ALPH vs. IGG, INVP, PLUS, TCAP, AFX, CMCX, PBEE, NUM, FRP, and K3C
Should you be buying Alpha Group International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Alpha Group International include IG Group (IGG), Investec Group (INVP), Plus500 (PLUS), TP ICAP Group (TCAP), Alpha FX Group (AFX), CMC Markets (CMCX), PensionBee Group (PBEE), Numis (NUM), FRP Advisory Group (FRP), and K3 Capital Group (K3C). These companies are all part of the "capital markets" industry.
Alpha Group International vs. Its Competitors
IG Group (LON:IGG) and Alpha Group International (LON:ALPH) are both financial services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, dividends, earnings and media sentiment.
74.0% of IG Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 46.3% of Alpha Group International shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of IG Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 18.8% of Alpha Group International shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
IG Group has higher revenue and earnings than Alpha Group International. IG Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alpha Group International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, IG Group had 14 more articles in the media than Alpha Group International. MarketBeat recorded 16 mentions for IG Group and 2 mentions for Alpha Group International. IG Group's average media sentiment score of 1.12 beat Alpha Group International's score of 0.00 indicating that IG Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.
IG Group has a beta of 0.55, indicating that its share price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Alpha Group International has a beta of 1.71, indicating that its share price is 71% more volatile than the S&P 500.
IG Group currently has a consensus price target of GBX 1,470.67, suggesting a potential upside of 37.32%. Given IG Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe IG Group is more favorable than Alpha Group International.
IG Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.47 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Alpha Group International pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. IG Group pays out 44.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Alpha Group International pays out 9.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.
IG Group has a net margin of 58.42% compared to Alpha Group International's net margin of 47.11%. Alpha Group International's return on equity of 41.96% beat IG Group's return on equity.
Summary
IG Group beats Alpha Group International on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:ALPH) was last updated on 10/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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