Polar Capital Global Financials (PCFT) Competitors GBX 201.50 +1.50 (+0.75%) As of 12:00 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider Trades PCFT vs. SSON, BUR, HICL, INPP, CTY, TRIG, JAM, HVPE, QLT, and CLDNShould you be buying Polar Capital Global Financials stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Polar Capital Global Financials include Smithson Investment Trust (SSON), Burford Capital (BUR), HICL Infrastructure (HICL), International Public Partnerships (INPP), City of London (CTY), The Renewables Infrastructure Group (TRIG), JPMorgan American (JAM), HarbourVest Global Private Equity (HVPE), Quilter (QLT), and Caledonia Investments (CLDN). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry. Polar Capital Global Financials vs. Smithson Investment Trust Burford Capital HICL Infrastructure International Public Partnerships City of London The Renewables Infrastructure Group JPMorgan American HarbourVest Global Private Equity Quilter Caledonia Investments Smithson Investment Trust (LON:SSON) and Polar Capital Global Financials (LON:PCFT) are both financial services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, community ranking, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, risk and analyst recommendations. Is SSON or PCFT more profitable? Polar Capital Global Financials has a net margin of 91.44% compared to Smithson Investment Trust's net margin of 0.00%. Polar Capital Global Financials' return on equity of 22.10% beat Smithson Investment Trust's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Smithson Investment TrustN/A N/A N/A Polar Capital Global Financials 91.44%22.10%12.59% Does the media favor SSON or PCFT? In the previous week, Smithson Investment Trust and Smithson Investment Trust both had 1 articles in the media. Smithson Investment Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat Polar Capital Global Financials' score of 0.20 indicating that Smithson Investment Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Smithson Investment Trust 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive 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 Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SSON or PCFT? Polar Capital Global Financials received 108 more outperform votes than Smithson Investment Trust when rated by MarketBeat users. CompanyUnderperformOutperformSmithson Investment TrustN/AN/APolar Capital Global FinancialsOutperform Votes10878.26% Underperform Votes3021.74% Which has stronger earnings and valuation, SSON or PCFT? Polar Capital Global Financials has higher revenue and earnings than Smithson Investment Trust. Polar Capital Global Financials is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Smithson Investment Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSmithson Investment TrustN/AN/AN/A£2.27659.91Polar Capital Global Financials£126.59M4.83£115.76M£0.37544.59 Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in SSON or PCFT? 19.1% of Smithson Investment Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.0% of Polar Capital Global Financials shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.7% of Smithson Investment Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Polar Capital Global Financials shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. SummaryPolar Capital Global Financials beats Smithson Investment Trust on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Polar Capital Global Financials News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PCFT 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 PCFT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPolar Capital Global FinancialsAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£612.04M£1.12B£3.87B£2.04BDividend Yield2.58%4.65%4.43%5.16%P/E Ratio544.59810.51428.581,926.65Price / Sales4.831,498.552,647.34384,006.48Price / Cash14.2966.0853.1729.21Price / Book1.091.171.913.08Net Income£115.76M£61.96M£440.86M£183.60M7 Day Performance3.44%1.97%2.93%3.09%1 Month Performance6.05%2.17%5.02%3.42%1 Year Performance36.33%11.26%15.02%165.41% Polar Capital Global Financials Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PCFTPolar Capital Global FinancialsN/AGBX 201.50+0.8%N/A+35.3%£612.04M£126.59M544.59N/ASSONSmithson Investment TrustN/AGBX 1,442-0.1%N/A+9.1%£2.34BN/A635.24N/ABURBurford Capital2.0515 of 5 starsGBX 1,016-1.1%GBX 1,600+57.5%-6.6%£2.23B£1.17B752.59140Gap DownHICLHICL InfrastructureN/AGBX 110.20+0.4%N/A-14.2%£2.23B£35.20M5,510.00N/AINPPInternational Public PartnershipsN/AGBX 114+0.5%N/A-10.9%£2.17B£66.07M11,400.00N/ACTYCity of LondonN/AGBX 423.50+0.1%N/A+10.1%£2.09B£140.56M1,694.00N/ADividend AnnouncementTRIGThe Renewables Infrastructure Group2.7071 of 5 starsGBX 82.10+2.2%GBX 130+58.3%-27.4%£2.04B£-80,300,000.00-8,210.00N/ANews CoverageNegative NewsJAMJPMorgan AmericanN/AGBX 1,130+0.2%N/A+35.9%£2.03B£434.58M487.07N/ANews CoverageHVPEHarbourVest Global Private EquityN/AGBX 2,580+2.6%N/A+12.8%£1.96B£149.21M2,224.14N/AQLTQuilter0.285 of 5 starsGBX 140-1.1%GBX 135-3.6%+60.4%£1.95B£6.43B3,500.002,983News CoverageCLDNCaledonia InvestmentsN/AGBX 3,550+1.7%N/A+5.4%£1.91B£236.20M962.0674News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Smithson Investment Trust Alternatives Burford Capital Alternatives HICL Infrastructure Alternatives International Public Partnerships Alternatives City of London Alternatives The Renewables Infrastructure Group Alternatives JPMorgan American Alternatives HarbourVest Global Private Equity Alternatives Quilter Alternatives Caledonia Investments Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (LON:PCFT) was last updated on 1/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersCollect $7k per month from Tesla’s SECRET dividendTesla doesn't pay a traditional dividend.... 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