The Renewables Infrastructure Group (TRIG) Competitors

Intermediate Capital Group (LON:ICP) and The Renewables Infrastructure Group (LON:TRIG) are both mid-cap financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, dividends and institutional ownership.

Is ICP or TRIG a better dividend stock?

Intermediate Capital Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 78 per share. The Renewables Infrastructure Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 7 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.0%. Intermediate Capital Group pays out 10,129.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. The Renewables Infrastructure Group pays out -461.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. The Renewables Infrastructure Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of ICP or TRIG?

70.4% of Intermediate Capital Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.5% of The Renewables Infrastructure Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Intermediate Capital Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of The Renewables Infrastructure Group 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.

Is ICP or TRIG more profitable?

Intermediate Capital Group has a net margin of 56.78% compared to The Renewables Infrastructure Group's net margin of 46.95%. Intermediate Capital Group's return on equity of 20.09% beat The Renewables Infrastructure Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Intermediate Capital Group	56.78%	20.09%	4.57%
The Renewables Infrastructure Group	46.95%	-1.21%	-1.63%

Do analysts prefer ICP or TRIG?

The Renewables Infrastructure Group has a consensus target price of GBX 130, indicating a potential upside of 47.90%. Given The Renewables Infrastructure Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe The Renewables Infrastructure Group is more favorable than Intermediate Capital Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Intermediate Capital Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
The Renewables Infrastructure Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has more volatility & risk, ICP or TRIG?

Intermediate Capital Group has a beta of 1.9, meaning that its stock price is 90% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The Renewables Infrastructure Group has a beta of 0.22, meaning that its stock price is 78% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better earnings and valuation, ICP or TRIG?

Intermediate Capital Group has higher revenue and earnings than The Renewables Infrastructure Group. The Renewables Infrastructure Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Intermediate Capital 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
Intermediate Capital Group	£831.60M	0.00	£409.10M	£0.77	N/A
The Renewables Infrastructure Group	-£79.29M	-27.20	-£37.22M	-£1.52	-57.94

Does the media refer more to ICP or TRIG?

In the previous week, Intermediate Capital Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled The Renewables Infrastructure Group'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Intermediate Capital Group	Neutral
The Renewables Infrastructure Group	Neutral

Summary

Intermediate Capital Group beats The Renewables Infrastructure Group on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.