PCFT vs. MNKS, EMG, CTY, HGT, HICL, HVPE, INPP, TRIG, QLT, and AJB
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), Man Group (EMG), City of London (CTY), HgCapital Trust (HGT), HICL Infrastructure (HICL), HarbourVest Global Private Equity (HVPE), International Public Partnerships (INPP), The Renewables Infrastructure Group (TRIG), Quilter (QLT), and AJ Bell (AJB). 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 better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, media sentiment, earnings and institutional ownership.
In the previous week, Monks had 11 more articles in the media than Polar Capital Global Financials. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for Monks and 3 mentions for Polar Capital Global Financials. Polar Capital Global Financials' average media sentiment score of 0.34 beat Monks' score of 0.16 indicating that Polar Capital Global Financials is being referred to more favorably in the media.
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 0.2%. 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.
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 insiders. Comparatively, 2.8% of Monks shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Polar Capital Global Financials has a beta of 0.98, indicating that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Monks has a beta of 0.71, indicating that its stock 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.
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.
Summary
Monks beats Polar Capital Global Financials on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:PCFT) was last updated on 7/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff