Plus500 (PLUS) Competitors GBX 2,372 +30.00 (+1.28%) (As of 11/1/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlines PLUS vs. MRC, TOT, ARW, SAG, GMS, JPEI, SNX, NAH, ASH, and CORShould you be buying Plus500 stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Plus500 include The Mercantile Investment Trust (MRC), Total Produce (TOT), Arrow Global Group (ARW), Science Group (SAG), Gulf Marine Services (GMS), JPMorgan Elect plc - Managed Income (JPEI), Synectics (SNX), NAHL Group (NAH), Ashley House plc (ASH.L) (ASH), and 70688 (COR.L) (COR). These companies are all part of the "wholesale" industry. Plus500 vs. The Mercantile Investment Trust Total Produce Arrow Global Group Science Group Gulf Marine Services JPMorgan Elect plc - Managed Income Synectics NAHL Group Ashley House plc (ASH.L) 70688 (COR.L) Plus500 (LON:PLUS) and The Mercantile Investment Trust (LON:MRC) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment, valuation and earnings. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in PLUS or MRC? Plus500 received 277 more outperform votes than The Mercantile Investment Trust when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.99% of users gave Plus500 an outperform vote while only 57.04% of users gave The Mercantile Investment Trust an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformPlus500Outperform Votes35472.99% Underperform Votes13127.01% The Mercantile Investment TrustOutperform Votes7757.04% Underperform Votes5842.96% Which has more volatility & risk, PLUS or MRC? Plus500 has a beta of 0.2, meaning that its share price is 80% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The Mercantile Investment Trust has a beta of 1.16, meaning that its share price is 16% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher earnings and valuation, PLUS or MRC? Plus500 has higher revenue and earnings than The Mercantile Investment Trust. Plus500 is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than The Mercantile Investment Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPlus500£750.80M2.35£273.70M£2.59915.83The Mercantile Investment Trust£97.69M18.68£75.21M£0.102,355.00 Is PLUS or MRC a better dividend stock? Plus500 pays an annual dividend of GBX 66 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. The Mercantile Investment Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Plus500 pays out 2,548.3% 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 Mercantile Investment Trust pays out 8,000.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in PLUS or MRC? 51.2% of Plus500 shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.8% of The Mercantile Investment Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.3% of Plus500 shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of The Mercantile Investment Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media prefer PLUS or MRC? In the previous week, Plus500 had 3 more articles in the media than The Mercantile Investment Trust. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Plus500 and 1 mentions for The Mercantile Investment Trust. The Mercantile Investment Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.69 beat Plus500's score of 0.52 indicating that The Mercantile Investment Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Plus500 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive The Mercantile Investment Trust 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Do analysts prefer PLUS or MRC? Plus500 presently has a consensus target price of GBX 2,341.50, indicating a potential downside of 1.29%. Given Plus500's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Plus500 is more favorable than The Mercantile Investment Trust.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Plus500 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00The Mercantile Investment Trust 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) N/A Is PLUS or MRC more profitable? The Mercantile Investment Trust has a net margin of 76.99% compared to Plus500's net margin of 36.45%. Plus500's return on equity of 39.31% beat The Mercantile Investment Trust's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Plus50036.45% 39.31% 26.75% The Mercantile Investment Trust 76.99%4.03%2.53% SummaryPlus500 beats The Mercantile Investment Trust on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Crypto 101 MediaMusk Says ‘Dollar Will Be Worth Nothing…’Elon Musk just issued an urgent warning… It's no secret that Musk is able to move markets with his words…All you have to do is claim your free ticket to the event now… Get Plus500 News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PLUS 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 PLUS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPlus500Capital Markets IndustryFinancial SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£1.77B£596.63M£3.39B£1.57BDividend Yield2.63%4.51%4.52%11.26%P/E Ratio915.83315.32412.571,715.02Price / Sales2.358,536.002,686.72227,698.30Price / Cash1.7211.1650.6335.65Price / Book2.592.841.382.86Net Income£273.70M£55.63M£346.34M£144.60M7 Day Performance-1.90%1.62%-0.54%0.11%1 Month Performance-3.66%9.44%-0.57%-0.16%1 Year Performance64.61%55.88%17.24%15.13% Plus500 Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PLUSPlus5001.2009 of 5 starsGBX 2,372+1.3%GBX 2,341.50-1.3%+66.4%£1.77B£750.80M915.831,580MRCThe Mercantile Investment TrustN/AGBX 238.25-0.5%N/A+28.0%£1.85B£97.69M2,382.502,800Positive NewsTOTTotal ProduceN/AGBX 165flatN/AN/A£641.85M£3.82B18.755,974ARWArrow Global GroupN/AGBX 307flatN/AN/A£544.66M£269.20M35.2922,300News CoverageSAGScience GroupN/AGBX 442.40-0.4%N/A+12.5%£199.35M£110.93M3,403.08443Insider BuyingNews CoverageGMSGulf Marine ServicesN/AGBX 18.54+1.3%N/A+47.1%£198.38M£158.04M618.005,480Positive NewsGap UpHigh Trading VolumeJPEIJPMorgan Elect plc - Managed IncomeN/AGBX 100+0.3%N/AN/A£106.91MN/A133.33N/ASNXSynecticsN/AGBX 252.50-2.9%N/A+137.6%£44.92M£53.55M1,402.7823,500News CoveragePositive NewsGap DownNAHNAHL GroupN/AGBX 65flatN/A+13.7%£30.89M£40.64M3,250.00140ASHAshley House plc (ASH.L)N/AGBX 1.20+9.1%N/A+0.0%£729,000.00£11.92M-0.243,900News CoverageGap UpCOR70688 (COR.L)N/AN/AN/AN/A£0.00N/A0.0042,000Gap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies MRC Competitors TOT Competitors ARW Competitors SAG Competitors GMS Competitors JPEI Competitors SNX Competitors NAH Competitors ASH Competitors COR Competitors 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:PLUS) was last updated on 11/2/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners625,000% GainImagine swapping your daily coffee expense for a future free of financial worries. 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