Polar Capital (POLR) Competitors

Polar Capital (LON:POLR) and Rathbones Group (LON:RAT) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends and profitability.

Does the media refer more to POLR or RAT?

In the previous week, Rathbones Group's average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat Polar Capital's score of 0.00 indicating that Rathbones Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Polar Capital	Neutral
Rathbones Group	Positive

Is POLR or RAT more profitable?

Polar Capital has a net margin of 19.65% compared to Rathbones Group's net margin of 7.25%. Polar Capital's return on equity of 32.10% beat Rathbones Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Polar Capital	19.65%	32.10%	14.85%
Rathbones Group	7.25%	4.66%	3.57%

Which has more risk and volatility, POLR or RAT?

Polar Capital has a beta of 1.14, suggesting that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Rathbones Group has a beta of 0.65, suggesting that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in POLR or RAT?

51.1% of Polar Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.0% of Rathbones Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 15.0% of Polar Capital shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 41.8% of Rathbones Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, POLR or RAT?

Rathbones Group has higher revenue and earnings than Polar Capital. Polar Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Rathbones Group, 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	£208.88M	1.92	£41.05M	£42.90	9.78
Rathbones Group	£874.75M	1.85	£63.46M	£61.45	25.39

Does the MarketBeat Community favor POLR or RAT?

Rathbones Group received 32 more outperform votes than Polar Capital when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 65.53% of users gave Polar Capital an outperform vote while only 63.65% of users gave Rathbones Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Polar Capital	Outperform Votes 327 65.53%	Underperform Votes 172 34.47%
Rathbones Group	Outperform Votes 359 63.65%	Underperform Votes 205 36.35%

Is POLR or RAT a better dividend stock?

Polar Capital pays an annual dividend of GBX 46 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.0%. Rathbones Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 88 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.6%. Polar Capital pays out 107.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Rathbones Group pays out 143.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Polar Capital is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts recommend POLR or RAT?

Polar Capital presently has a consensus target price of GBX 542.50, indicating a potential upside of 29.24%. Given Polar Capital's higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe Polar Capital is more favorable than Rathbones Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Polar Capital	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Rathbones Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Polar Capital beats Rathbones Group on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.