Plus500 (PLUS) Competitors

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PLUS vs. MRC, TOT, ARW, SAG, and GMS

Should you buy Plus500 stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Plus500 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 Plus500 include The Mercantile Investment Trust (MRC), Total Produce (TOT), Arrow Global Group (ARW), Science Group (SAG), and Gulf Marine Services (GMS). These companies are all part of the "wholesale" industry.

How does Plus500 compare to The Mercantile Investment Trust?

Plus500 (LON:PLUS) and The Mercantile Investment Trust (LON:MRC) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, dividends, earnings, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

Plus500 has a beta of 0.398, suggesting that its stock price is 60% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, The Mercantile Investment Trust has a beta of 1.5380571, suggesting that its stock price is 54% more volatile than the broader market.

The Mercantile Investment Trust has a net margin of 89.90% compared to Plus500's net margin of 35.50%. Plus500's return on equity of 47.78% beat The Mercantile Investment Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Plus500	35.50%	47.78%	26.75%
The Mercantile Investment Trust	89.90%	10.56%	2.53%

In the previous week, Plus500's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled The Mercantile Investment Trust'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Plus500	Neutral
The Mercantile Investment Trust	Neutral

50.1% of Plus500 shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.0% of The Mercantile Investment Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 51.3% of Plus500 shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of The Mercantile Investment Trust shares are owned by company 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.

Plus500 pays an annual dividend of GBX 89.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. The Mercantile Investment Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 8.05 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Plus500 pays out 23.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. The Mercantile Investment Trust pays out 27.7% 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.

Plus500 presently has a consensus target price of GBX 4,083.33, suggesting a potential downside of 12.26%. Given Plus500's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Plus500 is more favorable than The Mercantile Investment Trust.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Plus500	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
The Mercantile Investment Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

The Mercantile Investment Trust has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Plus500	£729.60M	4.45	£312.07M	£379.00	12.28
The Mercantile Investment Trust	£209.68M	8.31	£393.55M	£29.03	9.23

Summary

Plus500 beats The Mercantile Investment Trust on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Plus500 compare to Total Produce?

Plus500 (LON:PLUS) and Total Produce (LON:TOT) are both wholesale companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, risk and dividends.

Plus500 has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Total Produce. Total Produce is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Plus500, 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
Plus500	£729.60M	4.45	£312.07M	£379.00	12.28
Total Produce	£3.82B	0.00	N/A	£8.80	N/A

Plus500 pays an annual dividend of GBX 89.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Total Produce pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.06 per share. Plus500 pays out 23.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Total Produce pays out 0.7% 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.

Plus500 has a net margin of 35.50% compared to Total Produce's net margin of 0.00%. Plus500's return on equity of 47.78% beat Total Produce's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Plus500	35.50%	47.78%	26.75%
Total Produce	N/A	N/A	N/A

Plus500 currently has a consensus price target of GBX 4,083.33, suggesting a potential downside of 12.26%. Given Total Produce's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Total Produce is more favorable than Plus500.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Plus500	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Total Produce	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

50.1% of Plus500 shares are held by institutional investors. 51.3% of Plus500 shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Plus500's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Total Produce'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Plus500	Neutral
Total Produce	Neutral

Summary

Plus500 beats Total Produce on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Plus500 compare to Arrow Global Group?

Plus500 (LON:PLUS) and Arrow Global Group (LON:ARW) are both wholesale companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, risk and valuation.

Plus500 presently has a consensus price target of GBX 4,083.33, indicating a potential downside of 12.26%. Given Arrow Global Group's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Arrow Global Group is more favorable than Plus500.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Plus500	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Arrow Global Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

In the previous week, Plus500's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Arrow Global Group'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Plus500	Neutral
Arrow Global Group	Neutral

50.1% of Plus500 shares are held by institutional investors. 51.3% of Plus500 shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Plus500 has a net margin of 35.50% compared to Arrow Global Group's net margin of 0.00%. Plus500's return on equity of 47.78% beat Arrow Global Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Plus500	35.50%	47.78%	26.75%
Arrow Global Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Plus500 has higher revenue and earnings than Arrow Global Group. Arrow Global Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Plus500, 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
Plus500	£729.60M	4.45	£312.07M	£379.00	12.28
Arrow Global Group	£269.20M	0.00	N/A	£8.70	N/A

Summary

Plus500 beats Arrow Global Group on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Plus500 compare to Science Group?

Science Group (LON:SAG) and Plus500 (LON:PLUS) are both wholesale companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, earnings, valuation and risk.

Plus500 has higher revenue and earnings than Science Group. Science Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Plus500, 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
Science Group	£111.66M	2.17	£5.92M	£73.60	8.00
Plus500	£729.60M	4.45	£312.07M	£379.00	12.28

Science Group has a beta of 0.386, indicating that its stock price is 61% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Plus500 has a beta of 0.398, indicating that its stock price is 60% less volatile than the broader market.

50.3% of Science Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.1% of Plus500 shares are held by institutional investors. 24.9% of Science Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 51.3% of Plus500 shares are held 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.

Plus500 has a net margin of 35.50% compared to Science Group's net margin of 29.80%. Plus500's return on equity of 47.78% beat Science Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Science Group	29.80%	31.59%	4.28%
Plus500	35.50%	47.78%	26.75%

Plus500 has a consensus price target of GBX 4,083.33, indicating a potential downside of 12.26%. Given Plus500's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Plus500 is more favorable than Science Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Science Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Plus500	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

In the previous week, Science Group had 3 more articles in the media than Plus500. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Science Group and 0 mentions for Plus500. Science Group's average media sentiment score of 0.64 beat Plus500's score of 0.00 indicating that Science Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Science Group	Positive
Plus500	Neutral

Science Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Plus500 pays an annual dividend of GBX 89.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Science Group pays out 10.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Plus500 pays out 23.6% 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.

Summary

Plus500 beats Science Group on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Plus500 compare to Gulf Marine Services?

Plus500 (LON:PLUS) and Gulf Marine Services (LON:GMS) are both wholesale companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk and dividends.

Plus500 has higher revenue and earnings than Gulf Marine Services. Gulf Marine Services is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Plus500, 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
Plus500	£729.60M	4.45	£312.07M	£379.00	12.28
Gulf Marine Services	£188.12M	1.20	£48.19M	£1.64	11.91

50.1% of Plus500 shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.7% of Gulf Marine Services shares are owned by institutional investors. 51.3% of Plus500 shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Gulf Marine Services shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Plus500 has a beta of 0.398, suggesting that its stock price is 60% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Gulf Marine Services has a beta of 0.732, suggesting that its stock price is 27% less volatile than the broader market.

Plus500 has a net margin of 35.50% compared to Gulf Marine Services' net margin of 10.06%. Plus500's return on equity of 47.78% beat Gulf Marine Services' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Plus500	35.50%	47.78%	26.75%
Gulf Marine Services	10.06%	4.61%	5.32%

Plus500 currently has a consensus price target of GBX 4,083.33, suggesting a potential downside of 12.26%. Given Plus500's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Plus500 is more favorable than Gulf Marine Services.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Plus500	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Gulf Marine Services	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

In the previous week, Plus500's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Gulf Marine Services'average media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Plus500	Neutral
Gulf Marine Services	Neutral

Summary

Plus500 beats Gulf Marine Services on 13 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

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PLUS vs. The Competition

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Metric	Plus500	Capital Markets Industry	Financial Sector	LON Exchange
Market Cap	£3.24B	£1.57B	£5.84B	£2.79B
Dividend Yield	1.53%	6.20%	5.25%	6.16%
P/E Ratio	12.28	9.49	15.90	365.87
Price / Sales	4.45	180.98	1,012.76	87,696.48
Price / Cash	1.72	11.88	93.55	27.89
Price / Book	5.36	3.20	6.60	7.69
Net Income	£312.07M	£142.57M	£1.14B	£5.89B
7 Day Performance	4.63%	3.91%	0.69%	1.46%
1 Month Performance	3.15%	4.93%	1.43%	2.29%
1 Year Performance	37.12%	47.71%	19.66%	83.67%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
PLUS Plus500	1.8837 of 5 stars	GBX 4,654 +0.2%	GBX 4,083.33 -12.3%	+37.1%	£3.24B	£729.60M	12.28	1,580	Gap Up
MRC The Mercantile Investment Trust	N/A	GBX 261.50 +1.2%	N/A	+4.4%	£1.70B	£209.68M	9.01	2,800	High Trading Volume
TOT Total Produce	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	£641.85M	£3.82B	18.75	5,974
ARW Arrow Global Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	£544.66M	£269.20M	35.29	22,300
SAG Science Group	N/A	GBX 585 -1.3%	GBX 758 +29.6%	+26.3%	£240.81M	£111.66M	7.95	443	News Coverage Positive News

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How does Plus500 compare to The Mercantile Investment Trust?

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Is PLUS or MRC more profitable?

Does the media prefer PLUS or MRC?

Do institutionals and insiders believe in PLUS or MRC?

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Do analysts rate PLUS or MRC?

Which has better valuation & earnings, PLUS or MRC?

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Which has better earnings & valuation, PLUS or TOT?

Is PLUS or TOT a better dividend stock?

Is PLUS or TOT more profitable?

Do analysts rate PLUS or TOT?

Do institutionals & insiders believe in PLUS or TOT?

Does the media prefer PLUS or TOT?

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Do analysts prefer PLUS or ARW?

Does the media refer more to PLUS or ARW?

Do institutionals & insiders believe in PLUS or ARW?

Is PLUS or ARW more profitable?

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, PLUS or ARW?

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How does Plus500 compare to Science Group?

Which has better earnings and valuation, SAG or PLUS?

Which has more risk & volatility, SAG or PLUS?

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in SAG or PLUS?

Is SAG or PLUS more profitable?

Do analysts recommend SAG or PLUS?

Does the media favor SAG or PLUS?

Is SAG or PLUS a better dividend stock?

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Which has higher earnings and valuation, PLUS or GMS?

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of PLUS or GMS?

Which has more risk and volatility, PLUS or GMS?

Is PLUS or GMS more profitable?

Do analysts rate PLUS or GMS?

Does the media favor PLUS or GMS?

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