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?

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

Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 5.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Avast pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.16 per share. Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust pays out 10.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Avast pays out 69.6% 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 is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust	£519.01M	5.68	£130.50M	£49.21	6.36
Avast	£940.10M	0.00	N/A	£0.23	N/A

In the previous week, Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust had 1 more articles in the media than Avast. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust and 0 mentions for Avast. Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.58 beat Avast's score of 1.28 indicating that Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust	Very Positive
Avast	Positive

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

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
Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust	100.49%	22.76%	4.50%
Avast	N/A	N/A	N/A

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

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 insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of British Land shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

British Land has a consensus price target of GBX 450, suggesting a potential upside of 19.05%. Given British Land's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly 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)	3 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.38

British Land has lower revenue, but higher 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust	£519.01M	5.68	£130.50M	£49.21	6.36
British Land	£498M	7.78	£914.90M	£45.10	8.38

In the previous week, Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust and Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust both had 1 articles in the media. Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.58 beat British Land's score of 0.00 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	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
British Land	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 5.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. British Land pays an annual dividend of GBX 22.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.0%. 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 81.27%. 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 Trust	100.49%	22.76%	4.50%
British Land	81.27%	7.75%	3.37%

Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust has a beta of 1.0788894, suggesting that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, British Land has a beta of 1.169, suggesting that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

British Land beats Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust compare to Persimmon?

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

60.8% of Persimmon shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 11.1% of Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.6% of Persimmon shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 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.

Persimmon presently has a consensus price target of GBX 1,524.50, suggesting a potential upside of 42.14%. 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
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	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Persimmon	£3.75B	0.92	£257.98M	£88.20	12.16
Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust	£519.01M	5.68	£130.50M	£49.21	6.36

In the previous week, Persimmon and Persimmon both had 1 articles in the media. Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.58 beat Persimmon's score of 0.92 indicating that Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Persimmon pays an annual dividend of GBX 60 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.6%. Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 5.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Persimmon pays out 68.0% 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 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
Persimmon	7.62%	8.05%	8.28%
Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust	100.49%	22.76%	4.50%

Persimmon has a beta of 1.387, suggesting that its stock price is 39% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust has a beta of 1.0788894, suggesting that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Persimmon beats Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust on 12 of the 17 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 businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings and analyst recommendations.

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 Mail	N/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 1.7%. 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.

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Royal Mail	£12.71B	0.00	N/A	£0.61	N/A
Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust	£519.01M	5.68	£130.50M	£49.21	6.36

11.1% of Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust shares are held by company 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.

In the previous week, Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust had 1 more articles in the media than Royal Mail. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust and 0 mentions for Royal Mail. Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.58 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	Very 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?

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

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
Spirent Communications	1.53%	1.82%	2.77%
Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust	100.49%	22.76%	4.50%

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Spirent Communications	£471M	2.49	£16.67M	£0.01	16,032.26
Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust	£519.01M	5.68	£130.50M	£49.21	6.36

57.4% of Spirent Communications shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 11.1% of Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 22.0% of Spirent Communications shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 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.

In the previous week, Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust had 1 more articles in the media than Spirent Communications. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust and 0 mentions for Spirent Communications. Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.58 beat Spirent Communications' score of 0.00 indicating that Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

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

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Spirent Communications	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
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 has a beta of 0.57, meaning that its share price is 43% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust has a beta of 1.0788894, meaning that its share price is 8% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

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

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TEM vs. The Competition

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Metric	Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust	Asset Management Industry	Financial Sector	LON Exchange
Market Cap	£2.95B	£2.38B	£5.76B	£2.79B
Dividend Yield	1.73%	5.99%	5.27%	6.09%
P/E Ratio	6.36	25.22	15.79	366.15
Price / Sales	5.68	1,964.78	933.88	88,429.84
Price / Cash	10.22	60.17	90.32	27.89
Price / Book	1.73	1.35	4.40	7.74
Net Income	£130.50M	£265.53M	£1.15B	£5.89B
7 Day Performance	2.99%	-0.09%	0.41%	0.82%
1 Month Performance	15.18%	2.43%	2.25%	2.78%
1 Year Performance	78.73%	13.46%	21.92%	87.90%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
TEM Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust	N/A	GBX 313.09 -0.1%	N/A	+79.0%	£2.95B	£519.01M	6.36	N/A	Positive News Gap Up
AVST Avast	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	£7.49B	£940.10M	3,115.65	1,800	High Trading Volume
BLND British Land	3.8108 of 5 stars	GBX 386.70 -1.8%	GBX 450 +16.4%	-5.0%	£3.96B	£498M	8.57	1,690	High Trading Volume
PSN Persimmon	4.715 of 5 stars	GBX 1,099.72 0.0%	GBX 1,524.50 +38.6%	-22.4%	£3.53B	£3.75B	12.47	6,180	High Trading Volume
RMG Royal Mail	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	£1.98B	£12.71B	339.34	100

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Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust (TEM) Competitors

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

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Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust (TEM) Competitors

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

How does Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust compare to Avast?

Is TEM or AVST a better dividend stock?

Which has higher earnings and valuation, TEM or AVST?

Does the media favor TEM or AVST?

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of TEM or AVST?

Is TEM or AVST more profitable?

Summary

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

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in TEM or BLND?

Do analysts recommend TEM or BLND?

Which has higher valuation and earnings, TEM or BLND?

Does the media refer more to TEM or BLND?

Is TEM or BLND a better dividend stock?

Is TEM or BLND more profitable?

Which has more volatility and risk, TEM or BLND?

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How does Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust compare to Persimmon?

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of PSN or TEM?

Do analysts recommend PSN or TEM?

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, PSN or TEM?

Does the media favor PSN or TEM?

Is PSN or TEM a better dividend stock?

Is PSN or TEM more profitable?

Which has more risk & volatility, PSN or TEM?

Summary

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

Is RMG or TEM more profitable?

Is RMG or TEM a better dividend stock?

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, RMG or TEM?

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of RMG or TEM?

Does the media prefer RMG or TEM?

Summary

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

Is SPT or TEM more profitable?

Which has better earnings and valuation, SPT or TEM?

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of SPT or TEM?

Does the media refer more to SPT or TEM?

Do analysts prefer SPT or TEM?

Which has more risk & volatility, SPT or TEM?

Summary

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