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Polar Capital Glb Healthcare (PCGH) Competitors

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PCGH vs. HGT, FCIT, WTAN, BRW, and SSON

Should you buy Polar Capital Glb Healthcare stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Polar Capital Glb Healthcare 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 Glb Healthcare include HgCapital Trust (HGT), F&C Investment Trust (FCIT), Witan Investment Trust (WTAN), Brewin Dolphin (BRW), and Smithson Investment Trust (SSON). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry.

How does Polar Capital Glb Healthcare compare to HgCapital Trust?

Polar Capital Glb Healthcare (LON:PCGH) and HgCapital Trust (LON:HGT) 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 earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, media sentiment and profitability.

In the previous week, Polar Capital Glb Healthcare and Polar Capital Glb Healthcare both had 1 articles in the media. HgCapital Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.41 beat Polar Capital Glb Healthcare's score of -0.30 indicating that HgCapital Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Polar Capital Glb Healthcare Neutral
HgCapital Trust Positive

Polar Capital Glb Healthcare pays an annual dividend of GBX 2.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. HgCapital Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 5.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Polar Capital Glb Healthcare pays out -10.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. HgCapital Trust pays out 25.6% 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.

HgCapital Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Polar Capital Glb Healthcare. Polar Capital Glb Healthcare is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than HgCapital Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Polar Capital Glb Healthcare-£26.66M-15.05£77.59M-£23.13N/A
HgCapital Trust£109.29M16.00£284.58M£21.4917.96

6.0% of Polar Capital Glb Healthcare shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.1% of HgCapital Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Polar Capital Glb Healthcare shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of HgCapital Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

HgCapital Trust has a net margin of 88.67% compared to Polar Capital Glb Healthcare's net margin of 87.94%. Polar Capital Glb Healthcare's return on equity of 11.29% beat HgCapital Trust's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Polar Capital Glb Healthcare87.94% 11.29% N/A
HgCapital Trust 88.67%3.90%6.88%

Polar Capital Glb Healthcare has a beta of 0.63467383, meaning that its share price is 37% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, HgCapital Trust has a beta of 0.40293187, meaning that its share price is 60% less volatile than the broader market.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Polar Capital Glb Healthcare
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
HgCapital Trust
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.00

Summary

HgCapital Trust beats Polar Capital Glb Healthcare on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Polar Capital Glb Healthcare compare to F&C Investment Trust?

Polar Capital Glb Healthcare (LON:PCGH) and F&C Investment Trust (LON:FCIT) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, earnings, dividends and valuation.

6.0% of Polar Capital Glb Healthcare shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.2% of F&C Investment Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Polar Capital Glb Healthcare shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of F&C Investment Trust 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, Polar Capital Glb Healthcare and Polar Capital Glb Healthcare both had 1 articles in the media. F&C Investment Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat Polar Capital Glb Healthcare's score of -0.30 indicating that F&C Investment Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Polar Capital Glb Healthcare Neutral
F&C Investment Trust Positive

F&C Investment Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Polar Capital Glb Healthcare. Polar Capital Glb Healthcare is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than F&C Investment Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Polar Capital Glb Healthcare-£26.66M-15.05£77.59M-£23.13N/A
F&C Investment Trust£683.36M2.36£935.32M£138.562.47

Polar Capital Glb Healthcare pays an annual dividend of GBX 2.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. F&C Investment Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 16.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. Polar Capital Glb Healthcare pays out -10.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. F&C Investment Trust pays out 11.7% 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.

F&C Investment Trust has a net margin of 90.89% compared to Polar Capital Glb Healthcare's net margin of 87.94%. Polar Capital Glb Healthcare's return on equity of 11.29% beat F&C Investment Trust's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Polar Capital Glb Healthcare87.94% 11.29% N/A
F&C Investment Trust 90.89%11.28%10.80%

Polar Capital Glb Healthcare has a beta of 0.63467383, indicating that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, F&C Investment Trust has a beta of 0.7951089, indicating that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

F&C Investment Trust beats Polar Capital Glb Healthcare on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Polar Capital Glb Healthcare compare to Witan Investment Trust?

Polar Capital Glb Healthcare (LON:PCGH) and Witan Investment Trust (LON:WTAN) 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, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, media sentiment, earnings and institutional ownership.

Witan Investment Trust has a net margin of 89.43% compared to Polar Capital Glb Healthcare's net margin of 87.94%. Witan Investment Trust's return on equity of 13.68% beat Polar Capital Glb Healthcare's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Polar Capital Glb Healthcare87.94% 11.29% N/A
Witan Investment Trust 89.43%13.68%7.95%

In the previous week, Polar Capital Glb Healthcare had 1 more articles in the media than Witan Investment Trust. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Polar Capital Glb Healthcare and 0 mentions for Witan Investment Trust. Witan Investment Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Polar Capital Glb Healthcare's score of -0.30 indicating that Witan Investment Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Polar Capital Glb Healthcare Neutral
Witan Investment Trust Neutral

Witan Investment Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Polar Capital Glb Healthcare. Polar Capital Glb Healthcare is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Witan Investment Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Polar Capital Glb Healthcare-£26.66M-15.05£77.59M-£23.13N/A
Witan Investment Trust£246.38M0.00£220.34M£0.36N/A

Polar Capital Glb Healthcare has a beta of 0.63467383, indicating that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Witan Investment Trust has a beta of 0.7, indicating that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the broader market.

Polar Capital Glb Healthcare pays an annual dividend of GBX 2.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Witan Investment Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share. Polar Capital Glb Healthcare pays out -10.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Witan Investment Trust pays out 1,666.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Polar Capital Glb Healthcare is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

6.0% of Polar Capital Glb Healthcare shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.5% of Witan Investment Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Polar Capital Glb Healthcare shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 8.2% of Witan Investment Trust 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.

Summary

Witan Investment Trust beats Polar Capital Glb Healthcare on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Polar Capital Glb Healthcare compare to Brewin Dolphin?

Polar Capital Glb Healthcare (LON:PCGH) and Brewin Dolphin (LON:BRW) are both small-cap asset management industry companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership and dividends.

Polar Capital Glb Healthcare has a net margin of 87.94% compared to Brewin Dolphin's net margin of 0.00%. Polar Capital Glb Healthcare's return on equity of 11.29% beat Brewin Dolphin's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Polar Capital Glb Healthcare87.94% 11.29% N/A
Brewin Dolphin N/A N/A N/A

6.0% of Polar Capital Glb Healthcare shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Polar Capital Glb Healthcare shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Polar Capital Glb Healthcare has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Brewin Dolphin. Polar Capital Glb Healthcare is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Brewin Dolphin, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Polar Capital Glb Healthcare-£26.66M-15.05£77.59M-£23.13N/A
Brewin Dolphin£415.46M0.00N/A£0.17N/A

In the previous week, Polar Capital Glb Healthcare had 1 more articles in the media than Brewin Dolphin. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Polar Capital Glb Healthcare and 0 mentions for Brewin Dolphin. Brewin Dolphin's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Polar Capital Glb Healthcare's score of -0.30 indicating that Brewin Dolphin is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Polar Capital Glb Healthcare Neutral
Brewin Dolphin Neutral

Polar Capital Glb Healthcare pays an annual dividend of GBX 2.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Brewin Dolphin pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.16 per share. Polar Capital Glb Healthcare pays out -10.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Brewin Dolphin pays out 92.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Polar Capital Glb Healthcare is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Polar Capital Glb Healthcare beats Brewin Dolphin on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Polar Capital Glb Healthcare compare to Smithson Investment Trust?

Smithson Investment Trust (LON:SSON) and Polar Capital Glb Healthcare (LON:PCGH) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings and risk.

5.0% of Smithson Investment Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.0% of Polar Capital Glb Healthcare shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Smithson Investment Trust shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Polar Capital Glb Healthcare shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Polar Capital Glb Healthcare has a net margin of 87.94% compared to Smithson Investment Trust's net margin of -34.17%. Polar Capital Glb Healthcare's return on equity of 11.29% beat Smithson Investment Trust's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Smithson Investment Trust-34.17% -3.46% N/A
Polar Capital Glb Healthcare 87.94%11.29%N/A

Smithson Investment Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.58 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Polar Capital Glb Healthcare pays an annual dividend of GBX 2.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Smithson Investment Trust pays out -1.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Polar Capital Glb Healthcare pays out -10.4% 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 Glb Healthcare is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

In the previous week, Polar Capital Glb Healthcare had 1 more articles in the media than Smithson Investment Trust. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Polar Capital Glb Healthcare and 0 mentions for Smithson Investment Trust. Smithson Investment Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Polar Capital Glb Healthcare's score of -0.30 indicating that Smithson Investment Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Smithson Investment Trust Neutral
Polar Capital Glb Healthcare Neutral

Polar Capital Glb Healthcare has higher revenue and earnings than Smithson Investment Trust. Smithson Investment Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Polar Capital Glb Healthcare, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Smithson Investment Trust-£58.23M-26.53-£42.74M-£53.80N/A
Polar Capital Glb Healthcare-£26.66M-15.05£77.59M-£23.13N/A

Summary

Polar Capital Glb Healthcare beats Smithson Investment Trust on 12 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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PCGH vs. The Competition

MetricPolar Capital Glb HealthcareAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£401.16M£2.40B£5.72B£2.78B
Dividend Yield0.49%6.03%5.29%6.13%
P/E Ratio-17.2925.4516.15364.74
Price / Sales-15.052,001.821,040.0387,565.33
Price / CashN/A60.1591.3227.85
Price / Book1.011.376.557.71
Net Income£77.59M£264.62M£1.14B£5.89B
7 Day Performance-0.62%-0.18%0.27%0.07%
1 Month Performance4.58%0.89%1.33%3.26%
1 Year Performance23.08%11.82%19.75%75.52%

Polar Capital Glb Healthcare Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
PCGH
Polar Capital Glb Healthcare
N/AGBX 400
-0.7%
N/A+24.4%£401.16M-£26.66MN/AN/A
HGT
HgCapital Trust
1.4272 of 5 stars
GBX 355.50
-1.1%
N/A-19.3%£1.61B£109.29M16.54N/A
FCIT
F&C Investment Trust
N/AGBX 339.22
+0.2%
N/A+26.5%£1.60B£683.36M2.45N/A
WTAN
Witan Investment Trust
N/AN/AN/AN/A£1.58B£246.38M738.896
BRW
Brewin Dolphin
N/AN/AN/AN/A£1.56B£415.46M3,029.412,186

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This page (LON:PCGH) was last updated on 6/3/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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