Polar Capital (POLR) Competitors

Caledonia Investments (LON:CLDN) and Polar Capital (LON:POLR) are both small-cap asset management industry companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, dividends, earnings and valuation.

Do analysts prefer CLDN or POLR?

Polar Capital has a consensus price target of GBX 630, indicating a potential upside of 13.31%. Given Polar Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Polar Capital is more favorable than Caledonia Investments.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Caledonia Investments	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)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is CLDN or POLR more profitable?

Caledonia Investments has a net margin of 86.28% compared to Polar Capital's net margin of 19.65%. Polar Capital's return on equity of 32.10% beat Caledonia Investments' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Caledonia Investments	86.28%	6.98%	4.23%
Polar Capital	19.65%	32.10%	14.85%

Which has more volatility and risk, CLDN or POLR?

Caledonia Investments has a beta of 0.77, suggesting that its stock price is 23% 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.

Does the media favor CLDN or POLR?

In the previous week, Polar Capital had 3 more articles in the media than Caledonia Investments. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Polar Capital and 3 mentions for Caledonia Investments. Polar Capital's average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat Caledonia Investments' score of 0.81 indicating that Polar Capital is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Caledonia Investments	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Polar Capital	1 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is CLDN or POLR a better dividend stock?

Caledonia Investments pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.07 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Polar Capital pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.46 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Caledonia Investments pays out 58.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Polar Capital pays out 127.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in CLDN or POLR?

7.3% of Caledonia Investments shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.1% of Polar Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.5% of Caledonia Investments shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.9% of Polar Capital shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, CLDN or POLR?

Caledonia Investments has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Polar Capital. Polar Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Caledonia Investments, 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
Caledonia Investments	£104.10M	19.07	£199.92M	£0.12	3,124.48
Polar Capital	£222.11M	2.40	£41.05M	£0.36	1,540.17

Summary

Polar Capital beats Caledonia Investments on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.