Murray Income Trust (MUT) Competitors

Murray Income Trust (LON:MUT) and abrdn (LON:ABDN) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Does the media favor MUT or ABDN?

In the previous week, Murray Income Trust had 3 more articles in the media than abrdn. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Murray Income Trust and 0 mentions for abrdn. Murray Income Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.63 beat abrdn's score of 0.00 indicating that Murray Income Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Murray Income Trust	Very Positive
abrdn	Neutral

Do analysts prefer MUT or ABDN?

abrdn has a consensus price target of GBX 206.60, indicating a potential upside of 9.89%. Given abrdn's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe abrdn is more favorable than Murray Income Trust.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Murray Income Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
abrdn	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40

Which has better earnings & valuation, MUT or ABDN?

abrdn has higher revenue and earnings than Murray Income Trust. abrdn is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Murray Income 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
Murray Income Trust	£27.79M	31.36	£90.45M	£0.24	3,662.55
abrdn	£1.68B	2.01	£316.36M	£0.17	1,080.46

Is MUT or ABDN more profitable?

Murray Income Trust has a net margin of 92.34% compared to abrdn's net margin of 21.19%. Murray Income Trust's return on equity of 9.57% beat abrdn's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Murray Income Trust	92.34%	9.57%	4.65%
abrdn	21.19%	6.46%	0.68%

Which has more risk & volatility, MUT or ABDN?

Murray Income Trust has a beta of 0.8, indicating that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, abrdn has a beta of 1.25, indicating that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in MUT or ABDN?

10.3% of Murray Income Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.1% of abrdn shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Murray Income Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of abrdn shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is MUT or ABDN a better dividend stock?

Murray Income Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.39 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. abrdn pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.15 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Murray Income Trust pays out 158.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. abrdn pays out 83.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. abrdn is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

abrdn beats Murray Income Trust on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.