CMC Markets (CMCX) Competitors

TP ICAP Group (LON:TCAP) and CMC Markets (LON:CMCX) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, earnings, profitability, risk and institutional ownership.

Does the media refer more to TCAP or CMCX?

In the previous week, TP ICAP Group had 2 more articles in the media than CMC Markets. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for TP ICAP Group and 0 mentions for CMC Markets. TP ICAP Group's average media sentiment score of 0.20 beat CMC Markets' score of 0.00 indicating that TP ICAP Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
TP ICAP Group	Neutral
CMC Markets	Neutral

Which has more risk & volatility, TCAP or CMCX?

TP ICAP Group has a beta of 0.65, meaning that its share price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CMC Markets has a beta of 0.51, meaning that its share price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is TCAP or CMCX more profitable?

CMC Markets has a net margin of 95.92% compared to TP ICAP Group's net margin of 4.54%. CMC Markets' return on equity of 86.11% beat TP ICAP Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TP ICAP Group	4.54%	4.82%	1.61%
CMC Markets	95.92%	86.11%	7.20%

Do analysts rate TCAP or CMCX?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
TP ICAP Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
CMC Markets	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has higher earnings and valuation, TCAP or CMCX?

CMC Markets has lower revenue, but higher earnings than TP ICAP Group. CMC Markets is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TP ICAP Group, 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
TP ICAP Group	£2.16B	0.95	£97.91M	£12.88	21.20
CMC Markets	£341.77M	2.02	£327.81M	£118.52	2.09

Do institutionals & insiders believe in TCAP or CMCX?

80.8% of TP ICAP Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.5% of CMC Markets shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of TP ICAP Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 64.8% of CMC Markets shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is TCAP or CMCX a better dividend stock?

TP ICAP Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 15 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. CMC Markets pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. TP ICAP Group pays out 116.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. CMC Markets pays out 6.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Summary

TP ICAP Group beats CMC Markets on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.