The Merchants Trust (MRCH) Competitors GBX 523.49 +6.49 (+1.26%) As of 04:39 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesBuy This Stock MRCH vs. PHLL, 3IN, BUR, JGGI, RCP, EMG, ABDN, HGT, HVPE, and HICLShould you be buying The Merchants Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of The Merchants Trust include Petershill Partners (PHLL), 3i Infrastructure (3IN), Burford Capital (BUR), JPMorgan Global Growth & Income (JGGI), RIT Capital Partners (RCP), Man Group (EMG), abrdn (ABDN), HgCapital Trust (HGT), HarbourVest Global Private Equity (HVPE), and HICL Infrastructure (HICL). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry. The Merchants Trust vs. Petershill Partners 3i Infrastructure Burford Capital JPMorgan Global Growth & Income RIT Capital Partners Man Group abrdn HgCapital Trust HarbourVest Global Private Equity HICL Infrastructure The Merchants Trust (LON:MRCH) and Petershill Partners (LON:PHLL) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, profitability, dividends, community ranking, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment and institutional ownership. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in MRCH or PHLL? The Merchants Trust received 66 more outperform votes than Petershill Partners when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 100.00% of users gave Petershill Partners an outperform vote while only 55.48% of users gave The Merchants Trust an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformThe Merchants TrustOutperform Votes8155.48% Underperform Votes6544.52% Petershill PartnersOutperform Votes15100.00% Underperform VotesNo Votes Is MRCH or PHLL more profitable? The Merchants Trust has a net margin of 90.97% compared to Petershill Partners' net margin of 59.57%. The Merchants Trust's return on equity of 13.03% beat Petershill Partners' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets The Merchants Trust90.97% 13.03% 7.70% Petershill Partners 59.57%7.17%5.95% Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of MRCH or PHLL? 6.1% of The Merchants Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.3% of Petershill Partners shares are held by institutional investors. 6.4% of The Merchants Trust shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Petershill Partners shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the media refer more to MRCH or PHLL? In the previous week, The Merchants Trust had 4 more articles in the media than Petershill Partners. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for The Merchants Trust and 0 mentions for Petershill Partners. The Merchants Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.75 beat Petershill Partners' score of 0.00 indicating that The Merchants Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment The Merchants Trust Very Positive Petershill Partners Neutral Which has more risk and volatility, MRCH or PHLL? The Merchants Trust has a beta of 0.95, indicating that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Petershill Partners has a beta of 0.59, indicating that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is MRCH or PHLL a better dividend stock? The Merchants Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 29 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. Petershill Partners pays an annual dividend of GBX 12 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. The Merchants Trust pays out 39.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Petershill Partners pays out 48.7% 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. Which has higher earnings & valuation, MRCH or PHLL? Petershill Partners has higher revenue and earnings than The Merchants Trust. The Merchants Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Petershill Partners, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioThe Merchants Trust£119.93M6.49£109.11M£73.217.15Petershill Partners£706.00M4.01£420.55M£24.658.46 Do analysts prefer MRCH or PHLL? Petershill Partners has a consensus price target of GBX 240, indicating a potential upside of 15.11%. Given Petershill Partners' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Petershill Partners is more favorable than The Merchants Trust.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score The Merchants Trust 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Petershill Partners 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 SummaryThe Merchants Trust beats Petershill Partners on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get The Merchants Trust News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for MRCH 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 MRCH vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricThe Merchants TrustAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£778.59M£1.08B£3.72B£2.44BDividend Yield5.31%4.45%4.20%4.97%P/E Ratio7.1523.9414.07127.85Price / Sales6.492,234.691,667.53223,204.25Price / Cash36.1561.0749.3427.98Price / Book0.881.073.324.42Net Income£109.11M£260.81M£1.25B£5.81B7 Day Performance7.38%3.87%2.88%3.44%1 Month Performance-1.60%-3.71%3.07%3.79%1 Year Performance-4.12%1.01%7.85%96.89% The Merchants Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MRCHThe Merchants TrustN/AGBX 523.49+1.3%N/A-5.5%£778.59M£119.93M7.15N/AEarnings ReportDividend IncreasePositive NewsPHLLPetershill PartnersN/AGBX 208+2.0%GBX 240+15.4%+4.3%£2.83B£706.00M8.44N/A3IN3i InfrastructureN/AGBX 305+1.0%N/A-2.6%£2.81B£374M802.63N/ABURBurford Capital2.6073 of 5 starsGBX 959+7.0%GBX 1,600+66.8%-22.6%£2.64B£299.55M17.16140News CoverageGap DownJGGIJPMorgan Global Growth & IncomeN/AGBX 504.14+5.0%N/A-8.1%£2.60B£660.56M4.15N/AHigh Trading VolumeRCPRIT Capital PartnersN/AGBX 1,783+3.5%N/A+2.1%£2.57B£103.46M15.4162News CoverageEMGMan Group3.0426 of 5 starsGBX 169.30+2.8%GBX 281.67+66.4%-40.5%£2.44B£1.69B7.991,790ABDNabrdn1.4835 of 5 starsGBX 130.40+2.5%GBX 163.50+25.4%-0.4%£2.33B£1.49B7.414,719Gap UpHigh Trading VolumeHGTHgCapital TrustN/AGBX 481+6.1%N/A-1.8%£2.23B£312.64M7.95N/APositive NewsHVPEHarbourVest Global Private EquityN/AGBX 2,400+4.8%N/A+0.5%£2.22B£32.28M225.68N/AHICLHICL InfrastructureN/AGBX 108.47+2.3%N/A-11.1%£2.16B£105.30M21.28N/A Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Petershill Partners Alternatives 3i Infrastructure Alternatives Burford Capital Alternatives JPMorgan Global Growth & Income Alternatives RIT Capital Partners Alternatives Man Group Alternatives abrdn Alternatives HgCapital Trust Alternatives HarbourVest Global Private Equity Alternatives HICL Infrastructure Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (LON:MRCH) was last updated on 4/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners[Action Required] Claim Your FREE IRS Loophole GuideThis shouldn't surprise anyone who's been paying attention, but... 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