MRCH vs. BPT, RCP, PHLL, MNKS, CTY, HICL, HGT, QLT, INPP, and AJB
Should you be buying The Merchants Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of The Merchants Trust include Bridgepoint Group (BPT), RIT Capital Partners (RCP), Petershill Partners (PHLL), Monks (MNKS), City of London (CTY), HICL Infrastructure (HICL), HgCapital Trust (HGT), Quilter (QLT), International Public Partnerships (INPP), and AJ Bell (AJB). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry.
The Merchants Trust vs. Its Competitors
The Merchants Trust (LON:MRCH) and Bridgepoint Group (LON:BPT) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and risk.
The Merchants Trust has a net margin of 90.97% compared to Bridgepoint Group's net margin of 16.74%. The Merchants Trust's return on equity of 13.03% beat Bridgepoint Group's return on equity.
The Merchants Trust has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Bridgepoint Group. The Merchants Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bridgepoint Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
The Merchants Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.29 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Bridgepoint Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.09 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. The Merchants Trust pays out 41.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Bridgepoint Group pays out 173.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. The Merchants Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
In the previous week, The Merchants Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Bridgepoint Group'saverage media sentiment score.
Bridgepoint Group has a consensus price target of GBX 388, suggesting a potential upside of 20.80%. Given Bridgepoint Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Bridgepoint Group is more favorable than The Merchants Trust.
5.9% of The Merchants Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.5% of Bridgepoint Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of The Merchants Trust shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Bridgepoint Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
The Merchants Trust has a beta of 0.95, indicating that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bridgepoint Group has a beta of 1.72, indicating that its stock price is 72% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
The Merchants Trust and Bridgepoint Group tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (LON:MRCH) was last updated on 9/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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