TP ICAP Group (TCAP) Competitors

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

Do analysts rate INVP or TCAP?

TP ICAP Group has a consensus price target of GBX 374, suggesting a potential upside of 33.10%. Given TP ICAP Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe TP ICAP Group is more favorable than Investec Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Investec Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
TP ICAP Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media refer more to INVP or TCAP?

In the previous week, Investec Group's average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat TP ICAP Group's score of 0.59 indicating that Investec Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Investec Group	Positive
TP ICAP Group	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders believe in INVP or TCAP?

65.1% of Investec Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.8% of TP ICAP Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.0% of Investec Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of TP ICAP Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, INVP or TCAP?

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

Which has stronger valuation & 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	3.72	£552.58M	£65.18	8.48
TP ICAP Group	£2.16B	0.98	£97.91M	£12.88	21.82

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%

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 6.3%. TP ICAP Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 15 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. 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.

Summary

Investec Group beats TP ICAP Group on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.