Schroders (OTCMKTS:SHNWF – Get Free Report) and Victory Capital (NASDAQ:VCTR – Get Free Report) are both finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, valuation, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.
Institutional and Insider Ownership
87.7% of Victory Capital shares are held by institutional investors. 9.5% of Victory Capital shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Valuation & Earnings
This table compares Schroders and Victory Capital”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Schroders | $4.29 billion | 2.73 | $711.73 million | N/A | N/A |
| Victory Capital | $1.31 billion | 3.99 | $330.06 million | $4.44 | 18.79 |
Schroders has higher revenue and earnings than Victory Capital.
Volatility & Risk
Schroders has a beta of 1.04, meaning that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Victory Capital has a beta of 1.1, meaning that its share price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Analyst Recommendations
This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for Schroders and Victory Capital, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Schroders | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1.80 |
| Victory Capital | 0 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2.44 |
Victory Capital has a consensus price target of $86.00, suggesting a potential upside of 3.08%. Given Victory Capital’s stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Victory Capital is more favorable than Schroders.
Profitability
This table compares Schroders and Victory Capital’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Schroders | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Victory Capital | 25.79% | 22.15% | 12.68% |
Summary
Victory Capital beats Schroders on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.
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.
About Victory Capital
Victory Capital Holdings, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as an asset management company in the United States and internationally. It offers investment advisory, fund administration, fund compliance, fund transfer agent, fund distribution, and other management services. The company provides specialized investment strategies to institutions, intermediaries, retirement platforms, and individual investors. Its investment products include actively and passively managed mutual funds; rules-based and active exchange traded funds; institutional separate accounts; variable insurance products; alternative investments; and private closed-end funds; and a 529 Education Savings Plan. The company also offers strategies through third-party investment products, including mutual funds, third-party ETF model strategies, retail separately managed accounts, unified managed accounts through wrap account programs, Collective Investment Trusts, and undertakings for the collective investment in transferable securities. Victory Capital Holdings, Inc. was incorporated in 2013 and is based in San Antonio, Texas.
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