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Polar Capital Global Financials (PCFT) Competitors

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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

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

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 news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Monks
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
10 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
3 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Polar Capital Global Financials
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

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.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Monks96.67% 24.08% 9.21%
Polar Capital Global Financials 91.44%22.02%12.59%

20.4% of Monks shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.0% of Polar Capital Global Financials shares are held by institutional investors. 2.8% of Monks shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% 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.

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Monks£610.03M4.15£589.71M£308.064.27
Polar Capital Global Financials£125.99M5.08£115.21M£37.585.59

Monks has a beta of 0.71, indicating that its stock price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Polar Capital Global Financials has a beta of 0.98, indicating that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Monks pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Polar Capital Global Financials pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Monks pays out 0.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Polar Capital Global Financials pays out 13.3% 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.

Summary

Monks beats Polar Capital Global Financials on 8 of the 15 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£640.30M£1.26B£6.13B£3.01B
Dividend Yield2.26%4.37%4.20%5.02%
P/E Ratio5.5921.9812.99149.15
Price / Sales5.082,383.511,757.66254,247.77
Price / Cash14.2960.81127.8827.97
Price / Book1.141.221.924.57
Net Income£115.21M£263.98M£1.22B£5.90B
7 Day Performance0.48%0.71%1.12%7.46%
1 Month Performance0.24%2.85%3.46%11.33%
1 Year Performance23.82%6.29%16.24%81.12%

Polar Capital Global Financials Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
PCFT
Polar Capital Global Financials
N/AGBX 210
-0.2%
N/A+24.3%£640.30M£125.99M5.59N/A
MNKS
Monks
N/AGBX 1,308
+0.3%
N/A+10.3%£2.52B£610.03M4.25N/A
EMG
Man Group
2.4308 of 5 stars
GBX 173.20
+0.1%
GBX 278
+60.5%
-30.7%£2.50B£1.69B8.171,790News Coverage
Analyst Downgrade
CTY
City of London
N/AGBX 490.50
+0.7%
N/A+14.4%£2.42B£307.08M8.26N/ADividend Announcement
HGT
HgCapital Trust
N/AGBX 515.63
+2.3%
N/A+4.1%£2.39B£312.64M8.52N/ANews Coverage
HICL
HICL Infrastructure
N/AGBX 118.10
+0.4%
N/A-5.3%£2.35B£105.30M23.17N/ANews Coverage
HVPE
HarbourVest Global Private Equity
N/AGBX 2,525.65
+0.4%
N/A+4.4%£2.33B£32.28M237.50N/A
INPP
International Public Partnerships
N/AGBX 119.49
+0.1%
N/A-6.3%£2.24B£82.63M51.55N/ANews Coverage
TRIG
The Renewables Infrastructure Group
2.5408 of 5 stars
GBX 88
-0.1%
GBX 130
+47.7%
-9.9%£2.16B-£79.29M-58.00N/A
QLT
Quilter
0.5865 of 5 stars
GBX 159.90
+1.3%
GBX 135
-15.6%
+33.5%£2.13B£6.38B42.992,983News Coverage
Analyst Forecast
AJB
AJ Bell
0.8515 of 5 stars
GBX 515.50
-0.7%
GBX 455
-11.7%
+32.0%£2.13B£244.77M26.361,373Dividend Increase
Analyst Forecast

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