CMC Markets (CMCX) Competitors

CMC Markets (LON:CMCX) and Plus500 (LON:PLUS) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment and valuation.

Do analysts prefer CMCX or PLUS?

Plus500 has a consensus price target of GBX 3,304.67, indicating a potential upside of 7.64%. Given Plus500's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Plus500 is more favorable than CMC Markets.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
CMC Markets	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Plus500	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67

Which has more volatility & risk, CMCX or PLUS?

CMC Markets has a beta of 0.51, indicating that its share price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Plus500 has a beta of 0.2, indicating that its share price is 80% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CMCX or PLUS more profitable?

CMC Markets has a net margin of 95.92% compared to Plus500's net margin of 36.45%. CMC Markets' return on equity of 86.11% beat Plus500's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CMC Markets	95.92%	86.11%	7.20%
Plus500	36.45%	39.06%	26.75%

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, CMCX or PLUS?

CMC Markets has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Plus500. Plus500 is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CMC Markets, 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
CMC Markets	£360.10M	1.69	£327.81M	£0.23	986.73
Plus500	£728M	2.97	£312.07M	£3.60	852.78

Does the media refer more to CMCX or PLUS?

In the previous week, CMC Markets had 3 more articles in the media than Plus500. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for CMC Markets and 0 mentions for Plus500. Plus500's average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat CMC Markets' score of 0.95 indicating that Plus500 is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
CMC Markets	Positive
Plus500	Positive

Is CMCX or PLUS a better dividend stock?

CMC Markets pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Plus500 pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.87 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. CMC Markets pays out 46.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Plus500 pays out 24.2% 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.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in CMCX or PLUS?

25.1% of CMC Markets shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.1% of Plus500 shares are held by institutional investors. 64.1% of CMC Markets shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 49.7% of Plus500 shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Plus500 beats CMC Markets on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.