TP ICAP Group (TCAP) Competitors

Investec Group (LON:INVP) and TP ICAP Group (LON:TCAP) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, community ranking, risk, earnings, profitability, media sentiment and valuation.

Which has more volatility & risk, INVP or TCAP?

Investec Group has a beta of 1.05, meaning that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TP ICAP Group has a beta of 0.65, meaning that its share price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, INVP or TCAP?

Investec Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than TP ICAP Group. Investec Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TP ICAP 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
Investec Group	£1.26B	3.32	£552.58M	£65.18	7.56
TP ICAP Group	£2.16B	0.92	£97.91M	£12.88	20.47

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in INVP or TCAP?

65.1% of Investec Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.8% of TP ICAP Group shares are held by institutional investors. 5.0% of Investec Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of TP ICAP Group 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.

Does the media refer more to INVP or TCAP?

In the previous week, Investec Group had 2 more articles in the media than TP ICAP Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Investec Group and 0 mentions for TP ICAP Group. TP ICAP Group's average media sentiment score of 0.55 beat Investec Group's score of 0.00 indicating that TP ICAP Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Investec Group	Neutral
TP ICAP Group	Positive

Is INVP or TCAP more profitable?

Investec Group has a net margin of 43.98% compared to TP ICAP Group's net margin of 4.54%. Investec Group's return on equity of 11.67% beat TP ICAP Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Investec Group	43.98%	11.67%	1.14%
TP ICAP Group	4.54%	4.82%	1.61%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in INVP or TCAP?

Investec Group received 7 more outperform votes than TP ICAP Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 69.91% of users gave TP ICAP Group an outperform vote while only 68.70% of users gave Investec Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Investec Group	Outperform Votes 316 68.70%	Underperform Votes 144 31.30%
TP ICAP Group	Outperform Votes 309 69.91%	Underperform Votes 133 30.09%

Is INVP or TCAP a better dividend stock?

Investec Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 35 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.1%. TP ICAP Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 15 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.7%. Investec Group pays out 53.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. TP ICAP Group pays out 116.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Investec Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts prefer INVP or TCAP?

Investec Group presently has a consensus price target of GBX 660, indicating a potential upside of 33.98%. Given Investec Group's higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Investec Group is more favorable than TP ICAP Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Investec Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
TP ICAP Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Investec Group beats TP ICAP Group on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.