Finsbury Growth & Income (FGT) Competitors

Polar Capital Technology Trust (LON:PCT) and Finsbury Growth & Income (LON:FGT) are both asset management industry companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, valuation, risk, media sentiment, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Does the media refer more to PCT or FGT?

In the previous week, Finsbury Growth & Income had 3 more articles in the media than Polar Capital Technology Trust. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Finsbury Growth & Income and 1 mentions for Polar Capital Technology Trust. Finsbury Growth & Income's average media sentiment score of 1.70 beat Polar Capital Technology Trust's score of 1.58 indicating that Finsbury Growth & Income is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Polar Capital Technology Trust	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Finsbury Growth & Income	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Is PCT or FGT more profitable?

Polar Capital Technology Trust has a net margin of 96.56% compared to Finsbury Growth & Income's net margin of 89.28%. Polar Capital Technology Trust's return on equity of 30.54% beat Finsbury Growth & Income's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Polar Capital Technology Trust	96.56%	30.54%	20.70%
Finsbury Growth & Income	89.28%	6.50%	4.42%

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of PCT or FGT?

87.0% of Polar Capital Technology Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.3% of Finsbury Growth & Income shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Polar Capital Technology Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Finsbury Growth & Income shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, PCT or FGT?

Polar Capital Technology Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Finsbury Growth & Income. Finsbury Growth & Income is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Polar Capital Technology Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Polar Capital Technology Trust	£122.39M	39.11	£1.20B	£0.10	4,187.56
Finsbury Growth & Income	£40.93M	28.85	£90.54M	£0.25	3,498.55

Which has more volatility & risk, PCT or FGT?

Polar Capital Technology Trust has a beta of 0.49, suggesting that its stock price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Finsbury Growth & Income has a beta of 0.52, suggesting that its stock price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Polar Capital Technology Trust beats Finsbury Growth & Income on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.