Polar Capital Global Financials (PCFT) Competitors

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

Does the media refer more to PCFT or HVPE?

In the previous week, HarbourVest Global Private Equity had 1 more articles in the media than Polar Capital Global Financials. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for HarbourVest Global Private Equity and 0 mentions for Polar Capital Global Financials. Polar Capital Global Financials' average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat HarbourVest Global Private Equity's score of -0.05 indicating that Polar Capital Global Financials is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Polar Capital Global Financials	Neutral
HarbourVest Global Private Equity	Neutral

Is PCFT or HVPE more profitable?

Polar Capital Global Financials has a net margin of 91.44% compared to HarbourVest Global Private Equity's net margin of 37.99%. Polar Capital Global Financials' return on equity of 22.02% beat HarbourVest Global Private Equity's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Polar Capital Global Financials	91.44%	22.02%	12.59%
HarbourVest Global Private Equity	37.99%	0.26%	2.14%

Which has more volatility & risk, PCFT or HVPE?

Polar Capital Global Financials has a beta of 0.98, indicating that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, HarbourVest Global Private Equity has a beta of 0.62, indicating that its stock price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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

78.0% of Polar Capital Global Financials shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 21.0% of HarbourVest Global Private Equity shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of Polar Capital Global Financials shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of HarbourVest Global Private Equity shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in PCFT or HVPE?

Polar Capital Global Financials received 45 more outperform votes than HarbourVest Global Private Equity when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 78.26% of users gave Polar Capital Global Financials an outperform vote while only 63.64% of users gave HarbourVest Global Private Equity an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Polar Capital Global Financials	Outperform Votes 108 78.26%	Underperform Votes 30 21.74%
HarbourVest Global Private Equity	Outperform Votes 63 63.64%	Underperform Votes 36 36.36%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, PCFT or HVPE?

Polar Capital Global Financials has higher revenue and earnings than HarbourVest Global Private Equity. Polar Capital Global Financials is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than HarbourVest Global Private Equity, 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	4.77	£115.21M	£37.58	5.24
HarbourVest Global Private Equity	£32.28M	72.73	£12.26M	£10.63	238.85

Summary

Polar Capital Global Financials beats HarbourVest Global Private Equity on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.