The Merchants Trust (MRCH) Competitors GBX 547 +2.00 (+0.37%) As of 08/8/2025 11:57 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesBuy This Stock MRCH vs. 3IN, PHLL, JGGI, BPT, RCP, MNKS, BUR, HVPE, CTY, and HGTShould you be buying The Merchants Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of The Merchants Trust include 3i Infrastructure (3IN), Petershill Partners (PHLL), JPMorgan Global Growth & Income (JGGI), Bridgepoint Group (BPT), RIT Capital Partners (RCP), Monks (MNKS), Burford Capital (BUR), HarbourVest Global Private Equity (HVPE), City of London (CTY), and HgCapital Trust (HGT). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry. The Merchants Trust vs. Its Competitors 3i Infrastructure Petershill Partners JPMorgan Global Growth & Income Bridgepoint Group RIT Capital Partners Monks Burford Capital HarbourVest Global Private Equity City of London HgCapital Trust 3i Infrastructure (LON:3IN) and The Merchants Trust (LON:MRCH) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends and profitability. Is 3IN or MRCH a better dividend stock? 3i Infrastructure pays an annual dividend of GBX 12 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. The Merchants Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 29 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. 3i Infrastructure pays out 3,157.9% 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 Merchants Trust pays out 39.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. The Merchants Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Does the media favor 3IN or MRCH? In the previous week, 3i Infrastructure had 1 more articles in the media than The Merchants Trust. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for 3i Infrastructure and 0 mentions for The Merchants Trust. 3i Infrastructure's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat The Merchants Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that 3i Infrastructure is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment 3i Infrastructure Positive The Merchants Trust Neutral Which has higher earnings & valuation, 3IN or MRCH? 3i Infrastructure has higher revenue and earnings than The Merchants Trust. The Merchants Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than 3i Infrastructure, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio3i Infrastructure£374M8.74£347M£0.38932.89The Merchants Trust£119.93M6.78£109.11M£73.217.47 Is 3IN or MRCH more profitable? 3i Infrastructure has a net margin of 92.78% compared to The Merchants Trust's net margin of 90.97%. The Merchants Trust's return on equity of 13.03% beat 3i Infrastructure's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets 3i Infrastructure92.78% 10.77% 4.83% The Merchants Trust 90.97%13.03%7.70% Which has more risk and volatility, 3IN or MRCH? 3i Infrastructure has a beta of 0.5, indicating that its stock price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The Merchants Trust has a beta of 0.95, indicating that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders & institutionals believe in 3IN or MRCH? 55.1% of 3i Infrastructure shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.1% of The Merchants Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of 3i Infrastructure shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 6.4% of The Merchants Trust shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Summary3i Infrastructure beats The Merchants Trust on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. 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 MRCH 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£813.56M£1.29B£6.35B£3.07BDividend Yield5.31%4.41%4.19%5.03%P/E Ratio7.4722.5414.28170.60Price / Sales6.782,547.711,845.83303,757.13Price / Cash36.1560.70127.2327.96Price / Book0.921.442.264.52Net Income£109.11M£265.04M£1.23B£5.90B7 Day Performance0.55%0.73%1.73%1.23%1 Month Performance-3.01%0.42%2.19%3.22%1 Year Performance-6.17%7.68%27.37%60.28% The Merchants Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)MRCHThe Merchants TrustN/AGBX 547+0.4%N/A-6.2%£813.56M£119.93M7.47N/A3IN3i InfrastructureN/AGBX 351.32+0.1%N/A+4.6%£3.24B£374M924.53N/APHLLPetershill Partners3.8959 of 5 starsGBX 231-0.4%GBX 292.50+26.6%+3.2%£3.14B£706.00M9.37N/ANews CoverageAnalyst ForecastJGGIJPMorgan Global Growth & IncomeN/AGBX 572+1.2%N/A+2.5%£2.95B£660.56M4.71N/ABPTBridgepoint Group1.8616 of 5 starsGBX 343.20+3.4%GBX 371+8.1%+25.0%£2.83B£272.35M62.35391News CoverageAnalyst ForecastRCPRIT Capital PartnersN/AGBX 1,944.35-0.2%N/A+4.8%£2.80B£103.46M16.8162News CoverageEarnings ReportMNKSMonksN/AGBX 1,373.76+0.9%N/A+20.4%£2.65B£610.03M4.46N/ATrending NewsBURBurford Capital3.1279 of 5 starsGBX 957.23-0.4%GBX 1,600+67.1%+1.1%£2.63B£299.55M17.12140News CoverageHVPEHarbourVest Global Private EquityN/AGBX 2,713.63+0.5%N/A+11.6%£2.51B£32.28M255.17N/ACTYCity of LondonN/AGBX 498.25-0.5%N/A+15.5%£2.46B£307.08M8.39N/ADividend AnnouncementHGTHgCapital TrustN/AGBX 520.85+0.9%N/A+2.6%£2.42B£312.64M8.61N/A Related Companies and Tools Related Companies 3i Infrastructure Alternatives Petershill Partners Alternatives JPMorgan Global Growth & Income Alternatives Bridgepoint Group Alternatives RIT Capital Partners Alternatives Monks Alternatives Burford Capital Alternatives HarbourVest Global Private Equity Alternatives City of London Alternatives HgCapital Trust 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 8/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersGENIUS Act: Cancel Your Money?A new law called the GENIUS Act could quietly trigger the most radical shift in American finance in decades. 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