TP ICAP Group (TCAP) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in TCAP or INVP?

Investec Group received 6 more outperform votes than TP ICAP Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 69.98% of users gave TP ICAP Group an outperform vote while only 68.70% of users gave Investec Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
TP ICAP Group	Outperform Votes 310 69.98%	Underperform Votes 133 30.02%
Investec Group	Outperform Votes 316 68.70%	Underperform Votes 144 31.30%

Which has better valuation and earnings, TCAP or INVP?

Investec Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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
TP ICAP Group	£2.16B	0.92	£97.91M	£12.88	20.42
Investec Group	£1.26B	3.54	£552.58M	£65.18	8.07

Do analysts rate TCAP or INVP?

Investec Group has a consensus price target of GBX 660, suggesting a potential upside of 25.48%. Given Investec Group's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Investec Group is more favorable than TP ICAP Group.

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

Is TCAP or INVP a better dividend stock?

TP ICAP Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 15 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.7%. Investec Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 35 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.7%. 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 pays out 53.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Investec Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the media favor TCAP or INVP?

In the previous week, Investec Group had 12 more articles in the media than TP ICAP Group. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Investec Group and 0 mentions for TP ICAP Group. Investec Group's average media sentiment score of 0.16 beat TP ICAP Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Investec Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
TP ICAP Group	Neutral
Investec Group	Neutral

Which has more volatility and risk, TCAP or INVP?

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

Is TCAP or INVP 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
TP ICAP Group	4.54%	4.82%	1.61%
Investec Group	43.98%	11.67%	1.14%

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

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

Summary

Investec Group beats TP ICAP Group on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.