EWI vs. BUR, BPT, MNKS, EMG, CTY, HICL, HGT, HVPE, INPP, and TRIG
Should you be buying Edinburgh Worldwide stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Edinburgh Worldwide include Burford Capital (BUR), Bridgepoint Group (BPT), Monks (MNKS), Man Group (EMG), City of London (CTY), HICL Infrastructure (HICL), HgCapital Trust (HGT), HarbourVest Global Private Equity (HVPE), International Public Partnerships (INPP), and The Renewables Infrastructure Group (TRIG). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry.
Edinburgh Worldwide vs. Its Competitors
Burford Capital (LON:BUR) and Edinburgh Worldwide (LON:EWI) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, dividends and institutional ownership.
62.2% of Burford Capital shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 11.5% of Edinburgh Worldwide shares are held by institutional investors. 9.6% of Burford Capital shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.4% of Edinburgh Worldwide shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Burford Capital has a beta of 0.94, suggesting that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Edinburgh Worldwide has a beta of 0.78, suggesting that its share price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Burford Capital's average media sentiment score of 0.51 beat Edinburgh Worldwide's score of 0.00 indicating that Burford Capital is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Edinburgh Worldwide has a net margin of 90.88% compared to Burford Capital's net margin of 64.53%. Edinburgh Worldwide's return on equity of 11.47% beat Burford Capital's return on equity.
Burford Capital has higher revenue and earnings than Edinburgh Worldwide. Edinburgh Worldwide is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Burford Capital, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Burford Capital presently has a consensus target price of GBX 1,600, suggesting a potential upside of 51.66%. Given Burford Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Burford Capital is more favorable than Edinburgh Worldwide.
Summary
Burford Capital beats Edinburgh Worldwide on 13 of the 15 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:EWI) was last updated on 7/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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