Rathbones Group (RAT) Competitors

Intermediate Capital Group (LON:ICP) and Rathbones Group (LON:RAT) are both financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, dividends, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Does the media prefer ICP or RAT?

In the previous week, Intermediate Capital Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Rathbones Group's score of -0.32 indicating that Intermediate Capital Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Intermediate Capital Group	Neutral
Rathbones Group	Neutral

Do analysts prefer ICP or RAT?

Rathbones Group has a consensus target price of GBX 2,087, suggesting a potential upside of 19.67%. Given Rathbones Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Rathbones Group is more favorable than Intermediate Capital Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Intermediate Capital Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Rathbones Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Is ICP or RAT a better dividend stock?

Intermediate Capital Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 78 per share. Rathbones Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 88 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. Intermediate Capital Group pays out 10,129.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. 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. Rathbones Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has better earnings & valuation, ICP or RAT?

Intermediate Capital Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Rathbones Group. Intermediate Capital Group 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
Intermediate Capital Group	£831.60M	0.00	£409.10M	£0.77	N/A
Rathbones Group	£874.75M	2.07	£63.46M	£61.45	28.38

Is ICP or RAT more profitable?

Intermediate Capital Group has a net margin of 56.78% compared to Rathbones Group's net margin of 7.25%. Intermediate Capital Group's return on equity of 20.09% beat Rathbones Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Intermediate Capital Group	56.78%	20.09%	4.57%
Rathbones Group	7.25%	4.66%	3.57%

Which has more risk and volatility, ICP or RAT?

Intermediate Capital Group has a beta of 1.9, indicating that its stock price is 90% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rathbones Group has a beta of 0.65, indicating that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in ICP or RAT?

70.4% of Intermediate Capital Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.0% of Rathbones Group shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Intermediate Capital Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 41.8% of Rathbones Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Intermediate Capital Group and Rathbones Group tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.