M&G Credit Income Investment (MGCI) Competitors

M&G Credit Income Investment (LON:MGCI) and IP Group (LON:IPO) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, dividends, risk and analyst recommendations.

Which has better valuation & earnings, MGCI or IPO?

M&G Credit Income Investment has higher revenue and earnings than IP Group. IP Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than M&G Credit Income Investment, 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 Credit Income Investment	£17.36M	8.11	£15.42M	£10.49	9.05
IP Group	-£196.61M	-2.85	-£209.94M	-£22.25	-2.64

Do analysts recommend MGCI or IPO?

IP Group has a consensus price target of GBX 126, suggesting a potential upside of 114.29%. Given IP Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe IP Group is more favorable than M&G Credit Income Investment.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
M&G Credit Income Investment	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
IP Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of MGCI or IPO?

58.6% of M&G Credit Income Investment shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.2% of IP Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.2% of M&G Credit Income Investment shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.7% of IP Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is MGCI or IPO more profitable?

IP Group has a net margin of 106.78% compared to M&G Credit Income Investment's net margin of 88.81%. M&G Credit Income Investment's return on equity of 10.78% beat IP Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
M&G Credit Income Investment	88.81%	10.78%	6.00%
IP Group	106.78%	-19.85%	-10.50%

Is MGCI or IPO a better dividend stock?

M&G Credit Income Investment pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.4%. IP Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. M&G Credit Income Investment pays out 76.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. IP Group pays out -4.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Does the media prefer MGCI or IPO?

In the previous week, IP Group had 1 more articles in the media than M&G Credit Income Investment. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for IP Group and 0 mentions for M&G Credit Income Investment. M&G Credit Income Investment's average media sentiment score of 1.55 beat IP Group's score of 0.89 indicating that M&G Credit Income Investment is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
M&G Credit Income Investment	Very Positive
IP Group	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, MGCI or IPO?

M&G Credit Income Investment has a beta of 0.38, meaning that its share price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, IP Group has a beta of 1.36, meaning that its share price is 36% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

M&G Credit Income Investment beats IP Group on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.