The Renewables Infrastructure Group (TRIG) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility and risk, TRIG or ICP?

The Renewables Infrastructure Group has a beta of 0.22, meaning that its share price is 78% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Intermediate Capital Group has a beta of 1.9, meaning that its share price is 90% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is TRIG or ICP more profitable?

Intermediate Capital Group has a net margin of 56.78% compared to The Renewables Infrastructure Group's net margin of 46.95%. Intermediate Capital Group's return on equity of 20.09% beat The Renewables Infrastructure Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
The Renewables Infrastructure Group	46.95%	-1.21%	-1.63%
Intermediate Capital Group	56.78%	20.09%	4.57%

Does the media prefer TRIG or ICP?

In the previous week, The Renewables Infrastructure Group had 1 more articles in the media than Intermediate Capital Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for The Renewables Infrastructure Group and 0 mentions for Intermediate Capital Group. Intermediate Capital Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat The Renewables Infrastructure Group's score of -1.04 indicating that Intermediate Capital Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
The Renewables Infrastructure Group	Negative
Intermediate Capital Group	Neutral

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of TRIG or ICP?

50.5% of The Renewables Infrastructure Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.4% of Intermediate Capital Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of The Renewables Infrastructure Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Intermediate Capital 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.

Is TRIG or ICP a better dividend stock?

The Renewables Infrastructure Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 7 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.5%. Intermediate Capital Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 78 per share. The Renewables Infrastructure Group pays out -461.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Intermediate Capital Group pays out 10,129.9% 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer TRIG or ICP?

Intermediate Capital Group received 321 more outperform votes than The Renewables Infrastructure Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.44% of users gave Intermediate Capital Group 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%
Intermediate Capital Group	Outperform Votes 398 70.44%	Underperform Votes 167 29.56%

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, TRIG or ICP?

Intermediate Capital Group has higher revenue and earnings than The Renewables Infrastructure Group. The Renewables Infrastructure Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Intermediate Capital 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
The Renewables Infrastructure Group	-£79.29M	-22.78	-£37.22M	-£1.52	-48.51
Intermediate Capital Group	£831.60M	0.00	£409.10M	£0.77	N/A

Do analysts rate TRIG or ICP?

The Renewables Infrastructure Group currently has a consensus price target of GBX 130, indicating a potential upside of 76.63%. Given The Renewables Infrastructure Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe The Renewables Infrastructure Group is more favorable than Intermediate Capital Group.

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
Intermediate Capital Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

Intermediate Capital Group beats The Renewables Infrastructure Group on 13 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.