pays an annual dividend of $0.09 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. CI Financial pays an annual dividend of $0.53 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.7%. CI Financial pays out 44.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
34.2% of CI Financial shares are held by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Earnings and Valuation
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| MAN GRP PLC/ADR | $1.07 billion | 2.71 | $255.00 million | N/A | N/A |
| CI Financial | $1.80 billion | 0.96 | $230.60 million | $1.20 | 7.69 |
MAN GRP PLC/ADR has higher earnings, but lower revenue than CI Financial.
Risk & Volatility
MAN GRP PLC/ADR has a beta of 1.7, indicating that its stock price is 70% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CI Financial has a beta of 1.26, indicating that its stock price is 26% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent ratings for MAN GRP PLC/ADR and CI Financial, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| MAN GRP PLC/ADR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
| CI Financial | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A |
Profitability
This table compares MAN GRP PLC/ADR and CI Financial’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| MAN GRP PLC/ADR | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| CI Financial | 13.14% | 34.56% | 6.45% |
Summary
CI Financial beats MAN GRP PLC/ADR on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.
About MAN GRP PLC/ADR
Man Group plc provides alternative investment management services worldwide. The company offers a range of liquid investment products and solutions, which include quantitative and discretionary, long only and long short, and single and multi-manager. It distributes its products and solutions directly to institutions; and to private investors through a network of intermediaries. Man Group plc was founded in 1783 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.
About CI Financial
CI Financial Corp. is an independent company offering global asset management and wealth management advisory services. It operates through the following business segments: Asset Management and Wealth Management. The Asset Management segment provides the majority of CI’s income and derives its revenue principally from the fees earned on the management of investment funds and other fee-earning investment products. The wealth management segment derives its revenues principally from commissions and fees earned through the provision of ongoing services to clients and on the sale of mutual funds and other financial products. The company was founded in 1965 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.
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