Murray Income Trust (MUT) Competitors

Murray Income Trust (LON:MUT) and 3i Infrastructure (LON:3IN) are both financial services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, risk, community ranking, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, valuation, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Does the media prefer MUT or 3IN?

In the previous week, 3i Infrastructure had 3 more articles in the media than Murray Income Trust. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for 3i Infrastructure and 1 mentions for Murray Income Trust. Murray Income Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat 3i Infrastructure's score of 0.80 indicating that Murray Income Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Murray Income Trust	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
3i Infrastructure	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, MUT or 3IN?

3i Infrastructure has higher revenue and earnings than Murray Income Trust. 3i Infrastructure is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Murray Income Trust, 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
Murray Income Trust	£88.65M	9.39	£80.03M	£0.72	1,113.89
3i Infrastructure	£374M	8.08	£347M	£0.38	862.29

Is MUT or 3IN a better dividend stock?

Murray Income Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 39 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. 3i Infrastructure pays an annual dividend of GBX 12 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Murray Income Trust pays out 5,416.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. 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.

Is MUT or 3IN more profitable?

3i Infrastructure has a net margin of 92.78% compared to Murray Income Trust's net margin of 90.28%. 3i Infrastructure's return on equity of 10.77% beat Murray Income Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Murray Income Trust	90.28%	7.98%	4.65%
3i Infrastructure	92.78%	10.77%	4.83%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in MUT or 3IN?

35.0% of Murray Income Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.1% of 3i Infrastructure shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.0% of Murray Income Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of 3i Infrastructure shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility & risk, MUT or 3IN?

Murray Income Trust has a beta of 0.8, indicating that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, 3i Infrastructure has a beta of 0.5, indicating that its stock price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in MUT or 3IN?

3i Infrastructure received 85 more outperform votes than Murray Income Trust when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.95% of users gave 3i Infrastructure an outperform vote while only 60.37% of users gave Murray Income Trust an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Murray Income Trust	Outperform Votes 99 60.37%	Underperform Votes 65 39.63%
3i Infrastructure	Outperform Votes 184 65.95%	Underperform Votes 95 34.05%

Summary

3i Infrastructure beats Murray Income Trust on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.