Pembroke VCT B (PEMB) Competitors

Pembroke VCT B (LON:PEMB) and The Merchants Trust (LON:MRCH) 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 profitability, media sentiment, valuation, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings and community ranking.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor PEMB or MRCH?

The Merchants Trust received 73 more outperform votes than Pembroke VCT B when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.67% of users gave Pembroke VCT B an outperform vote while only 55.48% of users gave The Merchants Trust an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Pembroke VCT B	Outperform Votes 8 66.67%	Underperform Votes 4 33.33%
The Merchants Trust	Outperform Votes 81 55.48%	Underperform Votes 65 44.52%

Which has better earnings and valuation, PEMB or MRCH?

The Merchants Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Pembroke VCT B. Pembroke VCT B is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than The Merchants Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Pembroke VCT B	-£919.80K	-226.90	-£6.61M	-£2.90	-31.59
The Merchants Trust	£119.93M	6.97	£109.11M	£73.21	7.68

Does the media prefer PEMB or MRCH?

In the previous week, The Merchants Trust had 1 more articles in the media than Pembroke VCT B. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for The Merchants Trust and 0 mentions for Pembroke VCT B. The Merchants Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.73 beat Pembroke VCT B's score of 0.00 indicating that The Merchants Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Pembroke VCT B	Neutral
The Merchants Trust	Very Positive

Is PEMB or MRCH a better dividend stock?

Pembroke VCT B pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. The Merchants Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 29 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. Pembroke VCT B pays out -172.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. The Merchants Trust pays out 39.6% 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. Pembroke VCT B is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of PEMB or MRCH?

6.1% of The Merchants Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Pembroke VCT B shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.4% of The Merchants Trust shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk and volatility, PEMB or MRCH?

Pembroke VCT B has a beta of -0.05, meaning that its stock price is 105% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The Merchants Trust has a beta of 0.95, meaning that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is PEMB or MRCH more profitable?

Pembroke VCT B has a net margin of 718.21% compared to The Merchants Trust's net margin of 90.97%. The Merchants Trust's return on equity of 13.03% beat Pembroke VCT B's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pembroke VCT B	718.21%	-2.84%	-3.97%
The Merchants Trust	90.97%	13.03%	7.70%

Summary

The Merchants Trust beats Pembroke VCT B on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.