CMCX vs. IGG, PLUS, TCAP, ALPH, AFX, NUM, FRP, K3C, PEEL, and ARB
Should you be buying CMC Markets stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of CMC Markets include IG Group (IGG), Plus500 (PLUS), TP ICAP Group (TCAP), Alpha Group International (ALPH), Alpha FX Group (AFX), Numis (NUM), FRP Advisory Group (FRP), K3 Capital Group (K3C), Peel Hunt (PEEL), and Argo Blockchain (ARB). These companies are all part of the "capital markets" industry.
IG Group (LON:IGG) and CMC Markets (LON:CMCX) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, community ranking and earnings.
IG Group received 161 more outperform votes than CMC Markets when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.11% of users gave IG Group an outperform vote while only 64.65% of users gave CMC Markets an outperform vote.
In the previous week, IG Group had 4 more articles in the media than CMC Markets. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for IG Group and 7 mentions for CMC Markets. CMC Markets' average media sentiment score of 0.61 beat IG Group's score of 0.08 indicating that IG Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.
IG Group has higher revenue and earnings than CMC Markets. IG Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CMC Markets, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
IG Group presently has a consensus target price of GBX 940.50, indicating a potential upside of 0.64%. CMC Markets has a consensus target price of GBX 157.33, indicating a potential downside of 50.99%. Given CMC Markets' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe IG Group is more favorable than CMC Markets.
IG Group has a beta of 0.52, suggesting that its stock price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CMC Markets has a beta of 0.5, suggesting that its stock price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500.
IG Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 46 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. CMC Markets pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. IG Group pays out 6,216.2% 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 12,500.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. IG Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
IG Group has a net margin of 31.74% compared to IG Group's net margin of 3.96%. CMC Markets' return on equity of 15.67% beat IG Group's return on equity.
70.9% of IG Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 22.4% of CMC Markets shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.6% of IG Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 64.9% of CMC Markets shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
IG Group beats CMC Markets on 18 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.
Get CMC Markets News Delivered to You Automatically
Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CMCX and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter.
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.
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.
CMC Markets Competitors List
Related Companies and Tools
