The Bankers Investment Trust (BNKR) Competitors

M&G (LON:MNG) and The Bankers Investment Trust (LON:BNKR) are both financial services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, valuation, profitability, community ranking, institutional ownership and dividends.

Does the media prefer MNG or BNKR?

In the previous week, M&G and M&G both had 1 articles in the media. The Bankers Investment Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.66 beat M&G's score of 0.00 indicating that The Bankers Investment Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
M&G	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
The Bankers 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

Which has more risk & volatility, MNG or BNKR?

M&G has a beta of 1.47, suggesting that its stock price is 47% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The Bankers Investment Trust has a beta of 0.6, suggesting that its stock price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in MNG or BNKR?

54.5% of M&G shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 23.4% of The Bankers Investment Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.8% of M&G shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.2% of The Bankers 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.

Do analysts prefer MNG or BNKR?

M&G currently has a consensus price target of GBX 223.33, indicating a potential upside of 10.08%. Given M&G's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe M&G is more favorable than The Bankers Investment Trust.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
M&G	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
The Bankers Investment Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the MarketBeat Community favor MNG or BNKR?

The Bankers Investment Trust received 29 more outperform votes than M&G when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.43% of users gave The Bankers Investment Trust an outperform vote while only 47.71% of users gave M&G an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
M&G	Outperform Votes 52 47.71%	Underperform Votes 57 52.29%
The Bankers Investment Trust	Outperform Votes 81 70.43%	Underperform Votes 34 29.57%

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, MNG or BNKR?

The Bankers Investment Trust has lower revenue, but higher earnings than M&G. The Bankers Investment Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than M&G, 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
M&G	£9.02B	0.54	£166.98M	£7.01	28.93
The Bankers Investment Trust	£231.92M	5.20	£218.53M	£19.74	5.52

Is MNG or BNKR a better dividend stock?

M&G pays an annual dividend of GBX 20 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.9%. The Bankers Investment Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. M&G pays out 285.2% 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 Bankers Investment Trust pays out 15.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Is MNG or BNKR more profitable?

The Bankers Investment Trust has a net margin of 94.23% compared to M&G's net margin of 1.85%. The Bankers Investment Trust's return on equity of 15.93% beat M&G's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
M&G	1.85%	4.31%	0.40%
The Bankers Investment Trust	94.23%	15.93%	6.13%

Summary

The Bankers Investment Trust beats M&G on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.