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Polar Capital Global Financials (PCFT) Competitors

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As of 09/12/2025 11:51 AM Eastern

PCFT vs. BHMG, LWDB, BNKR, VEIL, ASL, JMG, FSV, FGT, HRI, and EDIN

Should you be buying Polar Capital Global Financials stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Polar Capital Global Financials include BH Macro GBP (BHMG), Law Debenture (LWDB), The Bankers Investment Trust (BNKR), Vietnam Enterprise (VEIL), Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust (ASL), JPMorgan Emerging Markets (JMG), Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values (FSV), Finsbury Growth & Income (FGT), Herald (HRI), and Edinburgh Investment (EDIN). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry.

Polar Capital Global Financials vs. Its Competitors

BH Macro GBP (LON:BHMG) and Polar Capital Global Financials (LON:PCFT) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation.

1.6% of BH Macro GBP shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 5.8% of Polar Capital Global Financials shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of BH Macro GBP shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Polar Capital Global Financials shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, BH Macro GBP's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Polar Capital Global Financials'average media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
BH Macro GBP Neutral
Polar Capital Global Financials Neutral

BH Macro GBP has a beta of -0.28, indicating that its share price is 128% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Polar Capital Global Financials has a beta of 0.98, indicating that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500.

BH Macro GBP has a net margin of 150.73% compared to Polar Capital Global Financials' net margin of 91.44%. Polar Capital Global Financials' return on equity of 22.02% beat BH Macro GBP's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
BH Macro GBP150.73% 2.23% -0.31%
Polar Capital Global Financials 91.44%22.02%12.59%

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
BH Macro GBP£152.48M9.06£53.77M£0.152,562.24
Polar Capital Global Financials£102.26M3.51£115.21M£0.33645.26

Summary

Polar Capital Global Financials beats BH Macro GBP on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

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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£359.08M£1.43B£6.37B£2.58B
Dividend Yield2.31%4.58%4.31%5.30%
P/E Ratio645.264,757.921,776.555,410.94
Price / Sales3.511,965.451,347.7896,691.90
Price / Cash14.2960.62127.4727.93
Price / Book1.151.362.067.77
Net Income£115.21M£265.04M£1.23B£5.89B
7 Day Performance1.69%13.33%7.06%6.51%
1 Month Performance-0.47%13.34%7.50%55.94%
1 Year Performance20.57%8.49%30.87%147.85%

Polar Capital Global Financials Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
PCFT
Polar Capital Global Financials
N/AGBX 211
+0.5%
N/A+21.4%£359.08M£102.26M645.26N/A
BHMG
BH Macro GBP
N/AGBX 392
-0.8%
N/A+6.7%£1.38B£152.48M2,562.24N/A
LWDB
Law Debenture
N/AGBX 998
-0.2%
N/A+13.0%£1.33B£244.75M778.11260News Coverage
BNKR
The Bankers Investment Trust
N/AGBX 125.40
+0.8%
N/A+14.9%£1.29B-£16.26M-6,397.96N/ANews Coverage
Positive News
High Trading Volume
VEIL
Vietnam Enterprise
N/AGBX 738
+0.4%
N/A+29.9%£1.24B£179.53M820.00N/A
ASL
Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust
N/AGBX 1,528
-0.3%
N/A-1.0%£1.24B£68.05M1,915.99N/APositive News
JMG
JPMorgan Emerging Markets
N/AGBX 123.80
+1.3%
N/A+17.9%£1.23B£89.04M1,766.05N/ANews Coverage
FSV
Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values
N/AGBX 375
-0.4%
N/A+19.9%£1.21B£206.83M592.5125,000
FGT
Finsbury Growth & Income
N/AGBX 871
-1.1%
N/A+1.5%£1.19B£40.93M3,512.10N/APositive News
HRI
Herald
N/AGBX 2,390
+0.6%
N/A+16.8%£1.17B£34.06M3,495.176,600High Trading Volume
EDIN
Edinburgh Investment
N/AGBX 800
-0.4%
N/A+7.1%£1.14B£86.82M1,386.00N/A

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This page (LON:PCFT) was last updated on 9/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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