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Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust (TEM) Competitors

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TEM vs. AVST, BLND, PSN, RMG, and SPT

Should you buy Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust include Avast (AVST), British Land (BLND), Persimmon (PSN), Royal Mail (RMG), and Spirent Communications (SPT). These companies are all part of the "computer software" industry.

How does Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust compare to Avast?

Avast (LON:AVST) and Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust (LON:TEM) are both mid-cap computer software companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, profitability, institutional ownership and earnings.

Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Avast. Avast is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Avast£940.10M0.00N/A£0.23N/A
Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust£519.01M6.18£130.50M£49.216.92

In the previous week, Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust had 2 more articles in the media than Avast. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust and 0 mentions for Avast. Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat Avast's score of 0.00 indicating that Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Avast Neutral
Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust Positive

Avast pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.16 per share. Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 5.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Avast pays out 69.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust pays out 10.7% 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. Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

11.1% of Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust has a net margin of 100.49% compared to Avast's net margin of 0.00%. Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust's return on equity of 22.76% beat Avast's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
AvastN/A N/A N/A
Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust 100.49%22.76%4.50%

Summary

Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust beats Avast on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust compare to British Land?

Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust (LON:TEM) and British Land (LON:BLND) are both mid-cap computer software companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership and valuation.

In the previous week, British Land had 5 more articles in the media than Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for British Land and 2 mentions for Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust. Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat British Land's score of 0.41 indicating that Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
British Land
1 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

British Land has higher revenue and earnings than Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust. Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than British Land, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust£519.01M6.18£130.50M£49.216.92
British Land£523M7.72£914.90M£45.108.74

11.1% of Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.9% of British Land shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of British Land shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

British Land has a consensus price target of GBX 448.50, indicating a potential upside of 13.77%. Given British Land's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe British Land is more favorable than Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
British Land
1 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33

Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 5.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. British Land pays an annual dividend of GBX 22.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust pays out 10.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. British Land pays out 50.6% 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.

Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust has a net margin of 100.49% compared to British Land's net margin of 86.48%. Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust's return on equity of 22.76% beat British Land's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust100.49% 22.76% 4.50%
British Land 86.48%7.73%3.37%

Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust has a beta of 1.0844169, suggesting that its share price is 8% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, British Land has a beta of 1.169, suggesting that its share price is 17% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

British Land beats Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust compare to Persimmon?

Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust (LON:TEM) and Persimmon (LON:PSN) are both mid-cap computer software companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust has a net margin of 100.49% compared to Persimmon's net margin of 7.62%. Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust's return on equity of 22.76% beat Persimmon's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust100.49% 22.76% 4.50%
Persimmon 7.62%8.05%8.28%

Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 5.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Persimmon pays an annual dividend of GBX 60 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.6%. Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust pays out 10.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Persimmon pays out 68.0% 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.

Persimmon has higher revenue and earnings than Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust. Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Persimmon, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust£519.01M6.18£130.50M£49.216.92
Persimmon£3.75B0.91£257.98M£88.2012.12

11.1% of Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.8% of Persimmon shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of Persimmon shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Persimmon had 3 more articles in the media than Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Persimmon and 2 mentions for Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust. Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat Persimmon's score of 0.16 indicating that Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Persimmon
1 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Persimmon has a consensus price target of GBX 1,524.50, suggesting a potential upside of 42.61%. Given Persimmon's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Persimmon is more favorable than Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
Persimmon
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.80

Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust has a beta of 1.0844169, suggesting that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Persimmon has a beta of 1.387, suggesting that its stock price is 39% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Persimmon beats Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust compare to Royal Mail?

Royal Mail (LON:RMG) and Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust (LON:TEM) are both computer software companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations and risk.

11.1% of Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Royal Mail. Royal Mail is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Royal Mail£12.71B0.00N/A£0.61N/A
Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust£519.01M6.18£130.50M£49.216.92

Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust has a net margin of 100.49% compared to Royal Mail's net margin of 0.00%. Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust's return on equity of 22.76% beat Royal Mail's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Royal MailN/A N/A N/A
Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust 100.49%22.76%4.50%

Royal Mail pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.17 per share. Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 5.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Royal Mail pays out 27.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust pays out 10.7% 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. Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

In the previous week, Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust had 2 more articles in the media than Royal Mail. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust and 0 mentions for Royal Mail. Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat Royal Mail's score of 0.00 indicating that Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Royal Mail Neutral
Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust Positive

Summary

Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust beats Royal Mail on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust compare to Spirent Communications?

Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust (LON:TEM) and Spirent Communications (LON:SPT) are both computer software companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings and profitability.

Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust has a net margin of 100.49% compared to Spirent Communications' net margin of 1.53%. Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust's return on equity of 22.76% beat Spirent Communications' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust100.49% 22.76% 4.50%
Spirent Communications 1.53%1.82%2.77%

Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust has a beta of 1.0844169, meaning that its share price is 8% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Spirent Communications has a beta of 0.57, meaning that its share price is 43% less volatile than the broader market.

Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Spirent Communications. Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Spirent Communications, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust£519.01M6.18£130.50M£49.216.92
Spirent Communications£471M2.49£16.67M£0.0116,032.26

Spirent Communications has a consensus target price of GBX 199, suggesting a potential upside of 0.10%. Given Spirent Communications' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Spirent Communications is more favorable than Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
Spirent Communications
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

11.1% of Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.4% of Spirent Communications shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 22.0% of Spirent Communications shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust had 2 more articles in the media than Spirent Communications. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust and 0 mentions for Spirent Communications. Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.91 beat Spirent Communications' score of 0.00 indicating that Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust Positive
Spirent Communications Neutral

Summary

Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust beats Spirent Communications on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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TEM vs. The Competition

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MetricTempleton Emerging Markets Investment TrustAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£3.21B£2.39B£5.70B£2.78B
Dividend Yield1.58%6.03%5.28%6.13%
P/E Ratio6.9225.4916.16364.74
Price / Sales6.182,007.871,070.4187,565.33
Price / Cash10.2260.1595.0627.85
Price / Book1.881.376.567.71
Net Income£130.50M£264.62M£1.14B£5.89B
7 Day Performance4.43%-0.18%0.27%0.07%
1 Month Performance20.32%0.89%1.33%3.26%
1 Year Performance96.16%11.82%19.75%75.52%

Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust Competitors List

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CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
TEM
Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust
N/AGBX 340.50
-0.6%		N/A+97.7%£3.21B£519.01M6.92N/A
AVST
Avast
N/AN/AN/AN/A£7.49B£940.10M3,115.651,800
BLND
British Land
4.1507 of 5 stars		GBX 404.14
-0.6%		GBX 448.13
+10.9%		+1.6%£4.14B£523M8.961,690
PSN
Persimmon
4.7455 of 5 stars		GBX 1,118
-0.8%		GBX 1,524.50
+36.4%		-19.0%£3.59B£3.75B12.686,180
RMG
Royal Mail
N/AN/AN/AN/A£1.98B£12.71B339.34100

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