GCP Infrastructure Investments (GCP) Competitors

HICL Infrastructure (LON:HICL) and GCP Infrastructure Investments (LON:GCP) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in HICL or GCP?

31.1% of HICL Infrastructure shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.4% of GCP Infrastructure Investments shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of HICL Infrastructure shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of GCP Infrastructure Investments shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to HICL or GCP?

In the previous week, GCP Infrastructure Investments had 1 more articles in the media than HICL Infrastructure. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for GCP Infrastructure Investments and 0 mentions for HICL Infrastructure. GCP Infrastructure Investments' average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat HICL Infrastructure's score of 0.00 indicating that GCP Infrastructure Investments is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
HICL Infrastructure	Neutral
GCP Infrastructure Investments	Positive

Is HICL or GCP a better dividend stock?

HICL Infrastructure pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. GCP Infrastructure Investments pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.07 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. HICL Infrastructure pays out 358.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. GCP Infrastructure Investments pays out 608.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, HICL or GCP?

HICL Infrastructure has higher revenue and earnings than GCP Infrastructure Investments. HICL Infrastructure is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than GCP Infrastructure Investments, 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
HICL Infrastructure	£49.90M	46.47	£101.36M	£0.02	5,226.09
GCP Infrastructure Investments	£13.04M	47.43	£15.58M	£0.01	6,426.09

Which has more risk and volatility, HICL or GCP?

HICL Infrastructure has a beta of 0.3, indicating that its share price is 70% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, GCP Infrastructure Investments has a beta of 0.34, indicating that its share price is 66% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate HICL or GCP?

GCP Infrastructure Investments has a consensus price target of GBX 90, suggesting a potential upside of 21.79%. Given GCP Infrastructure Investments' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe GCP Infrastructure Investments is more favorable than HICL Infrastructure.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
HICL Infrastructure	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
GCP Infrastructure Investments	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is HICL or GCP more profitable?

HICL Infrastructure has a net margin of 96.27% compared to GCP Infrastructure Investments' net margin of 20.96%. HICL Infrastructure's return on equity of 3.24% beat GCP Infrastructure Investments' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
HICL Infrastructure	96.27%	3.24%	0.58%
GCP Infrastructure Investments	20.96%	1.63%	0.89%

Summary

GCP Infrastructure Investments beats HICL Infrastructure on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.