Financial Contrast: TPG (NASDAQ:TPG) versus Schroders (OTCMKTS:SHNWF)

TPG (NASDAQ:TPG) and Schroders (OTCMKTS:SHNWF) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, risk, dividends, earnings and institutional ownership.

Risk and Volatility

TPG has a beta of 1.44, suggesting that its stock price is 44% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Schroders has a beta of 1.04, suggesting that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares TPG and Schroders”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
TPG	$4.67 billion	3.39	$184.59 million	$0.22	187.23
Schroders	$4.29 billion	2.73	$711.73 million	N/A	N/A

Schroders has lower revenue, but higher earnings than TPG.

Institutional and Insider Ownership

94.0% of TPG shares are owned by institutional investors. 70.0% of TPG shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares TPG and Schroders’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TPG	3.81%	28.13%	8.25%
Schroders	N/A	N/A	N/A

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of current ratings and price targets for TPG and Schroders, as provided by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
TPG	1	4	12	0	2.65
Schroders	1	4	0	0	1.80

TPG presently has a consensus target price of $61.75, indicating a potential upside of 49.92%. Given TPG’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe TPG is more favorable than Schroders.

Summary

TPG beats Schroders on 11 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

About TPG

TPG Inc. operates as an alternative asset manager in the United States and internationally. The company offers investment management services to TPG Funds, limited partners, and other vehicles. It also offers monitoring services to portfolio companies; advisory, debt and equity arrangement, and underwriting and placement services; and capital structuring and other advisory services to portfolio companies. In addition, the company invests in private equity funds, real estate funds, hedge funds, and credit funds. TPG Inc. was founded in 1992 and is based in Fort Worth, Texas. The company operates as a subsidiary of TPG GP A, LLC.

About Schroders

Schroders plc is a publicly owned investment manager. The firm also provides advisory and consultancy services. It provides its services to financial institutions, high net worth clients, large corporate, local authority, charitable entities, individuals, pension plans, government funds, insurance companies, and endowments. The firm launches and manages equity mutual funds and manages fixed income mutual funds for its clients. It also manages hedge for its clients. The firm invests in the public equity, fixed income, and alternative investment markets across the globe. The firm’s alternative investments include real estate markets, emerging market debt, commodities and agriculture funds, funds of hedge funds and private equity funds of funds. It conducts an in-house research to make its investments. The company was formerly known as New Schroders plc and changed its name to Schroders plc in April 2000. Schroders plc was founded on 1804 and is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.