POLR vs. TRIG, MYI, MRC, N91, SSON, FEV, PNL, FCSS, WTAN, and BRW
Should you be buying Polar Capital stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Polar Capital include The Renewables Infrastructure Group (TRIG), Murray International (MYI), The Mercantile Investment Trust (MRC), Ninety One Group (N91), Smithson Investment Trust (SSON), Fidelity European Trust (FEV), Personal Assets (PNL), Fidelity China Special (FCSS), Witan Investment Trust (WTAN), and Brewin Dolphin (BRW). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry.
Polar Capital vs. Its Competitors
Polar Capital (LON:POLR) and The Renewables Infrastructure Group (LON:TRIG) are both small-cap asset management industry companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership and valuation.
39.1% of Polar Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 37.0% of The Renewables Infrastructure Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.9% of Polar Capital shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of The Renewables Infrastructure Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Polar Capital presently has a consensus price target of GBX 620, indicating a potential upside of 16.76%. The Renewables Infrastructure Group has a consensus price target of GBX 100, indicating a potential upside of 30.55%. Given The Renewables Infrastructure Group's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe The Renewables Infrastructure Group is more favorable than Polar Capital.
Polar Capital has higher revenue and earnings than The Renewables Infrastructure Group. The Renewables Infrastructure Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Polar Capital, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
The Renewables Infrastructure Group has a net margin of 46.95% compared to Polar Capital's net margin of 19.65%. Polar Capital's return on equity of 32.10% beat The Renewables Infrastructure Group's return on equity.
In the previous week, Polar Capital had 7 more articles in the media than The Renewables Infrastructure Group. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Polar Capital and 0 mentions for The Renewables Infrastructure Group. Polar Capital's average media sentiment score of 0.72 beat The Renewables Infrastructure Group's score of 0.48 indicating that Polar Capital is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Polar Capital pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.46 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. The Renewables Infrastructure Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.07 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. 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. The Renewables Infrastructure Group pays out -85.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. The Renewables Infrastructure Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Polar Capital has a beta of 1.14, indicating that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The Renewables Infrastructure Group has a beta of 0.22, indicating that its stock price is 78% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Polar Capital beats The Renewables Infrastructure Group on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:POLR) was last updated on 10/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
