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 profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and risk.

Which has higher 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	2.47	£552.58M	£0.70	824.32
TP ICAP Group	£2.33B	0.89	£97.91M	£0.23	1,233.33

Does the media favor INVP or TCAP?

In the previous week, Investec Group had 1 more articles in the media than TP ICAP Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Investec Group and 0 mentions for TP ICAP Group. Investec Group's average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat TP ICAP Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Investec Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Investec Group	Positive
TP ICAP Group	Neutral

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of INVP or TCAP?

54.4% of Investec Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.5% of TP ICAP Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Investec Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of TP ICAP Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

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 analysts rate INVP or TCAP?

Investec Group presently has a consensus target price of GBX 660, suggesting a potential upside of 13.89%. TP ICAP Group has a consensus target price of GBX 374, suggesting a potential upside of 34.77%. Given TP ICAP Group's 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)	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

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.

Which has more volatility & risk, 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.

Summary

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