CGT vs. RCP, MNKS, CTY, BPT, HICL, INPP, HGT, QLT, JTC, and TEM
Should you be buying Capital Gearing stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Capital Gearing include RIT Capital Partners (RCP), Monks (MNKS), City of London (CTY), Bridgepoint Group (BPT), HICL Infrastructure (HICL), International Public Partnerships (INPP), HgCapital Trust (HGT), Quilter (QLT), JTC (JTC), and Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust (TEM). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry.
Capital Gearing vs. Its Competitors
RIT Capital Partners (LON:RCP) and Capital Gearing (LON:CGT) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, institutional ownership and media sentiment.
RIT Capital Partners has higher revenue and earnings than Capital Gearing. RIT Capital Partners is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Capital Gearing, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Capital Gearing had 2 more articles in the media than RIT Capital Partners. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Capital Gearing and 0 mentions for RIT Capital Partners. Capital Gearing's average media sentiment score of 0.37 beat RIT Capital Partners' score of 0.20 indicating that Capital Gearing is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
RIT Capital Partners pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.41 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Capital Gearing pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.78 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. RIT Capital Partners pays out 22.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Capital Gearing pays out 43.4% 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. RIT Capital Partners is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
RIT Capital Partners has a beta of 0.4, indicating that its stock price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Capital Gearing has a beta of 0.23, indicating that its stock price is 77% less volatile than the S&P 500.
8.4% of RIT Capital Partners shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 5.9% of Capital Gearing shares are held by institutional investors. 19.6% of RIT Capital Partners shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Capital Gearing shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Capital Gearing has a net margin of 255.48% compared to RIT Capital Partners' net margin of 162.20%. Capital Gearing's return on equity of 5.25% beat RIT Capital Partners' return on equity.
Summary
RIT Capital Partners beats Capital Gearing on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (LON:CGT) was last updated on 10/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
