RCP vs. INVP, 3IN, ATST, EMG, HICL, TRIG, INPP, OMU, ICP, and SSON
Should you be buying RIT Capital Partners stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of RIT Capital Partners include Investec Group (INVP), 3i Infrastructure (3IN), Alliance Trust (ATST), Man Group (EMG), HICL Infrastructure (HICL), The Renewables Infrastructure Group (TRIG), International Public Partnerships (INPP), Old Mutual (OMU), Intermediate Capital Group (ICP), and Smithson Investment Trust (SSON). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry.
RIT Capital Partners vs.
RIT Capital Partners (LON:RCP) and Investec Group (LON:INVP) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, risk and dividends.
Investec Group has higher revenue and earnings than RIT Capital Partners. RIT Capital Partners is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Investec Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
RIT Capital Partners has a beta of 0.42, meaning that its share price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Investec Group has a beta of 1.09, meaning that its share price is 9% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Investec Group has a consensus price target of GBX 540, suggesting a potential upside of 20.11%. Given Investec Group's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Investec Group is more favorable than RIT Capital Partners.
Investec Group received 163 more outperform votes than RIT Capital Partners when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 68.63% of users gave Investec Group an outperform vote while only 67.26% of users gave RIT Capital Partners an outperform vote.
Investec Group has a net margin of 36.22% compared to RIT Capital Partners' net margin of 0.00%. Investec Group's return on equity of 14.24% beat RIT Capital Partners' return on equity.
19.8% of RIT Capital Partners shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.4% of Investec Group shares are held by institutional investors. 26.9% of RIT Capital Partners shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.1% of Investec Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, RIT Capital Partners' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Investec Group's average media sentiment score.
RIT Capital Partners pays an annual dividend of GBX 38 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Investec Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 28 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.2%. RIT Capital Partners pays out -1,010.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Investec Group pays out 3,783.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
Summary
Investec Group beats RIT Capital Partners on 15 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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