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

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%

Does the media refer more to TCAP or INVP?

In the previous week, TP ICAP Group and TP ICAP Group both had 2 articles in the media. Investec Group's average media sentiment score of 0.34 beat TP ICAP Group's score of 0.20 indicating that Investec Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Do analysts rate TCAP or INVP?

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)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

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 5.4%. Investec Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 35 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.3%. 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.

Which has more risk & volatility, 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.

Which has better valuation & 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	0.96	£97.91M	£12.88	21.47
Investec Group	£1.26B	3.76	£552.58M	£65.18	8.58

Do insiders & 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 insiders. Comparatively, 5.0% of Investec Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Investec Group beats TP ICAP Group on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.