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 superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability and risk.

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 10.3%. 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.

Does the media favor MNG or BNKR?

In the previous week, M&G had 3 more articles in the media than The Bankers Investment Trust. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for M&G and 0 mentions for The Bankers Investment Trust. The Bankers Investment Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.68 beat M&G's score of 0.69 indicating that The Bankers Investment Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
M&G	Positive
The Bankers Investment Trust	Very Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, MNG or BNKR?

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

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer 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%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in MNG or BNKR?

54.5% of M&G shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 23.4% of The Bankers Investment Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 1.8% of M&G shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.2% of The Bankers Investment Trust shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has better valuation and earnings, 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	0.51	£166.98M	£7.01	27.64
The Bankers Investment Trust	£231.92M	5.11	£218.53M	£19.74	5.42

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%

Do analysts recommend MNG or BNKR?

M&G presently has a consensus price target of GBX 223.75, indicating a potential upside of 15.42%. Given M&G's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, 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)	4 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

Summary

The Bankers Investment Trust beats M&G on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.