CMC Markets (CMCX) Competitors GBX 197.20 -10.30 (-4.96%) As of 11:53 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock CMCX vs. TCAP, ALPH, AFX, NUM, PBEE, FRP, K3C, PEEL, AGFX, and SHREShould you be buying CMC Markets stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of CMC Markets include TP ICAP Group (TCAP), Alpha Group International (ALPH), Alpha FX Group (AFX), Numis (NUM), PensionBee Group (PBEE), FRP Advisory Group (FRP), K3 Capital Group (K3C), Peel Hunt (PEEL), Argentex Group (AGFX), and Share Plc (SHRE.L) (SHRE). These companies are all part of the "capital markets" industry. CMC Markets vs. TP ICAP Group Alpha Group International Alpha FX Group Numis PensionBee Group FRP Advisory Group K3 Capital Group Peel Hunt Argentex Group Share Plc (SHRE.L) TP ICAP Group (LON:TCAP) and CMC Markets (LON:CMCX) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, community ranking, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and risk. Does the MarketBeat Community favor TCAP or CMCX? TP ICAP Group received 31 more outperform votes than CMC Markets when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.91% of users gave TP ICAP Group an outperform vote while only 64.35% of users gave CMC Markets an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformTP ICAP GroupOutperform Votes30969.91% Underperform Votes13330.09% CMC MarketsOutperform Votes27864.35% Underperform Votes15435.65% Is TCAP or CMCX a better dividend stock? TP ICAP Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 15 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.4%. CMC Markets pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. TP ICAP Group pays out 116.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. CMC Markets pays out 6.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Do analysts rate TCAP or CMCX? TP ICAP Group currently has a consensus target price of GBX 326, suggesting a potential upside of 39.32%. CMC Markets has a consensus target price of GBX 192, suggesting a potential downside of 2.64%. Given TP ICAP Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe TP ICAP Group is more favorable than CMC Markets.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score TP ICAP Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00CMC Markets 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.50 Is TCAP or CMCX more profitable? CMC Markets has a net margin of 95.92% compared to TP ICAP Group's net margin of 4.54%. CMC Markets' return on equity of 86.11% beat TP ICAP Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets TP ICAP Group4.54% 4.82% 1.61% CMC Markets 95.92%86.11%7.20% Does the media prefer TCAP or CMCX? In the previous week, TP ICAP Group had 3 more articles in the media than CMC Markets. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for TP ICAP Group and 0 mentions for CMC Markets. TP ICAP Group's average media sentiment score of 0.60 beat CMC Markets' score of 0.00 indicating that TP ICAP Group is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment TP ICAP Group Positive CMC Markets Neutral Which has more risk & volatility, TCAP or CMCX? TP ICAP Group has a beta of 0.65, suggesting that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CMC Markets has a beta of 0.51, suggesting that its stock price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable earnings and valuation, TCAP or CMCX? CMC Markets has lower revenue, but higher earnings than TP ICAP Group. CMC Markets is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TP ICAP Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioTP ICAP Group£2.16B0.82£97.91M£12.8818.17CMC Markets£341.77M1.60£327.81M£118.521.66 Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in TCAP or CMCX? 80.8% of TP ICAP Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 24.5% of CMC Markets shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of TP ICAP Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 64.8% of CMC Markets shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryTP ICAP Group beats CMC Markets on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get CMC Markets News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CMCX and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart CMCX vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCMC MarketsCapital Markets IndustryFinancial SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£547.92M£585.26M£3.94B£2.41BDividend Yield0.05%3.90%4.19%4.95%P/E Ratio1.6628.2515.53127.76Price / Sales1.60128.721,581.06257,920.01Price / Cash4.3511.8248.9727.87Price / Book1.362.403.274.33Net Income£327.81M£126.27M£1.28B£5.76B7 Day Performance-7.85%-5.99%3.15%2.04%1 Month Performance-5.65%-10.14%1.69%0.73%1 Year Performance-15.00%0.52%5.90%92.67% CMC Markets Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CMCXCMC Markets0.5566 of 5 starsGBX 197.20-5.0%GBX 192-2.6%-10.4%£547.92M£341.77M1.661,197Positive NewsTCAPTP ICAP Group3.8198 of 5 starsGBX 259+0.4%GBX 326+25.9%+15.0%£1.95B£2.16B20.115,208Insider TradeNews CoverageALPHAlpha Group InternationalN/AGBX 2,566.80+1.5%N/A+28.9%£1.07B£198.59M11.44480AFXAlpha FX GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£810.18M£89.43M3,200.00214NUMNumisN/AN/AN/AN/A£377.30M£130.31M17,150.00220News CoveragePBEEPensionBee Group1.7399 of 5 starsGBX 148.96+2.0%GBX 214.67+44.1%+34.7%£349.94M£29.68M-64.18198FRPFRP Advisory Group3.5164 of 5 starsGBX 128.31-1.3%GBX 220+71.5%+10.3%£318.48M£134.89M13.84657Dividend AnnouncementK3CK3 Capital GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£269.95M£70.65M2,908.33410PEELPeel HuntN/AGBX 79+0.6%N/A-33.1%£92.17M£87.00M-61.44308AGFXArgentex GroupN/AGBX 39.99-2.9%N/A-25.4%£49.21M£59.42M4.96196Earnings ReportInsider TradeNews CoverageSHREShare Plc (SHRE.L)N/AN/AN/AN/A£38.83M£22.58M-257.50N/A Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies TP ICAP Group Alternatives Alpha Group International Alternatives Alpha FX Group Alternatives Numis Alternatives PensionBee Group Alternatives FRP Advisory Group Alternatives K3 Capital Group Alternatives Peel Hunt Alternatives Argentex Group Alternatives Share Plc (SHRE.L) Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (LON:CMCX) was last updated on 4/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWarning: “DOGE Collapse” imminentElon Strikes Back You may already sense that the tide is turning against Elon Musk and DOGE. 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