Polar Capital Global Financials (PCFT) Competitors

The Renewables Infrastructure Group (LON:TRIG) and Polar Capital Global Financials (LON:PCFT) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, media sentiment, dividends and community ranking.

Which has more volatility and risk, TRIG or PCFT?

The Renewables Infrastructure Group has a beta of 0.22, suggesting that its share price is 78% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Polar Capital Global Financials has a beta of 0.98, suggesting that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to TRIG or PCFT?

In the previous week, The Renewables Infrastructure Group had 1 more articles in the media than Polar Capital Global Financials. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for The Renewables Infrastructure Group and 1 mentions for Polar Capital Global Financials. Polar Capital Global Financials' average media sentiment score of 0.29 beat The Renewables Infrastructure Group's score of -0.03 indicating that Polar Capital Global Financials is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
The Renewables Infrastructure Group	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
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)	Neutral

Do analysts recommend TRIG or PCFT?

The Renewables Infrastructure Group presently has a consensus target price of GBX 130, indicating a potential upside of 42.08%. Given The Renewables Infrastructure Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe The Renewables Infrastructure Group is more favorable than Polar Capital Global Financials.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
The Renewables Infrastructure Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Polar Capital Global Financials	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Do insiders & institutionals believe in TRIG or PCFT?

50.5% of The Renewables Infrastructure Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.0% of Polar Capital Global Financials shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of The Renewables Infrastructure Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Polar Capital Global Financials shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer TRIG or PCFT?

Polar Capital Global Financials received 31 more outperform votes than The Renewables Infrastructure Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 78.26% of users gave Polar Capital Global Financials an outperform vote while only 64.71% of users gave The Renewables Infrastructure Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
The Renewables Infrastructure Group	Outperform Votes 77 64.71%	Underperform Votes 42 35.29%
Polar Capital Global Financials	Outperform Votes 108 78.26%	Underperform Votes 30 21.74%

Is TRIG or PCFT more profitable?

Polar Capital Global Financials has a net margin of 91.44% compared to The Renewables Infrastructure Group's net margin of 0.00%. Polar Capital Global Financials' return on equity of 22.10% beat The Renewables Infrastructure Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
The Renewables Infrastructure Group	N/A	-1.19%	-1.63%
Polar Capital Global Financials	91.44%	22.10%	12.59%

Which has better valuation and earnings, TRIG or PCFT?

Polar Capital Global Financials has higher revenue and earnings than The Renewables Infrastructure Group. The Renewables Infrastructure Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Polar Capital Global Financials, 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
The Renewables Infrastructure Group	-£80.30M	-28.26	-£37.70M	-£0.01	-9,150.00
Polar Capital Global Financials	£126.59M	4.58	£115.76M	£0.37	516.22

Is TRIG or PCFT a better dividend stock?

The Renewables Infrastructure Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 7 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.7%. Polar Capital Global Financials pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. The Renewables Infrastructure Group pays out -70,000.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Polar Capital Global Financials pays out 1,351.4% 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 Renewables Infrastructure Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Polar Capital Global Financials beats The Renewables Infrastructure Group on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.