ITH vs. SOPH, HCM, INDV, GRI, SLS, ERGO, SLN, AMYT, BMY, and OGN
Should you be buying Ithaca Energy stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ithaca Energy include Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L) (SOPH), HUTCHMED (HCM), Indivior (INDV), Grainger (GRI), Standard Life UK Smaller Companies Trust (SLS), Ergomed (ERGO), Silence Therapeutics (SLN), Amryt Pharma (AMYT), Bloomsbury Publishing (BMY), and Origin Enterprises (OGN). These companies are all part of the "pharmaceutical products" industry.
Ithaca Energy vs. Its Competitors
Ithaca Energy (LON:ITH) and Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L) (LON:SOPH) are both mid-cap pharmaceutical products companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and risk.
In the previous week, Ithaca Energy had 4 more articles in the media than Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L). MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Ithaca Energy and 0 mentions for Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L). Ithaca Energy's average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L)'s score of 0.00 indicating that Ithaca Energy is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Ithaca Energy has higher revenue and earnings than Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L). Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L) is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ithaca Energy, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
3.7% of Ithaca Energy shares are held by institutional investors. 89.6% of Ithaca Energy shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Ithaca Energy has a net margin of 6.48% compared to Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L)'s net margin of 0.00%. Ithaca Energy's return on equity of 4.55% beat Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L)'s return on equity.
Ithaca Energy pays an annual dividend of GBX 28 per share and has a dividend yield of 17.3%. Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L) pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.04 per share. Ithaca Energy pays out 319.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L) pays out 2.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.
Summary
Ithaca Energy beats Sophos Group plc (SOPH.L) on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (LON:ITH) was last updated on 7/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
