DGN vs. BUR, SSON, EMG, HGT, HICL, INPP, QLT, CTY, JAM, and CLDN
Should you be buying Asia Dragon stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Asia Dragon include Burford Capital (BUR), Smithson Investment Trust (SSON), Man Group (EMG), HgCapital Trust (HGT), HICL Infrastructure (HICL), International Public Partnerships (INPP), Quilter (QLT), City of London (CTY), JPMorgan American (JAM), and Caledonia Investments (CLDN). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry.
Asia Dragon vs.
Burford Capital (LON:BUR) and Asia Dragon (LON:DGN) are both financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, community ranking, dividends, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and valuation.
Burford Capital pays an annual dividend of GBX 10 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Asia Dragon pays an annual dividend of GBX 7 per share and has a dividend yield of 165.5%. Burford Capital pays out 17.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Asia Dragon pays out 18.6% 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.
Asia Dragon has a net margin of 80.69% compared to Burford Capital's net margin of 64.53%. Asia Dragon's return on equity of 8.61% beat Burford Capital's return on equity.
Burford Capital has higher revenue and earnings than Asia Dragon. Asia Dragon is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Burford Capital, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
62.2% of Burford Capital shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.0% of Asia Dragon shares are held by institutional investors. 9.6% of Burford Capital shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of Asia Dragon shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Burford Capital received 383 more outperform votes than Asia Dragon when rated by MarketBeat users.
Burford Capital has a beta of 0.94, suggesting that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Asia Dragon has a beta of 0.5, suggesting that its stock price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Burford Capital currently has a consensus target price of GBX 1,600, suggesting a potential upside of 30.93%. Given Burford Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Burford Capital is more favorable than Asia Dragon.
In the previous week, Burford Capital's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Asia Dragon'saverage media sentiment score.
Summary
Burford Capital beats Asia Dragon on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:DGN) was last updated on 2/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
