CMCX vs. PLUS, TCAP, ALPH, AFX, PBEE, NUM, FRP, K3C, PEEL, and CAV
Should you be buying CMC Markets stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of CMC Markets include Plus500 (PLUS), TP ICAP Group (TCAP), Alpha Group International (ALPH), Alpha FX Group (AFX), PensionBee Group (PBEE), Numis (NUM), FRP Advisory Group (FRP), K3 Capital Group (K3C), Peel Hunt (PEEL), and Cavendish Financial (CAV). These companies are all part of the "capital markets" industry.
CMC Markets vs. Its Competitors
CMC Markets (LON:CMCX) and Plus500 (LON:PLUS) are both financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.
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.
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.
In the previous week, CMC Markets had 1 more articles in the media than Plus500. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for CMC Markets and 1 mentions for Plus500. CMC Markets' average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat Plus500's score of 0.67 indicating that CMC Markets is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Plus500 has a consensus price target of GBX 3,304.67, indicating a potential upside of 3.79%. Given Plus500's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Plus500 is more favorable than CMC Markets.
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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
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.
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.
Summary
CMC Markets and Plus500 tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (LON:CMCX) was last updated on 10/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
