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Polar Capital Global Financials (PCFT) Competitors

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PCFT vs. BNKR, FCSS, FSV, JMG, and WWH

Should you buy Polar Capital Global Financials stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Polar Capital Global Financials with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Polar Capital Global Financials include The Bankers Investment Trust (BNKR), Fidelity China Special (FCSS), Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values (FSV), JPMorgan Emerging Markets (JMG), and Worldwide Healthcare (WWH). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry.

How does Polar Capital Global Financials compare to The Bankers Investment Trust?

The Bankers Investment Trust (LON:BNKR) and Polar Capital Global Financials (LON:PCFT) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and profitability.

The Bankers Investment Trust has a beta of 0.605, meaning that its share price is 40% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Polar Capital Global Financials has a beta of 0.584, meaning that its share price is 42% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, The Bankers Investment Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Polar Capital Global Financials'average media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
The Bankers Investment Trust Neutral
Polar Capital Global Financials Neutral

0.5% of The Bankers Investment Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.6% of Polar Capital Global Financials shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of The Bankers Investment Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Polar Capital Global Financials shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

The Bankers Investment Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 2.73 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Polar Capital Global Financials pays an annual dividend of GBX 4.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. The Bankers Investment Trust pays out 13.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Polar Capital Global Financials pays out 21.3% 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.

The Bankers Investment Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Polar Capital Global Financials. The Bankers Investment Trust 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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
The Bankers Investment Trust£221.50M6.11£218.53M£20.257.14
Polar Capital Global Financials£57.31M6.19£115.21M£22.519.95

Polar Capital Global Financials has a net margin of 310.16% compared to The Bankers Investment Trust's net margin of -551.87%. The Bankers Investment Trust's return on equity of 16.08% beat Polar Capital Global Financials' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
The Bankers Investment Trust-551.87% 16.08% 6.13%
Polar Capital Global Financials 310.16%10.69%12.59%

Summary

Polar Capital Global Financials beats The Bankers Investment Trust on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Polar Capital Global Financials compare to Fidelity China Special?

Polar Capital Global Financials (LON:PCFT) and Fidelity China Special (LON:FCSS) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, valuation, profitability, dividends and institutional ownership.

In the previous week, Polar Capital Global Financials' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Fidelity China Special'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Polar Capital Global Financials Neutral
Fidelity China Special Neutral

8.6% of Polar Capital Global Financials shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.8% of Fidelity China Special shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Polar Capital Global Financials shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Fidelity China Special shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Fidelity China Special has higher revenue and earnings than Polar Capital Global Financials. Fidelity China Special 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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Polar Capital Global Financials£57.31M6.19£115.21M£22.519.95
Fidelity China Special£559.02M2.41£997.06M£112.602.60

Polar Capital Global Financials has a beta of 0.584, meaning that its share price is 42% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Fidelity China Special has a beta of 0.88086575, meaning that its share price is 12% less volatile than the broader market.

Polar Capital Global Financials pays an annual dividend of GBX 4.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Fidelity China Special pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Polar Capital Global Financials pays out 21.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Fidelity China Special pays out 7.1% 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. Fidelity China Special is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Polar Capital Global Financials has a net margin of 310.16% compared to Fidelity China Special's net margin of 93.41%. Fidelity China Special's return on equity of 35.31% beat Polar Capital Global Financials' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Polar Capital Global Financials310.16% 10.69% 12.59%
Fidelity China Special 93.41%35.31%N/A

Summary

Fidelity China Special beats Polar Capital Global Financials on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Polar Capital Global Financials compare to Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values?

Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values (LON:FSV) and Polar Capital Global Financials (LON:PCFT) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability and media sentiment.

7.7% of Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.6% of Polar Capital Global Financials shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values 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 hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values pays an annual dividend of GBX 10.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Polar Capital Global Financials pays an annual dividend of GBX 4.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values pays out 9.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Polar Capital Global Financials pays out 21.3% 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. Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values has a beta of 1.2728288, indicating that its share price is 27% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Polar Capital Global Financials has a beta of 0.584, indicating that its share price is 42% less volatile than the broader market.

Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values has higher revenue and earnings than Polar Capital Global Financials. Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values 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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values£354.63M3.85£223.72M£109.343.85
Polar Capital Global Financials£57.31M6.19£115.21M£22.519.95

In the previous week, Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Polar Capital Global Financials'average media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values Neutral
Polar Capital Global Financials Neutral

Polar Capital Global Financials has a net margin of 310.16% compared to Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values' net margin of 95.92%. Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values' return on equity of 25.87% beat Polar Capital Global Financials' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values95.92% 25.87% 0.33%
Polar Capital Global Financials 310.16%10.69%12.59%

Summary

Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values beats Polar Capital Global Financials on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Polar Capital Global Financials compare to JPMorgan Emerging Markets?

Polar Capital Global Financials (LON:PCFT) and JPMorgan Emerging Markets (LON:JMG) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk and valuation.

Polar Capital Global Financials has a net margin of 310.16% compared to JPMorgan Emerging Markets' net margin of 95.26%. JPMorgan Emerging Markets' return on equity of 19.61% beat Polar Capital Global Financials' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Polar Capital Global Financials310.16% 10.69% 12.59%
JPMorgan Emerging Markets 95.26%19.61%1.55%

Polar Capital Global Financials has higher revenue and earnings than JPMorgan Emerging Markets. Polar Capital Global Financials is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than JPMorgan Emerging Markets, 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£57.31M6.19£115.21M£22.519.95
JPMorgan Emerging Markets£56.31M23.64£80.10M£4.6329.33

Polar Capital Global Financials pays an annual dividend of GBX 4.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. JPMorgan Emerging Markets pays an annual dividend of GBX 1.95 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Polar Capital Global Financials pays out 21.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. JPMorgan Emerging Markets pays out 42.1% 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 is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

8.6% of Polar Capital Global Financials shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 14.8% of JPMorgan Emerging Markets shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Polar Capital Global Financials shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of JPMorgan Emerging Markets shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Polar Capital Global Financials has a beta of 0.584, meaning that its share price is 42% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, JPMorgan Emerging Markets has a beta of 0.62, meaning that its share price is 38% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, JPMorgan Emerging Markets had 1 more articles in the media than Polar Capital Global Financials. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for JPMorgan Emerging Markets and 0 mentions for Polar Capital Global Financials. JPMorgan Emerging Markets' average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Polar Capital Global Financials' score of 0.00 indicating that JPMorgan Emerging Markets is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Polar Capital Global Financials Neutral
JPMorgan Emerging Markets Positive

Summary

Polar Capital Global Financials beats JPMorgan Emerging Markets on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Polar Capital Global Financials compare to Worldwide Healthcare?

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

Worldwide Healthcare pays an annual dividend of GBX 2.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Polar Capital Global Financials pays an annual dividend of GBX 4.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Worldwide Healthcare pays out -7.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Polar Capital Global Financials pays out 21.3% 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 net margin of 310.16% compared to Worldwide Healthcare's net margin of 121.37%. Polar Capital Global Financials' return on equity of 10.69% beat Worldwide Healthcare's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Worldwide Healthcare121.37% -10.79% -2.02%
Polar Capital Global Financials 310.16%10.69%12.59%

8.8% of Worldwide Healthcare shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.6% of Polar Capital Global Financials shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Worldwide Healthcare 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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Worldwide Healthcare has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Polar Capital Global Financials. Worldwide Healthcare 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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Worldwide Healthcare-£164.31M-7.63£227.88M-£30.90N/A
Polar Capital Global Financials£57.31M6.19£115.21M£22.519.95

Worldwide Healthcare has a beta of 0.5136185, indicating that its stock price is 49% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Polar Capital Global Financials has a beta of 0.584, indicating that its stock price is 42% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Worldwide Healthcare had 3 more articles in the media than Polar Capital Global Financials. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Worldwide Healthcare and 0 mentions for Polar Capital Global Financials. Worldwide Healthcare's average media sentiment score of 1.85 beat Polar Capital Global Financials' score of 0.00 indicating that Worldwide Healthcare is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Worldwide Healthcare Very Positive
Polar Capital Global Financials Neutral

Summary

Polar Capital Global Financials beats Worldwide Healthcare on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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PCFT vs. The Competition

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MetricPolar Capital Global FinancialsAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£352.37M£2.31B£5.79B£2.90B
Dividend Yield2.19%5.97%5.25%6.17%
P/E Ratio9.9525.0815.46365.16
Price / Sales6.192,010.87987.8787,648.92
Price / Cash14.2960.1789.1827.89
Price / Book1.221.356.527.62
Net Income£115.21M£265.53M£1.15B£5.89B
7 Day Performance2.05%-0.74%-0.20%0.11%
1 Month Performance-0.88%0.56%0.42%0.27%
1 Year Performance7.69%11.73%18.42%83.47%

Polar Capital Global Financials Competitors List

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CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
PCFT
Polar Capital Global Financials
N/AGBX 224
+0.4%		N/A+7.7%£352.37M£57.31M9.95N/A
BNKR
The Bankers Investment Trust
N/AGBX 146.24
-0.9%		N/A+23.9%£1.37B£221.50M7.22N/A
FCSS
Fidelity China Special
N/AGBX 295.52
-1.0%		N/A+14.3%£1.36B£559.02M2.62N/A
FSV
Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values
N/AGBX 417.50
-0.8%		N/A+20.2%£1.35B£354.63M3.8225,000
JMG
JPMorgan Emerging Markets
N/AGBX 135.80
-0.9%		N/A+22.3%£1.33B£56.31M29.33N/A

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