Polar Capital (POLR) Competitors

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

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in POLR or BHMG?

51.1% of Polar Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.4% of BH Macro GBP shares are owned by institutional investors. 15.0% of Polar Capital shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 7.2% of BH Macro GBP shares are owned 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.

Is POLR or BHMG more profitable?

BH Macro GBP has a net margin of 150.73% compared to Polar Capital's net margin of 19.65%. Polar Capital's return on equity of 32.10% beat BH Macro GBP's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Polar Capital	19.65%	32.10%	14.85%
BH Macro GBP	150.73%	2.23%	-0.31%

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, POLR or BHMG?

BH Macro GBP has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Polar Capital. Polar Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BH Macro GBP, 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
Polar Capital	£208.88M	2.24	£41.05M	£42.90	11.42
BH Macro GBP	£35.67M	50.24	£53.77M	£9.26	41.90

Do analysts rate POLR or BHMG?

Polar Capital presently has a consensus price target of GBX 555, indicating a potential upside of 13.27%. Given Polar Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Polar Capital is more favorable than BH Macro GBP.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Polar Capital	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
BH Macro GBP	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has more risk & volatility, POLR or BHMG?

Polar Capital has a beta of 1.14, meaning that its share price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BH Macro GBP has a beta of -0.28, meaning that its share price is 128% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor POLR or BHMG?

In the previous week, Polar Capital had 2 more articles in the media than BH Macro GBP. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Polar Capital and 1 mentions for BH Macro GBP. Polar Capital's average media sentiment score of 0.90 beat BH Macro GBP's score of 0.00 indicating that Polar Capital is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Polar Capital	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
BH Macro GBP	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

Polar Capital beats BH Macro GBP on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.