Duke Capital (DUKE) Competitors

Duke Capital (LON:DUKE) and Pollen Street Group (LON:POLN) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends and valuation.

Is DUKE or POLN a better dividend stock?

Duke Capital pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.8%. Pollen Street Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 56 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.9%. Duke Capital pays out 3.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Pollen Street Group pays out 77.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Duke Capital is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts recommend DUKE or POLN?

Duke Capital currently has a consensus price target of GBX 46, suggesting a potential upside of 50.82%. Pollen Street Group has a consensus price target of GBX 900, suggesting a potential upside of 10.57%. Given Duke Capital's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Duke Capital is more favorable than Pollen Street Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Duke Capital	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Pollen Street Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media favor DUKE or POLN?

In the previous week, Duke Capital and Duke Capital both had 1 articles in the media. Duke Capital's average media sentiment score of 0.34 beat Pollen Street Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Duke Capital is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Duke Capital	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Pollen Street Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more volatility & risk, DUKE or POLN?

Duke Capital has a beta of 1.37, suggesting that its share price is 37% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pollen Street Group has a beta of 0.22, suggesting that its share price is 78% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of DUKE or POLN?

36.1% of Duke Capital shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.6% of Pollen Street Group shares are held by institutional investors. 6.3% of Duke Capital shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 57.8% of Pollen Street Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is DUKE or POLN more profitable?

Duke Capital has a net margin of 1,408.25% compared to Pollen Street Group's net margin of 70.52%. Duke Capital's return on equity of 255.49% beat Pollen Street Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Duke Capital	1,408.25%	255.49%	5.61%
Pollen Street Group	70.52%	7.94%	5.32%

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, DUKE or POLN?

Duke Capital has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Pollen Street Group. Duke Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Pollen Street Group, 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
Duke Capital	£29.70M	4.26	£418.18M	£101.23	0.30
Pollen Street Group	£63.61M	7.89	£44.86M	£72.03	11.30

Summary

Duke Capital beats Pollen Street Group on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.