Murray Income Trust (MUT) Competitors

3i Infrastructure (LON:3IN) and Murray Income Trust (LON:MUT) are both financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, risk, profitability, valuation and earnings.

Does the media prefer 3IN or MUT?

In the previous week, 3i Infrastructure had 2 more articles in the media than Murray Income Trust. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for 3i Infrastructure and 1 mentions for Murray Income Trust. Murray Income Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.68 beat 3i Infrastructure's score of 1.17 indicating that Murray Income Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
3i Infrastructure	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Murray Income 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

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in 3IN or MUT?

55.1% of 3i Infrastructure shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.0% of Murray Income Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of 3i Infrastructure shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.0% of Murray Income Trust shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is 3IN or MUT more profitable?

3i Infrastructure has a net margin of 92.78% compared to Murray Income Trust's net margin of 92.34%. 3i Infrastructure's return on equity of 10.77% beat Murray Income Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
3i Infrastructure	92.78%	10.77%	4.83%
Murray Income Trust	92.34%	9.57%	4.65%

Which has more volatility and risk, 3IN or MUT?

3i Infrastructure has a beta of 0.5, meaning that its stock price is 50% 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.

Is 3IN or MUT a better dividend stock?

3i Infrastructure pays an annual dividend of GBX 12 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Murray Income Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 39 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. 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. Murray Income Trust pays out 43.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Murray Income Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, 3IN or MUT?

3i Infrastructure has higher revenue and earnings than Murray Income Trust. Murray Income 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
3i Infrastructure	£374M	8.51	£347M	£0.38	907.89
Murray Income Trust	£97.96M	8.96	£90.45M	£90.76	9.68

Summary

3i Infrastructure beats Murray Income Trust on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.