Polar Capital (POLR) Competitors

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

Is RAT or POLR more profitable?

Polar Capital has a net margin of 19.65% compared to Rathbones Group's net margin of 7.25%. Polar Capital's return on equity of 32.10% beat Rathbones Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Rathbones Group	7.25%	4.66%	3.57%
Polar Capital	19.65%	32.10%	14.85%

Does the media favor RAT or POLR?

In the previous week, Rathbones Group had 6 more articles in the media than Polar Capital. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Rathbones Group and 0 mentions for Polar Capital. Rathbones Group's average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat Polar Capital's score of 0.00 indicating that Rathbones Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Rathbones Group	Positive
Polar Capital	Neutral

Is RAT or POLR a better dividend stock?

Rathbones Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 88 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. Polar Capital pays an annual dividend of GBX 46 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.9%. Rathbones Group pays out 143.2% 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 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.

Which has better valuation and earnings, RAT or POLR?

Rathbones Group has higher revenue and earnings than Polar Capital. Polar Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Rathbones 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
Rathbones Group	£874.75M	2.13	£63.46M	£61.45	29.23
Polar Capital	£208.88M	2.13	£41.05M	£42.90	10.86

Do analysts prefer RAT or POLR?

Rathbones Group currently has a consensus price target of GBX 2,087, suggesting a potential upside of 16.20%. Polar Capital has a consensus price target of GBX 570, suggesting a potential upside of 22.32%. Given Polar Capital's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Polar Capital is more favorable than Rathbones Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Rathbones Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Polar Capital	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has more risk and volatility, RAT or POLR?

Rathbones Group has a beta of 0.65, indicating that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Polar Capital has a beta of 1.14, indicating that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of RAT or POLR?

48.0% of Rathbones Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.1% of Polar Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. 41.8% of Rathbones Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 15.0% of Polar Capital shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Rathbones Group beats Polar Capital on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.