The Mercantile Investment Trust (MRC) Competitors GBX 233.50 -1.00 (-0.43%) (As of 11/15/2024 11:58 AM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider Trades MRC vs. PLUS, TOT, ARW, SAG, GMS, JPEI, SNX, NAH, ASH, and CORShould you be buying The Mercantile Investment Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of The Mercantile Investment Trust include Plus500 (PLUS), Total Produce (TOT), Arrow Global Group (ARW), Science Group (SAG), Gulf Marine Services (GMS), JPMorgan Elect plc - Managed Income (JPEI), Synectics (SNX), NAHL Group (NAH), Ashley House plc (ASH.L) (ASH), and 70688 (COR.L) (COR). These companies are all part of the "wholesale" industry. The Mercantile Investment Trust vs. Plus500 Total Produce Arrow Global Group Science Group Gulf Marine Services JPMorgan Elect plc - Managed Income Synectics NAHL Group Ashley House plc (ASH.L) 70688 (COR.L) Plus500 (LON:PLUS) and The Mercantile Investment Trust (LON:MRC) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, community ranking, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends and media sentiment. Is PLUS or MRC more profitable? The Mercantile Investment Trust has a net margin of 76.99% compared to Plus500's net margin of 36.45%. Plus500's return on equity of 39.31% beat The Mercantile Investment Trust's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Plus50036.45% 39.31% 26.75% The Mercantile Investment Trust 76.99%4.03%2.53% Which has preferable earnings and valuation, PLUS or MRC? Plus500 has higher revenue and earnings than The Mercantile Investment Trust. Plus500 is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than The Mercantile Investment Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPlus500£750.80M2.40£273.70M£2.59934.36The Mercantile Investment Trust£97.69M18.52£75.21M£0.102,335.00 Is PLUS or MRC a better dividend stock? Plus500 pays an annual dividend of GBX 66 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. The Mercantile Investment Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Plus500 pays out 2,548.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. The Mercantile Investment Trust pays out 8,000.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Do institutionals & insiders believe in PLUS or MRC? 51.2% of Plus500 shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.8% of The Mercantile Investment Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.3% of Plus500 shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of The Mercantile Investment Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has more risk & volatility, PLUS or MRC? Plus500 has a beta of 0.2, suggesting that its share price is 80% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The Mercantile Investment Trust has a beta of 1.16, suggesting that its share price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor PLUS or MRC? In the previous week, Plus500 had 2 more articles in the media than The Mercantile Investment Trust. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Plus500 and 0 mentions for The Mercantile Investment Trust. Plus500's average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat The Mercantile Investment Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that Plus500 is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Plus500 Positive The Mercantile Investment Trust Neutral Do analysts recommend PLUS or MRC? Plus500 currently has a consensus price target of GBX 2,341.50, suggesting a potential downside of 3.24%. Given Plus500's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Plus500 is more favorable than The Mercantile Investment Trust.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Plus500 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00The Mercantile Investment Trust 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Does the MarketBeat Community favor PLUS or MRC? Plus500 received 277 more outperform votes than The Mercantile Investment Trust when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.99% of users gave Plus500 an outperform vote while only 57.04% of users gave The Mercantile Investment Trust an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformPlus500Outperform Votes35472.99% Underperform Votes13127.01% The Mercantile Investment TrustOutperform Votes7757.04% Underperform Votes5842.96% SummaryPlus500 beats The Mercantile Investment Trust on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Porter & CompanyFinancial Prophecy The Magnificent 7 could be in for a world of pain… And the insiders know it. It’s why Jeff Bezos just sold $3 billion of Amazon… it’s why Nvidia’s CEO just sold $713 million... and it’s why Zuckerberg just sold $1.3 billion in Meta stock. The financial establishment doesn’t want you to know about this… but a controversial new documentary just pulled back the curtain and exposed what’s really going on. It’s called The Final Frontier.Including the name of the #1 company to buy. Get The Mercantile Investment Trust News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MRC 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 MRC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricThe Mercantile Investment TrustAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£1.81B£979.01M£3.28B£1.65BDividend Yield3.15%5.62%4.45%6.87%P/E Ratio2,335.00782.97417.471,784.26Price / Sales18.523,233.333,471.57253,178.35Price / Cash9.3060.7751.0227.62Price / Book0.981.191.412.85Net Income£75.21M£63.26M£381.16M£159.30M7 Day Performance-0.21%-0.37%0.12%-0.63%1 Month Performance-3.29%-0.81%0.23%3.41%1 Year Performance13.76%11.45%16.18%126.74% The Mercantile Investment Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MRCThe Mercantile Investment TrustN/AGBX 233.50-0.4%N/A+14.7%£1.81B£97.69M2,335.002,800PLUSPlus5000.9439 of 5 starsGBX 2,338-2.0%N/A+65.0%£1.74B£750.80M902.701,580Positive NewsTOTTotal ProduceN/AN/AN/AN/A£641.85M£3.82B18.755,974ARWArrow Global GroupN/AGBX 307flatN/AN/A£544.66M£269.20M35.2922,300SAGScience GroupN/AGBX 468+0.2%N/A+16.0%£210.88M£110.93M3,600.00443Positive NewsGMSGulf Marine ServicesN/AGBX 17.40-0.6%N/A+43.4%£186.18M£158.04M580.005,480Positive NewsJPEIJPMorgan Elect plc - Managed IncomeN/AGBX 100+0.3%N/AN/A£106.91MN/A133.33N/ASNXSynecticsN/AGBX 303.50-3.7%N/A+190.5%£53.99M£53.55M1,686.1123,500Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeNAHNAHL GroupN/AGBX 67.95-2.9%N/A+12.7%£32.29M£40.64M3,397.50140ASHAshley House plc (ASH.L)N/AGBX 1.20+9.1%N/A+0.0%£729,000.00£11.92M-0.243,900Gap UpCOR70688 (COR.L)N/AGBX 0.03-11.4%N/AN/A£0.00N/A0.0042,000Gap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies PLUS Competitors TOT Competitors ARW Competitors SAG Competitors GMS Competitors JPEI Competitors SNX Competitors NAH Competitors ASH Competitors COR Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (LON:MRC) was last updated on 11/17/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBill Gates’s Next Big AI Bet: StargateIn February 2016… when almost nobody was talking about artificial intelligence…. 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