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.
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.
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.
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.
Summary
CMC Markets beats TP ICAP Group on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:CMCX) was last updated on 7/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff