BUT vs. CTY, HICL, EMG, HGT, INPP, QLT, AJB, TEM, RAT, and TRIG
Should you be buying Brunner stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Brunner include City of London (CTY), HICL Infrastructure (HICL), Man Group (EMG), HgCapital Trust (HGT), International Public Partnerships (INPP), Quilter (QLT), AJ Bell (AJB), Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust (TEM), Rathbones Group (RAT), and The Renewables Infrastructure Group (TRIG). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry.
Brunner vs. Its Competitors
City of London (LON:CTY) and Brunner (LON:BUT) are both financial services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability and earnings.
City of London has a beta of 0.66, suggesting that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brunner has a beta of 0.67, suggesting that its share price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500.
City of London has a net margin of 95.77% compared to Brunner's net margin of 94.54%. Brunner's return on equity of 18.49% beat City of London's return on equity.
City of London has higher revenue and earnings than Brunner. City of London is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Brunner, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, City of London had 10 more articles in the media than Brunner. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for City of London and 0 mentions for Brunner. Brunner's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat City of London's score of -0.22 indicating that Brunner is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
City of London pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.21 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Brunner pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. City of London pays out 47.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Brunner pays out 61.0% 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. City of London is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
8.7% of City of London shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 12.4% of Brunner shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of City of London shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Brunner shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Brunner beats City of London on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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This page (LON:BUT) was last updated on 9/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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