Schroder UK Mid Cap (SCP) Competitors

ICG Enterprise Trust (LON:ICGT) and Schroder UK Mid Cap (LON:SCP) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, earnings, risk, valuation, institutional ownership and profitability.

Which has more risk & volatility, ICGT or SCP?

ICG Enterprise Trust has a beta of 0.85, suggesting that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Schroder UK Mid Cap has a beta of 1.27, suggesting that its stock price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to ICGT or SCP?

In the previous week, ICG Enterprise Trust had 2 more articles in the media than Schroder UK Mid Cap. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for ICG Enterprise Trust and 1 mentions for Schroder UK Mid Cap. ICG Enterprise Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.76 beat Schroder UK Mid Cap's score of 0.67 indicating that ICG Enterprise Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ICG Enterprise Trust	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Schroder UK Mid Cap	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, ICGT or SCP?

Schroder UK Mid Cap has lower revenue, but higher earnings than ICG Enterprise Trust. Schroder UK Mid Cap is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ICG Enterprise Trust, 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
ICG Enterprise Trust	£55.63M	16.98	£32.56M	£50.08	29.19
Schroder UK Mid Cap	£40.15M	5.95	£36.42M	£105.24	6.56

Is ICGT or SCP more profitable?

Schroder UK Mid Cap has a net margin of 90.71% compared to ICG Enterprise Trust's net margin of 58.54%. Schroder UK Mid Cap's return on equity of 15.45% beat ICG Enterprise Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ICG Enterprise Trust	58.54%	2.61%	0.78%
Schroder UK Mid Cap	90.71%	15.45%	4.88%

Is ICGT or SCP a better dividend stock?

ICG Enterprise Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 34 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Schroder UK Mid Cap pays an annual dividend of GBX 21 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. ICG Enterprise Trust pays out 67.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Schroder UK Mid Cap pays out 20.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Schroder UK Mid Cap is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do insiders and institutionals believe in ICGT or SCP?

65.6% of ICG Enterprise Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 32.6% of Schroder UK Mid Cap shares are held by institutional investors. 12.3% of ICG Enterprise Trust shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Schroder UK Mid Cap shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Schroder UK Mid Cap beats ICG Enterprise Trust on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.