ITH vs. SOPH, HCM, INDV, GRI, SLS, ERGO, SLN, AMYT, BMY, and GPH
Should you be buying Ithaca Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ithaca Energy include Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L) (SOPH), HUTCHMED (HCM), Indivior (INDV), Grainger (GRI), Standard Life UK Smaller Companies Trust (SLS), Ergomed (ERGO), Silence Therapeutics (SLN), Amryt Pharma (AMYT), Bloomsbury Publishing (BMY), and Global Ports (GPH). These companies are all part of the "pharmaceutical products" industry.
Ithaca Energy vs. Its Competitors
Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L) (LON:SOPH) and Ithaca Energy (LON:ITH) are both mid-cap pharmaceutical products companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.
Ithaca Energy has a net margin of 6.48% compared to Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L)'s net margin of 0.00%. Ithaca Energy's return on equity of 4.55% beat Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L)'s return on equity.
Ithaca Energy has a consensus price target of GBX 200, suggesting a potential upside of 0.30%. Given Ithaca Energy's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Ithaca Energy is more favorable than Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L).
Ithaca Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L). Ithaca Energy is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L), indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
2.8% of Ithaca Energy shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Ithaca Energy shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Ithaca Energy had 2 more articles in the media than Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L). MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Ithaca Energy and 0 mentions for Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L). Ithaca Energy's average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L)'s score of 0.00 indicating that Ithaca Energy is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L) pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.04 per share. Ithaca Energy pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.22 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L) pays out 2.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ithaca Energy pays out -208.4% 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. Ithaca Energy is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Summary
Ithaca Energy beats Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L) on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:ITH) was last updated on 10/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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