Pollen Street Group (POLN) Competitors

The Renewables Infrastructure Group (LON:TRIG) and Pollen Street Group (LON:POLN) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, dividends and media sentiment.

Is TRIG or POLN more profitable?

Pollen Street Group has a net margin of 70.52% compared to The Renewables Infrastructure Group's net margin of 46.95%. Pollen Street Group's return on equity of 7.94% beat The Renewables Infrastructure Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
The Renewables Infrastructure Group	46.95%	-1.21%	-1.63%
Pollen Street Group	70.52%	7.94%	5.32%

Which has more risk and volatility, TRIG or POLN?

The Renewables Infrastructure Group has a beta of 0.22, indicating that its stock price is 78% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pollen Street Group has a beta of 0.22, indicating that its stock price is 78% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in TRIG or POLN?

50.5% of The Renewables Infrastructure Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.6% of Pollen Street Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of The Renewables Infrastructure Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 57.8% of Pollen Street Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Do analysts rate TRIG or POLN?

The Renewables Infrastructure Group currently has a consensus target price of GBX 100, suggesting a potential upside of 27.39%. Pollen Street Group has a consensus target price of GBX 900, suggesting a potential upside of 10.57%. Given The Renewables Infrastructure Group's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe The Renewables Infrastructure Group is more favorable than Pollen Street Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
The Renewables Infrastructure Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Pollen Street Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has better earnings and valuation, TRIG or POLN?

Pollen Street Group has higher revenue and earnings than The Renewables Infrastructure Group. The Renewables Infrastructure Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Pollen Street Group, 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
The Renewables Infrastructure Group	-£79.29M	-24.29	-£37.22M	-£1.52	-51.74
Pollen Street Group	£63.61M	7.89	£44.86M	£72.03	11.30

Is TRIG or POLN a better dividend stock?

The Renewables Infrastructure Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 7 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.9%. Pollen Street Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 56 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.9%. The Renewables Infrastructure Group pays out -461.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Pollen Street Group pays out 77.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. The Renewables Infrastructure Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the media favor TRIG or POLN?

In the previous week, The Renewables Infrastructure Group had 4 more articles in the media than Pollen Street Group. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for The Renewables Infrastructure Group and 0 mentions for Pollen Street Group. Pollen Street Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat The Renewables Infrastructure Group's score of -0.40 indicating that Pollen Street Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
The Renewables Infrastructure Group	Neutral
Pollen Street Group	Neutral

Summary

Pollen Street Group beats The Renewables Infrastructure Group on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.