The Bankers Investment Trust (BNKR) Competitors

The Bankers Investment Trust (LON:BNKR) and Hargreaves Lansdown (LON:HL) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, risk, community ranking, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and valuation.

Do analysts rate BNKR or HL?

Hargreaves Lansdown has a consensus price target of GBX 1,048.20, suggesting a potential downside of 3.39%. Given Hargreaves Lansdown's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Hargreaves Lansdown is more favorable than The Bankers Investment Trust.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
The Bankers Investment Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Hargreaves Lansdown	1 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BNKR or HL?

Hargreaves Lansdown received 326 more outperform votes than The Bankers Investment Trust when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 70.43% of users gave The Bankers Investment Trust an outperform vote while only 47.88% of users gave Hargreaves Lansdown an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
The Bankers Investment Trust	Outperform Votes 81 70.43%	Underperform Votes 34 29.57%
Hargreaves Lansdown	Outperform Votes 407 47.88%	Underperform Votes 443 52.12%

Is BNKR or HL more profitable?

The Bankers Investment Trust has a net margin of 91.13% compared to Hargreaves Lansdown's net margin of 38.33%. Hargreaves Lansdown's return on equity of 38.46% beat The Bankers Investment Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
The Bankers Investment Trust	91.13%	10.27%	6.13%
Hargreaves Lansdown	38.33%	38.46%	17.10%

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of BNKR or HL?

23.4% of The Bankers Investment Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.7% of Hargreaves Lansdown shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.2% of The Bankers Investment Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 29.4% of Hargreaves Lansdown shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to BNKR or HL?

In the previous week, The Bankers Investment Trust had 1 more articles in the media than Hargreaves Lansdown. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for The Bankers Investment Trust and 3 mentions for Hargreaves Lansdown. The Bankers Investment Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat Hargreaves Lansdown's score of 0.19 indicating that The Bankers Investment Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
The Bankers Investment Trust	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Hargreaves Lansdown	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is BNKR or HL a better dividend stock?

The Bankers Investment Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Hargreaves Lansdown pays an annual dividend of GBX 43 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. The Bankers Investment Trust pays out 6,000.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Hargreaves Lansdown pays out 6,935.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Which has more volatility & risk, BNKR or HL?

The Bankers Investment Trust has a beta of 0.6, meaning that its share price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hargreaves Lansdown has a beta of 0.66, meaning that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, BNKR or HL?

Hargreaves Lansdown has higher revenue and earnings than The Bankers Investment Trust. Hargreaves Lansdown is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than The Bankers Investment Trust, 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
The Bankers Investment Trust	£162.30M	8.04	£147.90M	£0.05	2,268.00
Hargreaves Lansdown	£764.90M	6.73	£293.20M	£0.62	1,750.00

Summary

Hargreaves Lansdown beats The Bankers Investment Trust on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.