INVP vs. IGG, PLUS, TCAP, ALPH, AFX, CMCX, NUM, PBEE, FRP, and K3C
Should you be buying Investec Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Investec Group include IG Group (IGG), Plus500 (PLUS), TP ICAP Group (TCAP), Alpha Group International (ALPH), Alpha FX Group (AFX), CMC Markets (CMCX), Numis (NUM), PensionBee Group (PBEE), FRP Advisory Group (FRP), and K3 Capital Group (K3C). These companies are all part of the "capital markets" industry.
Investec Group vs. Its Competitors
Investec Group (LON:INVP) and IG Group (LON:IGG) are both mid-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, profitability, risk, valuation and analyst recommendations.
In the previous week, IG Group had 4 more articles in the media than Investec Group. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for IG Group and 1 mentions for Investec Group. Investec Group's average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat IG Group's score of 0.54 indicating that Investec Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Investec Group presently has a consensus target price of GBX 660, indicating a potential upside of 13.60%. IG Group has a consensus target price of GBX 1,504.80, indicating a potential upside of 30.29%. Given IG Group's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe IG Group is more favorable than Investec Group.
54.4% of Investec Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.0% of IG Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Investec Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of IG Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Investec Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. IG Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.47 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Investec Group pays out 50.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. IG Group pays out 44.2% 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.
Investec Group has a beta of 1.05, indicating that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, IG Group has a beta of 0.55, indicating that its stock price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500.
IG Group has a net margin of 58.42% compared to Investec Group's net margin of 43.98%. IG Group's return on equity of 30.53% beat Investec Group's return on equity.
Investec Group has higher revenue and earnings than IG Group. Investec Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than IG Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
IG Group beats Investec Group on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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This page (LON:INVP) was last updated on 9/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
