The Merchants Trust (MRCH) Competitors GBX 551 +2.00 (+0.36%) As of 08/15/2025 11:51 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesBuy This Stock MRCH vs. 3IN, PHLL, JGGI, RCP, BUR, BPT, MNKS, HVPE, CTY, and HICLShould you be buying The Merchants Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of The Merchants Trust include 3i Infrastructure (3IN), Petershill Partners (PHLL), JPMorgan Global Growth & Income (JGGI), RIT Capital Partners (RCP), Burford Capital (BUR), Bridgepoint Group (BPT), Monks (MNKS), HarbourVest Global Private Equity (HVPE), City of London (CTY), and HICL Infrastructure (HICL). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry. The Merchants Trust vs. Its Competitors 3i Infrastructure Petershill Partners JPMorgan Global Growth & Income RIT Capital Partners Burford Capital Bridgepoint Group Monks HarbourVest Global Private Equity City of London HICL Infrastructure 3i Infrastructure (LON:3IN) and The Merchants Trust (LON:MRCH) are both financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations and valuation. Is 3IN or MRCH a better dividend stock? 3i Infrastructure pays an annual dividend of GBX 12 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. The Merchants Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 29 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. 3i Infrastructure pays out 3,157.9% 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 pays out 39.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. The Merchants Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of 3IN or MRCH? 55.1% of 3i Infrastructure shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.1% of The Merchants Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of 3i Infrastructure shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.4% of The Merchants Trust shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the media favor 3IN or MRCH? In the previous week, 3i Infrastructure's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled The Merchants Trust'saverage media sentiment score. Company Overall Sentiment 3i Infrastructure Neutral The Merchants Trust Neutral Which has stronger earnings & valuation, 3IN or MRCH? 3i Infrastructure has higher revenue and earnings than The Merchants Trust. The Merchants Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than 3i Infrastructure, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio3i Infrastructure£374M8.65£347M£0.38923.00The Merchants Trust£119.93M6.83£109.11M£73.217.53 Which has more risk & volatility, 3IN or MRCH? 3i Infrastructure has a beta of 0.5, meaning that its stock price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The Merchants Trust has a beta of 0.95, meaning that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is 3IN or MRCH more profitable? 3i Infrastructure has a net margin of 92.78% compared to The Merchants Trust's net margin of 90.97%. The Merchants Trust's return on equity of 13.03% beat 3i Infrastructure's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets 3i Infrastructure92.78% 10.77% 4.83% The Merchants Trust 90.97%13.03%7.70% SummaryThe Merchants Trust beats 3i Infrastructure on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks. Get The Merchants Trust News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MRCH and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding MRCH and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart MRCH vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricThe Merchants TrustAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£819.51M£1.30B£6.45B£3.09BDividend Yield5.31%4.39%4.17%5.04%P/E Ratio7.5322.5514.23174.55Price / Sales6.832,566.061,859.87282,771.03Price / Cash36.1560.70127.1227.94Price / Book0.931.425.215.38Net Income£109.11M£265.04M£1.23B£5.89B7 Day Performance0.73%0.14%0.74%-0.15%1 Month Performance-0.90%0.60%2.32%0.99%1 Year Performance-7.08%6.96%27.89%64.40% The Merchants Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MRCHThe Merchants TrustN/AGBX 551+0.4%N/A-7.4%£819.51M£119.93M7.53N/A3IN3i InfrastructureN/AGBX 352.48-0.1%N/A+1.7%£3.25B£374M927.58N/APHLLPetershill Partners3.8145 of 5 starsGBX 231.50+0.2%GBX 296.67+28.1%+3.3%£3.15B£706.00M9.39N/AJGGIJPMorgan Global Growth & IncomeN/AGBX 576-0.2%N/A+0.6%£2.97B£660.56M4.75N/ANews CoverageRCPRIT Capital PartnersN/AGBX 1,988.28+0.5%N/A+6.8%£2.87B£103.46M17.1962BURBurford Capital2.8726 of 5 starsGBX 1,026flatGBX 1,600+55.9%-3.9%£2.82B£299.55M18.35140News CoverageBPTBridgepoint Group1.7009 of 5 starsGBX 336-1.9%GBX 388+15.5%+12.7%£2.78B£272.35M61.04391MNKSMonksN/AGBX 1,385.34+0.2%N/A+18.9%£2.67B£610.03M4.50N/AHVPEHarbourVest Global Private EquityN/AGBX 2,765-0.2%N/A+10.4%£2.56B£32.28M260.00N/ANews CoverageCTYCity of LondonN/AGBX 500.69+0.4%N/A+13.6%£2.48B£307.08M8.43N/ANews CoverageDividend AnnouncementHICLHICL InfrastructureN/AGBX 119.47-1.1%N/A-7.5%£2.38B£105.30M23.43N/ANews Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies 3i Infrastructure Alternatives Petershill Partners Alternatives JPMorgan Global Growth & Income Alternatives RIT Capital Partners Alternatives Burford Capital Alternatives Bridgepoint Group Alternatives Monks Alternatives HarbourVest Global Private Equity Alternatives City of London Alternatives HICL Infrastructure Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (LON:MRCH) was last updated on 8/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMusk’s Project Colossus could mint millionairesI predict this single breakthrough could make Elon the world’s first trillionaire — and mint more new milliona...Brownstone Research | SponsoredGenesis 14:13-17 [HIDDEN MEANING?]A mysterious Bible verse from Genesis may hold the key to unlocking what one expert calls an “American birthri...Paradigm Press | SponsoredEveryone’s watching Nvidia right now. 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