MRCH vs. PHLL, 3IN, JGGI, BUR, RCP, BPT, EMG, MNKS, HVPE, and CTY
Should you be buying The Merchants Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of The Merchants Trust include Petershill Partners (PHLL), 3i Infrastructure (3IN), JPMorgan Global Growth & Income (JGGI), Burford Capital (BUR), RIT Capital Partners (RCP), Bridgepoint Group (BPT), Man Group (EMG), Monks (MNKS), HarbourVest Global Private Equity (HVPE), and City of London (CTY). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry.
The Merchants Trust vs. Its Competitors
Petershill Partners (LON:PHLL) and The Merchants Trust (LON:MRCH) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, risk, profitability and dividends.
Petershill Partners has higher revenue and earnings than The Merchants Trust. The Merchants Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Petershill Partners, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Petershill Partners currently has a consensus price target of GBX 292.50, indicating a potential upside of 22.64%. Given Petershill Partners' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Petershill Partners is more favorable than The Merchants Trust.
Petershill Partners has a beta of 0.59, indicating that its share price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The Merchants Trust has a beta of 0.95, indicating that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Petershill Partners pays an annual dividend of GBX 12 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. The Merchants Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 29 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. Petershill Partners pays out 48.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. The Merchants Trust pays out 39.6% 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. The Merchants Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
In the previous week, Petershill Partners had 6 more articles in the media than The Merchants Trust. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Petershill Partners and 0 mentions for The Merchants Trust. Petershill Partners' average media sentiment score of 0.45 beat The Merchants Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that Petershill Partners is being referred to more favorably in the media.
The Merchants Trust has a net margin of 90.97% compared to Petershill Partners' net margin of 59.57%. The Merchants Trust's return on equity of 13.03% beat Petershill Partners' return on equity.
89.3% of Petershill Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.1% of The Merchants Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Petershill Partners shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.4% of The Merchants Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Petershill Partners and The Merchants Trust tied by winning 9 of the 18 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 7/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
