The Merchants Trust (MRCH) Competitors

The Merchants Trust (LON:MRCH) and Polar Capital Technology Trust (LON:PCT) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, community ranking, profitability, valuation and dividends.

Which has more risk & volatility, MRCH or PCT?

The Merchants Trust has a beta of 0.95, suggesting that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Polar Capital Technology Trust has a beta of 0.49, suggesting that its share price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor MRCH or PCT?

In the previous week, The Merchants Trust and The Merchants Trust both had 1 articles in the media. The Merchants Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.75 beat Polar Capital Technology Trust's score of 1.69 indicating that The Merchants Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
The Merchants Trust	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Polar Capital Technology Trust	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community favor MRCH or PCT?

Polar Capital Technology Trust received 2 more outperform votes than The Merchants Trust when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.34% of users gave Polar Capital Technology Trust an outperform vote while only 55.48% of users gave The Merchants Trust an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
The Merchants Trust	Outperform Votes 81 55.48%	Underperform Votes 65 44.52%
Polar Capital Technology Trust	Outperform Votes 83 64.34%	Underperform Votes 46 35.66%

Which has higher earnings & valuation, MRCH or PCT?

Polar Capital Technology Trust has higher revenue and earnings than The Merchants Trust. Polar Capital Technology Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than The Merchants Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
The Merchants Trust	£119.93M	6.80	£109.11M	£73.21	7.49
Polar Capital Technology Trust	£1.24B	2.85	£1.20B	£101.86	2.95

Do insiders & institutionals believe in MRCH or PCT?

6.1% of The Merchants Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.2% of Polar Capital Technology Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.4% of The Merchants Trust shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Polar Capital Technology Trust shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is MRCH or PCT more profitable?

Polar Capital Technology Trust has a net margin of 96.56% compared to The Merchants Trust's net margin of 90.97%. Polar Capital Technology Trust's return on equity of 30.54% beat The Merchants Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
The Merchants Trust	90.97%	13.03%	7.70%
Polar Capital Technology Trust	96.56%	30.54%	20.70%

Summary

Polar Capital Technology Trust beats The Merchants Trust on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.