TP ICAP Group (TCAP) Competitors

TP ICAP Group (LON:TCAP) and Investec Group (LON:INVP) 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, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk and dividends.

Does the media favor TCAP or INVP?

In the previous week, TP ICAP Group had 8 more articles in the media than Investec Group. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for TP ICAP Group and 1 mentions for Investec Group. TP ICAP Group's average media sentiment score of 0.77 beat Investec Group's score of 0.75 indicating that TP ICAP Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
TP ICAP Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Investec Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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 5.3%. Investec Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 35 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.4%. 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.

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

80.8% of TP ICAP Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 65.1% of Investec Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of TP ICAP Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 5.0% of Investec Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk & volatility, TCAP or INVP?

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

Which has higher earnings and valuation, 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	0.99	£97.91M	£12.88	21.98
Investec Group	£1.26B	3.66	£552.58M	£65.18	8.34

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 analysts rate TCAP or INVP?

TP ICAP Group currently has a consensus price target of GBX 374, suggesting a potential upside of 32.16%. Given TP ICAP Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe TP ICAP Group is more favorable than Investec Group.

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

Summary

TP ICAP Group and Investec Group tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.