Julius Bär Gruppe (OTCMKTS:JBAXY) & Man Group (OTCMKTS:MNGPF) Critical Comparison

Julius Bär Gruppe (OTCMKTS:JBAXY) and Man Group (OTCMKTS:MNGPF) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Julius Bär Gruppe and Man Group, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Julius Bär Gruppe	0	1	0	2	3.33
Man Group	0	1	2	0	2.67

Dividends

Julius Bär Gruppe pays an annual dividend of $0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Man Group pays an annual dividend of $0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Julius Bär Gruppe pays out 134.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Man Group pays out 274.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Julius Bär Gruppe is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Julius Bär Gruppe and Man Group”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Julius Bär Gruppe	N/A	N/A	N/A	$0.27	61.04
Man Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	$0.03	131.45

Julius Bär Gruppe is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Man Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Profitability

This table compares Julius Bär Gruppe and Man Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Julius Bär Gruppe	N/A	N/A	N/A
Man Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Insider & Institutional Ownership

1.2% of Julius Bär Gruppe shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.0% of Man Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Julius Bär Gruppe beats Man Group on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Julius Bär Gruppe

Julius Bär Gruppe AG provides wealth management solutions in Switzerland, Europe, the Americas, Asia, and internationally. The company offers investment advisory and discretionary mandates; structured products, securities execution and advisory, private markets and fund offering; wealth planning, family office services; asset servicing, and lombard lending solutions. It also provides open product platform solutions. Julius Bär Gruppe AG was founded in 1890 and is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland.

About Man Group

Man Group Limited is a publicly owned investment manager. The firm provides long-only and alternative investment management services worldwide. It offers a range of liquid investment products and solutions, which include quantitative, multi-manager and discretionary investment styles, and span across various asset classes, like equity, real estate, currency, credit, volatility, and commodities. The firm distributes its products and solutions directly to institutions and to private investors through a global network of intermediaries. Man Group Limited was founded in 1783 and is based in St. Helier, Jersey with an additional office in London, United Kingdom.