CLDN vs. ICP, SDRC, MNG, STJ, SDR, FCIT, HL, PCT, ATST, and ABDN
Should you be buying Caledonia Investments stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Caledonia Investments include Intermediate Capital Group (ICP), Schroders (SDRC), M&G (MNG), St. James's Place (STJ), Schroders (SDR), F&C Investment Trust (FCIT), Hargreaves Lansdown (HL), Polar Capital Technology Trust (PCT), Alliance Trust (ATST), and abrdn (ABDN). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry.
Caledonia Investments vs. Its Competitors
Intermediate Capital Group (LON:ICP) and Caledonia Investments (LON:CLDN) are both financial services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and earnings.
Intermediate Capital Group has higher revenue and earnings than Caledonia Investments. Intermediate Capital Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Caledonia Investments, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Intermediate Capital Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 78 per share. Caledonia Investments pays an annual dividend of GBX 70 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Intermediate Capital Group pays out 10,129.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Caledonia Investments pays out 18.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Caledonia Investments is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
In the previous week, Caledonia Investments had 9 more articles in the media than Intermediate Capital Group. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Caledonia Investments and 0 mentions for Intermediate Capital Group. Caledonia Investments' average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat Intermediate Capital Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Caledonia Investments is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
70.4% of Intermediate Capital Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 11.9% of Caledonia Investments shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Intermediate Capital Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 40.2% of Caledonia Investments shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Intermediate Capital Group has a beta of 1.9, meaning that its share price is 90% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Caledonia Investments has a beta of 0.77, meaning that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Caledonia Investments has a net margin of 86.28% compared to Intermediate Capital Group's net margin of 56.78%. Intermediate Capital Group's return on equity of 20.09% beat Caledonia Investments' return on equity.
Summary
Intermediate Capital Group and Caledonia Investments tied by winning 7 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:CLDN) was last updated on 7/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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