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 investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations and earnings.
NEXT pays an annual dividend of GBX 216 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Intermediate Capital Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 79 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. NEXT pays out 32.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Intermediate Capital Group pays out 49.3% 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.
In the previous week, NEXT had 8 more articles in the media than Intermediate Capital Group. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for NEXT and 1 mentions for Intermediate Capital Group. NEXT's average media sentiment score of 0.02 beat Intermediate Capital Group's score of 0.00 indicating that NEXT is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Intermediate Capital Group has a consensus target price of GBX 2,500, indicating a potential upside of 15.00%. Given Intermediate Capital Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable 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.
72.3% of NEXT shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.4% of Intermediate Capital Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.7% of NEXT shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Intermediate Capital Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
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 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.
Summary
NEXT beats Intermediate Capital Group on 11 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 8/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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