ICG vs. NXT, GFS, SPI, ESP, RTN, IPF, APH, MSI, SGM, and BERI
Should you be buying Intermediate Capital Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Intermediate Capital Group include NEXT (NXT), G4S (GFS), Spire Healthcare Group (SPI), Empiric Student Property (ESP), The Restaurant Group (RTN), International Personal Finance (IPF), Alliance Pharma (APH), MS INTERNATIONAL (MSI), Sigma Capital Group (SGM), and BlackRock Energy and Resources (BERI). These companies are all part of the "electronic equipment" industry.
Intermediate Capital Group vs. Its Competitors
NEXT (LON:NXT) and Intermediate Capital Group (LON:ICG) are both electronic equipment companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk.
NEXT currently has a consensus target price of £124.33, suggesting a potential downside of 0.09%. Intermediate Capital Group has a consensus target price of GBX 2,500, suggesting a potential upside of 8.98%. Given Intermediate Capital Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Intermediate Capital Group is more favorable than NEXT.
NEXT has higher revenue and earnings than Intermediate Capital Group. Intermediate Capital Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than NEXT, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, NEXT had 21 more articles in the media than Intermediate Capital Group. MarketBeat recorded 23 mentions for NEXT and 2 mentions for Intermediate Capital Group. Intermediate Capital Group's average media sentiment score of 0.34 beat NEXT's score of 0.33 indicating that Intermediate Capital Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Intermediate Capital Group has a net margin of 48.22% compared to NEXT's net margin of 13.77%. NEXT's return on equity of 55.99% beat Intermediate Capital Group's return on equity.
NEXT pays an annual dividend of GBX 2.33 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Intermediate Capital Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. NEXT pays out 35.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Intermediate Capital Group pays out 51.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.
NEXT has a beta of 1.37, meaning that its share price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Intermediate Capital Group has a beta of 1.97, meaning that its share price is 97% more volatile than the S&P 500.
81.5% of NEXT shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.5% of Intermediate Capital Group shares are held by institutional investors. 1.6% of NEXT shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.5% of Intermediate Capital Group shares are held 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.
Summary
NEXT and Intermediate Capital Group tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (LON:ICG) was last updated on 10/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
