GCP vs. BUR, BPT, EMG, MNKS, CTY, HGT, HICL, HVPE, INPP, and TRIG
Should you be buying GCP Infrastructure Investments stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of GCP Infrastructure Investments include Burford Capital (BUR), Bridgepoint Group (BPT), Man Group (EMG), Monks (MNKS), City of London (CTY), HgCapital Trust (HGT), HICL Infrastructure (HICL), 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.
GCP Infrastructure Investments vs. Its Competitors
GCP Infrastructure Investments (LON:GCP) and Burford Capital (LON:BUR) are both financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, earnings, valuation and media sentiment.
65.0% of GCP Infrastructure Investments shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 62.2% of Burford Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of GCP Infrastructure Investments shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.6% of Burford Capital shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, GCP Infrastructure Investments and GCP Infrastructure Investments both had 4 articles in the media. GCP Infrastructure Investments' average media sentiment score of 0.15 beat Burford Capital's score of 0.02 indicating that GCP Infrastructure Investments is being referred to more favorably in the media.
GCP Infrastructure Investments has a beta of 0.34, suggesting that its stock price is 66% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Burford Capital has a beta of 0.94, suggesting that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500.
GCP Infrastructure Investments pays an annual dividend of GBX 7 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.4%. Burford Capital pays an annual dividend of GBX 10 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. GCP Infrastructure Investments pays out 402.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Burford Capital pays out 17.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.
Burford Capital has a net margin of 64.53% compared to GCP Infrastructure Investments' net margin of 20.96%. Burford Capital's return on equity of 6.70% beat GCP Infrastructure Investments' return on equity.
GCP Infrastructure Investments currently has a consensus price target of GBX 90, suggesting a potential upside of 20.77%. Burford Capital has a consensus price target of GBX 1,600, suggesting a potential upside of 54.87%. Given Burford Capital's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Burford Capital is more favorable than GCP Infrastructure Investments.
Burford Capital has higher revenue and earnings than GCP Infrastructure Investments. Burford Capital 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.
Summary
Burford Capital beats GCP Infrastructure Investments on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:GCP) was last updated on 7/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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