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GBX 249.88 +1.38 (+0.55%)
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CMCX vs. TCAP, ALPH, AFX, PBEE, NUM, FRP, K3C, PEEL, CAV, and SHRE

Should you be buying CMC Markets stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of CMC Markets include 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), Cavendish Financial (CAV), and Share Plc (SHRE.L) (SHRE). These companies are all part of the "capital markets" industry.

CMC Markets vs. Its Competitors

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

In the previous week, TP ICAP Group and TP ICAP Group both had 4 articles in the media. CMC Markets' average media sentiment score of 1.29 beat TP ICAP Group's score of 0.07 indicating that CMC Markets is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
TP ICAP Group
0 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
CMC Markets
3 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

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 Group4.54% 4.82% 1.61%
CMC Markets 95.92%86.11%7.20%

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.

80.8% of TP ICAP Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.5% of CMC Markets shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of TP ICAP Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 64.8% of CMC Markets shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
TP ICAP Group£2.16B1.03£97.91M£12.8822.83
CMC Markets£341.77M2.03£327.81M£118.522.11

TP ICAP Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 15 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. 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.

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

Summary

CMC Markets beats TP ICAP Group on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding CMCX and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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CMCX vs. The Competition

MetricCMC MarketsCapital Markets IndustryFinancial SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£694.28M£855.59M£6.14B£2.97B
Dividend Yield0.05%3.88%4.19%5.02%
P/E Ratio2.1131.3013.03151.96
Price / Sales2.03160.041,749.01265,011.84
Price / Cash4.3511.88128.3227.97
Price / Book1.723.441.924.56
Net Income£327.81M£130.65M£1.23B£5.90B
7 Day Performance0.76%3.81%0.74%1.63%
1 Month Performance0.96%9.84%3.05%4.29%
1 Year Performance-24.17%22.85%16.19%80.01%

CMC Markets Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
CMCX
CMC Markets
N/AGBX 249.88
+0.6%
N/A-25.2%£694.28M£341.77M2.111,197News Coverage
Positive News
TCAP
TP ICAP Group
N/AGBX 273
+0.2%
N/A+37.8%£2.06B£2.16B21.205,208News Coverage
ALPH
Alpha Group International
N/AGBX 3,180
-0.2%
N/A+39.5%£1.33B£198.59M14.18480
AFX
Alpha FX Group
N/AN/AN/AN/A£810.18M£89.43M3,200.00214
PBEE
PensionBee Group
N/AGBX 169.50
+1.8%
GBX 214.67
+26.6%
+9.1%£398.19M£29.68M-73.03198Gap Up
NUM
Numis
N/AN/AN/AN/A£377.30M£130.31M17,150.00220
FRP
FRP Advisory Group
N/AGBX 123.75
-1.8%
GBX 220
+77.8%
-0.6%£307.17M£134.89M13.35657Dividend Announcement
K3C
K3 Capital Group
N/AN/AN/AN/A£269.95M£70.65M2,908.33410
PEEL
Peel Hunt
N/AGBX 92.68
-0.9%
N/A-30.9%£108.12M£87.00M-72.07308
CAV
Cavendish Financial
N/AGBX 13.66
-2.5%
N/A-5.0%£44.43M£48.69M-12.01157High Trading Volume
SHRE
Share Plc (SHRE.L)
N/AN/AN/AN/A£38.83M£22.58M-257.50N/A

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