Polar Capital (POLR) Competitors

Witan Investment Trust (LON:WTAN) and Polar Capital (LON:POLR) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, community ranking and profitability.

Does the media refer more to WTAN or POLR?

In the previous week, Polar Capital had 1 more articles in the media than Witan Investment Trust. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Polar Capital and 0 mentions for Witan Investment Trust. Polar Capital's average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat Witan Investment Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that Polar Capital is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Witan Investment Trust	Neutral
Polar Capital	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of WTAN or POLR?

8.5% of Witan Investment Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.1% of Polar Capital shares are held by institutional investors. 8.2% of Witan Investment Trust shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 15.0% of Polar Capital shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, WTAN or POLR?

Witan Investment Trust has a beta of 0.7, suggesting that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Polar Capital has a beta of 1.14, suggesting that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is WTAN or POLR a better dividend stock?

Witan Investment Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share. Polar Capital pays an annual dividend of GBX 46 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.9%. 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 pays out 107.2% 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 is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts rate WTAN or POLR?

Polar Capital has a consensus price target of GBX 570, suggesting a potential upside of 35.55%. Given Polar Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Polar Capital is more favorable than Witan Investment Trust.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Witan Investment Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Polar Capital	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in WTAN or POLR?

Polar Capital received 233 more outperform votes than Witan Investment Trust when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.63% of users gave Witan Investment Trust an outperform vote while only 65.53% of users gave Polar Capital an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Witan Investment Trust	Outperform Votes 94 67.63%	Underperform Votes 45 32.37%
Polar Capital	Outperform Votes 327 65.53%	Underperform Votes 172 34.47%

Is WTAN or POLR more profitable?

Witan Investment Trust has a net margin of 89.43% compared to Polar Capital's net margin of 19.65%. Polar Capital's return on equity of 32.10% beat Witan Investment Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Witan Investment Trust	89.43%	13.68%	7.95%
Polar Capital	19.65%	32.10%	14.85%

Which has higher valuation & earnings, WTAN or POLR?

Witan Investment Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Polar Capital. Witan Investment Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Polar Capital, 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
Witan Investment Trust	£246.38M	0.00	£220.34M	£0.36	N/A
Polar Capital	£208.88M	1.92	£41.05M	£42.90	9.80

Summary

Polar Capital beats Witan Investment Trust on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.