Plus500 (PLUS) Competitors GBX 3,382 +16.00 (+0.48%) As of 08/1/2025 12:04 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesBuy This Stock PLUS vs. MRC, TOT, ARW, GMS, SAG, JPEI, SNX, NAH, ASH, and CORShould you be buying Plus500 stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Plus500 include The Mercantile Investment Trust (MRC), Total Produce (TOT), Arrow Global Group (ARW), Gulf Marine Services (GMS), Science Group (SAG), JPMorgan Elect plc - Managed Income (JPEI), Synectics (SNX), NAHL Group (NAH), Ashley House plc (ASH.L) (ASH), and 70688 (COR.L) (COR). These companies are all part of the "wholesale" industry. Plus500 vs. Its Competitors The Mercantile Investment Trust Total Produce Arrow Global Group Gulf Marine Services Science Group JPMorgan Elect plc - Managed Income Synectics NAHL Group Ashley House plc (ASH.L) 70688 (COR.L) The Mercantile Investment Trust (LON:MRC) and Plus500 (LON:PLUS) are both financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, earnings, profitability and analyst recommendations. Is MRC or PLUS a better dividend stock? The Mercantile Investment Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Plus500 pays an annual dividend of GBX 66 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. The Mercantile Investment Trust pays out 15.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Plus500 pays out 24.4% 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. The Mercantile Investment Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Is MRC or PLUS more profitable? The Mercantile Investment Trust has a net margin of 94.67% compared to Plus500's net margin of 36.45%. Plus500's return on equity of 39.06% beat The Mercantile Investment Trust's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets The Mercantile Investment Trust94.67% 20.56% 2.53% Plus500 36.45%39.06%26.75% Which has higher earnings and valuation, MRC or PLUS? The Mercantile Investment Trust has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Plus500. The Mercantile Investment Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Plus500, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioThe Mercantile Investment Trust£415.73M4.52£393.55M£53.194.76Plus500£856.04M3.64£312.07M£270.2412.51 Which has more volatility & risk, MRC or PLUS? The Mercantile Investment Trust has a beta of 1.16, indicating that its stock price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Plus500 has a beta of 0.2, indicating that its stock price is 80% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts rate MRC or PLUS? Plus500 has a consensus target price of GBX 2,782, suggesting a potential downside of 17.74%. Given Plus500's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Plus500 is more favorable than The Mercantile Investment Trust.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score The Mercantile Investment Trust 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Plus500 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Does the media prefer MRC or PLUS? In the previous week, The Mercantile Investment Trust had 1 more articles in the media than Plus500. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for The Mercantile Investment Trust and 0 mentions for Plus500. The Mercantile Investment Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.68 beat Plus500's score of 0.00 indicating that The Mercantile Investment Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment The Mercantile Investment Trust Very Positive Plus500 Neutral Do institutionals and insiders believe in MRC or PLUS? 48.8% of The Mercantile Investment Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.2% of Plus500 shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of The Mercantile Investment Trust shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.3% of Plus500 shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryPlus500 beats The Mercantile Investment Trust on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Plus500 News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PLUS and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding PLUS and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart PLUS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPlus500Capital Markets IndustryFinancial SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£3.12B£969.12M£6.30B£3.03BDividend Yield2.82%3.88%4.19%5.02%P/E Ratio12.5133.7314.04176.75Price / Sales3.64164.591,848.52264,362.45Price / Cash1.7211.88127.5327.97Price / Book3.903.502.244.53Net Income£312.07M£130.65M£1.23B£5.90B7 Day Performance1.08%-2.96%6.05%12.58%1 Month Performance4.71%7.58%1.79%6.10%1 Year Performance46.28%28.60%19.31%71.60% Plus500 Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PLUSPlus5001.0918 of 5 starsGBX 3,382+0.5%GBX 2,782-17.7%+43.8%£3.12B£856.04M12.511,580MRCThe Mercantile Investment TrustN/AGBX 251.50-0.8%N/A-2.9%£1.87B£415.73M4.732,800News CoveragePositive NewsTOTTotal ProduceN/AN/AN/AN/A£641.85M£3.82B18.755,974ARWArrow Global GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£544.66M£269.20M35.2922,300News CoverageGMSGulf Marine ServicesN/AGBX 20.05-2.4%N/A+6.8%£269.08M£190.25M7.005,480SAGScience Group2.8198 of 5 starsGBX 557.50-1.8%GBX 758+36.0%+28.1%£249.20M£108.81M42.09443Earnings ReportHigh Trading VolumeJPEIJPMorgan Elect plc - Managed IncomeN/AN/AN/AN/A£106.91MN/A133.33N/ASNXSynecticsN/AGBX 296-3.7%N/A+75.7%£48.62M£52.08M16.4723,500NAHNAHL GroupN/AGBX 41.10-4.0%N/A-10.2%£19.53M£41.04M24.02140News CoverageGap UpHigh Trading VolumeASHAshley House plc (ASH.L)N/AN/AN/AN/A£729K£11.92M-0.243,900Gap UpCOR70688 (COR.L)N/AGBX 0.02-5.9%N/AN/A£0.00N/A0.0042,000Gap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies MRC Competitors TOT Competitors ARW Competitors GMS Competitors SAG Competitors JPEI Competitors SNX Competitors NAH Competitors ASH Competitors COR Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (LON:PLUS) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners379 passengers walked away from thisWhy Elon Musk Just Invested $51 Million Into Brand New “Miracle Metal” Developed by MIT ScientistsTrue Market Insiders | Sponsored$100 Trillion “AI Metal” Found in American Ghost TownJeff Brown recently traveled to a ghost town in the middle of an American desert… To investigate what could...Brownstone Research | SponsoredMarket Crash Warning: How to Protect Your Wealth Before August 12thChina tariffs hit August 12—and experts warn a market meltdown may follow. 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