TV1 vs. PCFT, GROW, P2P, BUT, CHRY, SCAM, BRSC, SEIT, SCIN, and MERI
Should you be buying Thames Ventures VCT 1 stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Thames Ventures VCT 1 include Polar Capital Global Financials (PCFT), Molten Ventures (GROW), P2P Global Investments (P2P), Brunner (BUT), Chrysalis Investments (CHRY), Scottish American Investment (SCAM), BlackRock Smaller Companies (BRSC), SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust (SEIT), The Scottish Investment Trust (SCIN), and Chrysalis Investments (MERI). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry.
Thames Ventures VCT 1 vs. Its Competitors
Polar Capital Global Financials (LON:PCFT) and Thames Ventures VCT 1 (LON:TV1) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, dividends and valuation.
In the previous week, Polar Capital Global Financials had 2 more articles in the media than Thames Ventures VCT 1. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Polar Capital Global Financials and 0 mentions for Thames Ventures VCT 1. Polar Capital Global Financials' average media sentiment score of 0.51 beat Thames Ventures VCT 1's score of 0.00 indicating that Polar Capital Global Financials is being referred to more favorably in the media.
78.0% of Polar Capital Global Financials shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Polar Capital Global Financials shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Thames Ventures VCT 1 shares are held 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.
Polar Capital Global Financials has a net margin of 91.44% compared to Thames Ventures VCT 1's net margin of 0.00%. Polar Capital Global Financials' return on equity of 22.02% beat Thames Ventures VCT 1's return on equity.
Polar Capital Global Financials has higher revenue and earnings than Thames Ventures VCT 1. Thames Ventures VCT 1 is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Polar Capital Global Financials, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Polar Capital Global Financials pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Thames Ventures VCT 1 pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Polar Capital Global Financials pays out 13.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Thames Ventures VCT 1 pays out -5,000.0% 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.
Polar Capital Global Financials has a beta of 0.98, suggesting that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Thames Ventures VCT 1 has a beta of 0.12, suggesting that its stock price is 88% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Polar Capital Global Financials beats Thames Ventures VCT 1 on 14 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (LON:TV1) was last updated on 7/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
