Montanaro UK Smaller Companies (MTU) Competitors

Polar Capital Global Financials (LON:PCFT) and Montanaro UK Smaller Companies (LON:MTU) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, risk, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and dividends.

Is PCFT or MTU more profitable?

Montanaro UK Smaller Companies has a net margin of 91.45% compared to Polar Capital Global Financials' net margin of 91.44%. Polar Capital Global Financials' return on equity of 22.02% beat Montanaro UK Smaller Companies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Polar Capital Global Financials	91.44%	22.02%	12.59%
Montanaro UK Smaller Companies	91.45%	13.16%	5.77%

Does the media prefer PCFT or MTU?

In the previous week, Polar Capital Global Financials and Polar Capital Global Financials both had 1 articles in the media. Montanaro UK Smaller Companies' average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Polar Capital Global Financials' score of 0.67 indicating that Montanaro UK Smaller Companies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Polar Capital Global Financials	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Montanaro UK Smaller Companies	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is PCFT or MTU a better dividend stock?

Polar Capital Global Financials pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Montanaro UK Smaller Companies pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. Polar Capital Global Financials pays out 13.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Montanaro UK Smaller Companies pays out 31.7% 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 more risk & volatility, PCFT or MTU?

Polar Capital Global Financials has a beta of 0.98, meaning that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Montanaro UK Smaller Companies has a beta of 0.98, meaning that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, PCFT or MTU?

Polar Capital Global Financials has higher revenue and earnings than Montanaro UK Smaller Companies. Polar Capital Global Financials is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Montanaro UK Smaller Companies, 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
Polar Capital Global Financials	£125.99M	5.06	£115.21M	£37.58	5.56
Montanaro UK Smaller Companies	£28.80M	5.72	£26.33M	£15.79	6.27

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in PCFT or MTU?

78.0% of Polar Capital Global Financials shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.5% of Montanaro UK Smaller Companies shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Polar Capital Global Financials shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Montanaro UK Smaller Companies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Polar Capital Global Financials beats Montanaro UK Smaller Companies on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.