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 investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk and earnings.

Do analysts rate INVP or TCAP?

Investec Group presently has a consensus price target of GBX 660, suggesting a potential upside of 19.04%. TP ICAP Group has a consensus price target of GBX 374, suggesting a potential upside of 43.30%. Given TP ICAP Group's higher probable upside, analysts clearly 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)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
TP ICAP Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

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	£2.11B	2.35	£552.58M	£0.70	788.69
TP ICAP Group	£2.33B	0.83	£97.91M	£0.23	1,160.00

Which has more risk & volatility, INVP or TCAP?

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

Does the media favor INVP or TCAP?

In the previous week, Investec Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled TP ICAP Group'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Investec Group	Neutral
TP ICAP Group	Neutral

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%

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

54.4% of Investec Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.5% of TP ICAP Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Investec Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of TP ICAP Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is INVP or TCAP a better dividend stock?

Investec Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.36 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. TP ICAP Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Investec Group pays out 50.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. TP ICAP Group pays out 71.6% 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. Investec Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Investec Group beats TP ICAP Group on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.