Murray Income Trust (MUT) Competitors

Polar Capital Technology Trust (LON:PCT) and Murray Income Trust (LON:MUT) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership and community ranking.

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of PCT or MUT?

43.2% of Polar Capital Technology Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.0% of Murray Income Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of Polar Capital Technology Trust shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.0% of Murray Income Trust shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media refer more to PCT or MUT?

In the previous week, Polar Capital Technology Trust and Polar Capital Technology Trust both had 1 articles in the media. Polar Capital Technology Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.69 beat Murray Income Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that Polar Capital Technology Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Polar Capital Technology Trust	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Murray Income Trust	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community favor PCT or MUT?

Murray Income Trust received 16 more outperform votes than Polar Capital Technology Trust when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 64.34% of users gave Polar Capital Technology Trust an outperform vote while only 60.37% of users gave Murray Income Trust an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Polar Capital Technology Trust	Outperform Votes 83 64.34%	Underperform Votes 46 35.66%
Murray Income Trust	Outperform Votes 99 60.37%	Underperform Votes 65 39.63%

Is PCT or MUT more profitable?

Polar Capital Technology Trust has a net margin of 96.56% compared to Murray Income Trust's net margin of 92.34%. Polar Capital Technology Trust's return on equity of 30.54% beat Murray Income Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Polar Capital Technology Trust	96.56%	30.54%	20.70%
Murray Income Trust	92.34%	9.57%	4.65%

Which has more risk and volatility, PCT or MUT?

Polar Capital Technology Trust has a beta of 0.49, meaning that its stock price is 51% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Murray Income Trust has a beta of 0.8, meaning that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, PCT or MUT?

Polar Capital Technology Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Murray Income Trust. Polar Capital Technology Trust 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
Polar Capital Technology Trust	£1.24B	2.85	£1.20B	£101.86	2.95
Murray Income Trust	£97.96M	8.55	£90.45M	£90.76	9.23

Summary

Polar Capital Technology Trust beats Murray Income Trust on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.