Quilter (QLT) Competitors

Quilter (LON:QLT) and Murray International (LON:MYI) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, community ranking and media sentiment.

Does the media refer more to QLT or MYI?

In the previous week, Murray International had 1 more articles in the media than Quilter. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Murray International and 1 mentions for Quilter. Murray International's average media sentiment score of 0.27 beat Quilter's score of 0.21 indicating that Murray International is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Quilter	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Murray International	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is QLT or MYI more profitable?

Murray International has a net margin of 86.85% compared to Quilter's net margin of 0.91%. Murray International's return on equity of 8.03% beat Quilter's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Quilter	0.91%	2.74%	0.17%
Murray International	86.85%	8.03%	4.93%

Which has more risk & volatility, QLT or MYI?

Quilter has a beta of 1.08, meaning that its share price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Murray International has a beta of 0.79, meaning that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate QLT or MYI?

Quilter presently has a consensus target price of GBX 93.33, indicating a potential downside of 18.16%. Given Quilter's higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Quilter is more favorable than Murray International.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Quilter	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.67
Murray International	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Does the MarketBeat Community favor QLT or MYI?

Murray International received 57 more outperform votes than Quilter when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.98% of users gave Murray International an outperform vote while only 61.21% of users gave Quilter an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Quilter	Outperform Votes 71 61.21%	Underperform Votes 45 38.79%
Murray International	Outperform Votes 128 65.98%	Underperform Votes 66 34.02%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of QLT or MYI?

75.4% of Quilter shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.1% of Murray International shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.3% of Quilter shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Murray International shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, QLT or MYI?

Murray International has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Quilter. Murray International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Quilter, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Quilter	£4.63B	0.34	£42M	£0.03	3,801.67
Murray International	£151.82M	10.32	£131.85M	£0.21	1,209.52

Is QLT or MYI a better dividend stock?

Quilter pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Murray International pays an annual dividend of GBX 12 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. Quilter pays out 16,666.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Murray International pays out 5,714.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Murray International is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Murray International beats Quilter on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.