PCFT vs. MNKS, HVPE, EMG, CTY, HICL, HGT, INPP, QLT, AJB, 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 Monks (MNKS), HarbourVest Global Private Equity (HVPE), Man Group (EMG), City of London (CTY), HICL Infrastructure (HICL), HgCapital Trust (HGT), International Public Partnerships (INPP), Quilter (QLT), AJ Bell (AJB), 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 Monks (LON:MNKS) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership and earnings.
Monks has a net margin of 96.67% compared to Polar Capital Global Financials' net margin of 91.44%. Monks' return on equity of 24.08% beat Polar Capital Global Financials' return on equity.
Polar Capital Global Financials pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Monks pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Polar Capital Global Financials pays out 13.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Monks pays out 0.6% 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.
Polar Capital Global Financials has a beta of 0.98, meaning that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Monks has a beta of 0.71, meaning that its share price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Monks has higher revenue and earnings than Polar Capital Global Financials. Monks is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Polar Capital Global Financials, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Monks had 17 more articles in the media than Polar Capital Global Financials. MarketBeat recorded 18 mentions for Monks and 1 mentions for Polar Capital Global Financials. Monks' average media sentiment score of 0.14 beat Polar Capital Global Financials' score of 0.00 indicating that Monks is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
78.0% of Polar Capital Global Financials shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.4% of Monks shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Polar Capital Global Financials shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.8% of Monks shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
Monks beats Polar Capital Global Financials on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:PCFT) was last updated on 8/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
