Schroder UK Mid Cap (SCP) Competitors

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

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, SCP or TMPL?

Temple Bar has higher revenue and earnings than Schroder UK Mid Cap. Temple Bar is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Schroder UK Mid Cap, 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
Schroder UK Mid Cap	£40.15M	5.84	£36.42M	£105.24	6.44
Temple Bar	£157.64M	5.94	£154.90M	£53.87	6.08

Is SCP or TMPL a better dividend stock?

Schroder UK Mid Cap pays an annual dividend of GBX 21 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Temple Bar pays an annual dividend of GBX 10 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Schroder UK Mid Cap pays out 20.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Temple Bar pays out 18.6% 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.

Is SCP or TMPL more profitable?

Temple Bar has a net margin of 98.26% compared to Schroder UK Mid Cap's net margin of 90.71%. Temple Bar's return on equity of 20.62% beat Schroder UK Mid Cap's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Schroder UK Mid Cap	90.71%	15.45%	4.88%
Temple Bar	98.26%	20.62%	7.08%

Which has more volatility & risk, SCP or TMPL?

Schroder UK Mid Cap has a beta of 1.27, suggesting that its stock price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Temple Bar has a beta of 1.11, suggesting that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer SCP or TMPL?

In the previous week, Temple Bar had 1 more articles in the media than Schroder UK Mid Cap. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Temple Bar and 0 mentions for Schroder UK Mid Cap. Temple Bar's average media sentiment score of 0.20 beat Schroder UK Mid Cap's score of 0.00 indicating that Temple Bar is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Schroder UK Mid Cap	Neutral
Temple Bar	Neutral

Do insiders and institutionals believe in SCP or TMPL?

32.6% of Schroder UK Mid Cap shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.5% of Temple Bar shares are held by institutional investors. 1.2% of Schroder UK Mid Cap shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.7% of Temple Bar shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Temple Bar beats Schroder UK Mid Cap on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.