Montanaro UK Smaller Companies (MTU) Competitors

Montanaro UK Smaller Companies (LON:MTU) and Polar Capital Global Financials (LON:PCFT) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, risk and media sentiment.

Is MTU or PCFT more profitable?

Montanaro UK Smaller Companies has a net margin of 91.45% compared to Polar Capital Global Financials' net margin of 91.44%. Polar Capital Global Financials' return on equity of 22.02% beat Montanaro UK Smaller Companies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Montanaro UK Smaller Companies	91.45%	13.16%	5.77%
Polar Capital Global Financials	91.44%	22.02%	12.59%

Which has more volatility and risk, MTU or PCFT?

Montanaro UK Smaller Companies has a beta of 0.98, meaning that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Polar Capital Global Financials has a beta of 0.98, meaning that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is MTU or PCFT a better dividend stock?

Montanaro UK Smaller Companies pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. Polar Capital Global Financials pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Montanaro UK Smaller Companies pays out 31.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Polar Capital Global Financials pays out 13.3% 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.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in MTU or PCFT?

78.5% of Montanaro UK Smaller Companies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.0% of Polar Capital Global Financials shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Montanaro UK Smaller Companies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Polar Capital Global Financials shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has better valuation & earnings, MTU or PCFT?

Polar Capital Global Financials has higher revenue and earnings than Montanaro UK Smaller Companies. Polar Capital Global Financials is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Montanaro UK Smaller Companies, 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
Montanaro UK Smaller Companies	£28.80M	5.71	£26.33M	£15.79	6.26
Polar Capital Global Financials	£125.99M	5.15	£115.21M	£37.58	5.67

Does the media prefer MTU or PCFT?

In the previous week, Montanaro UK Smaller Companies and Montanaro UK Smaller Companies both had 1 articles in the media. Polar Capital Global Financials' average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Montanaro UK Smaller Companies' score of 0.58 indicating that Polar Capital Global Financials is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Montanaro UK Smaller Companies	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Polar Capital Global Financials	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Polar Capital Global Financials beats Montanaro UK Smaller Companies on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.