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Polar Capital Global Financials (PCFT) Competitors

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GBX 209 +2.00 (+0.97%)
As of 07/3/2025 12:13 PM Eastern

PCFT vs. BPT, EMG, MNKS, HICL, CTY, HVPE, INPP, BUR, HGT, and TRIG

Should you be buying Polar Capital Global Financials stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Polar Capital Global Financials include Bridgepoint Group (BPT), Man Group (EMG), Monks (MNKS), HICL Infrastructure (HICL), City of London (CTY), HarbourVest Global Private Equity (HVPE), International Public Partnerships (INPP), Burford Capital (BUR), HgCapital Trust (HGT), and The Renewables Infrastructure Group (TRIG). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry.

Polar Capital Global Financials vs. Its Competitors

Polar Capital Global Financials (LON:PCFT) and Bridgepoint Group (LON:BPT) are both financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment and valuation.

In the previous week, Polar Capital Global Financials and Polar Capital Global Financials both had 2 articles in the media. Polar Capital Global Financials' average media sentiment score of 0.51 beat Bridgepoint Group's score of 0.32 indicating that Polar Capital Global Financials is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Polar Capital Global Financials
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Bridgepoint Group
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

78.0% of Polar Capital Global Financials shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.4% of Bridgepoint Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Polar Capital Global Financials shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 20.0% of Bridgepoint Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Polar Capital Global Financials has a net margin of 91.44% compared to Bridgepoint Group's net margin of 16.74%. Polar Capital Global Financials' return on equity of 22.02% beat Bridgepoint Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Polar Capital Global Financials91.44% 22.02% 12.59%
Bridgepoint Group 16.74%6.10%3.47%

Bridgepoint Group has a consensus target price of GBX 359.33, suggesting a potential upside of 12.06%. Given Bridgepoint Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Bridgepoint Group is more favorable than Polar Capital Global Financials.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Polar Capital Global Financials
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
Bridgepoint Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Polar Capital Global Financials has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Bridgepoint Group. Polar Capital Global Financials is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bridgepoint Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Polar Capital Global Financials£125.99M5.06£115.21M£37.585.56
Bridgepoint Group£272.35M9.72£45.58M£5.5058.25

Polar Capital Global Financials pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Bridgepoint Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 9 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Polar Capital Global Financials pays out 13.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Bridgepoint Group pays out 163.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Polar Capital Global Financials has a beta of 0.98, meaning that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bridgepoint Group has a beta of 1.72, meaning that its stock price is 72% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Bridgepoint Group beats Polar Capital Global Financials on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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PCFT vs. The Competition

MetricPolar Capital Global FinancialsAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£637.25M£1.25B£6.46B£2.97B
Dividend Yield2.26%4.36%4.18%5.02%
P/E Ratio5.5621.8513.60146.59
Price / Sales5.062,375.071,762.86240,166.99
Price / Cash14.2960.8148.9127.97
Price / Book1.141.213.195.32
Net Income£115.21M£264.68M£1.25B£5.90B
7 Day Performance1.21%0.45%0.63%0.90%
1 Month PerformanceN/A2.81%3.48%5.18%
1 Year Performance24.26%6.50%15.49%80.75%

Polar Capital Global Financials Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
PCFT
Polar Capital Global Financials
N/AGBX 209
+1.0%
N/A+23.8%£637.25M£125.99M5.56N/AHigh Trading Volume
BPT
Bridgepoint Group
2.1623 of 5 stars
GBX 303.60
+0.6%
GBX 359.33
+18.4%
+38.0%£2.51B£272.35M55.15391News Coverage
Analyst Forecast
Gap Up
EMG
Man Group
2.3534 of 5 stars
GBX 172.90
flat
GBX 278
+60.8%
-29.0%£2.50B£1.69B8.161,790
MNKS
Monks
N/AGBX 1,273.79
+0.1%
N/A+11.8%£2.45B£610.03M4.13N/ATrending News
Earnings Report
HICL
HICL Infrastructure
N/AGBX 121.60
+0.5%
N/A-3.3%£2.42B£105.30M23.85N/A
CTY
City of London
N/AGBX 488
+0.4%
N/A+16.0%£2.41B£307.08M8.22N/ADividend Announcement
HVPE
HarbourVest Global Private Equity
N/AGBX 2,530
+0.6%
N/A+3.3%£2.34B£32.28M237.90N/A
INPP
International Public Partnerships
N/AGBX 121.93
-0.2%
N/A-5.4%£2.29B£82.63M52.60N/A
BUR
Burford Capital
3.075 of 5 stars
GBX 829.50
+0.2%
GBX 1,600
+92.9%
-0.3%£2.28B£299.55M14.84140
HGT
HgCapital Trust
N/AGBX 489.28
-0.5%
N/A+5.1%£2.27B£312.64M8.09N/A
TRIG
The Renewables Infrastructure Group
2.4348 of 5 stars
GBX 88.80
+0.9%
GBX 130
+46.4%
-7.0%£2.18B-£79.29M-58.53N/A

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