B.P. Marsh & Partners (BPM) Competitors

TR Property Investment Trust (LON:TRY) and B.P. Marsh & Partners (LON:BPM) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings and risk.

Does the media refer more to TRY or BPM?

In the previous week, TR Property Investment Trust and TR Property Investment Trust both had 1 articles in the media. TR Property Investment Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.55 beat B.P. Marsh & Partners' score of 0.53 indicating that TR Property Investment Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
TR Property Investment Trust	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
B.P. Marsh & Partners	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher valuation & earnings, TRY or BPM?

TR Property Investment Trust has higher revenue and earnings than B.P. Marsh & Partners. TR Property Investment Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than B.P. Marsh & Partners, 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
TR Property Investment Trust	£311.14M	3.38	£284.71M	£89.42	3.70
B.P. Marsh & Partners	£9.31M	27.85	£53.77M	£145.50	4.80

Is TRY or BPM more profitable?

B.P. Marsh & Partners has a net margin of 577.55% compared to TR Property Investment Trust's net margin of 91.50%. TR Property Investment Trust's return on equity of 24.54% beat B.P. Marsh & Partners' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TR Property Investment Trust	91.50%	24.54%	-24.58%
B.P. Marsh & Partners	577.55%	22.24%	12.41%

Which has more volatility and risk, TRY or BPM?

TR Property Investment Trust has a beta of 0.93, suggesting that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, B.P. Marsh & Partners has a beta of 0.71, suggesting that its share price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in TRY or BPM?

45.6% of TR Property Investment Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.6% of B.P. Marsh & Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.0% of TR Property Investment Trust shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 82.3% of B.P. Marsh & Partners shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is TRY or BPM a better dividend stock?

TR Property Investment Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 15 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. B.P. Marsh & Partners pays an annual dividend of GBX 12 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. TR Property Investment Trust pays out 16.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. B.P. Marsh & Partners pays out 8.2% 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.

Summary

TR Property Investment Trust and B.P. Marsh & Partners tied by winning 7 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.