The Renewables Infrastructure Group (TRIG) Competitors

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

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in ICP or TRIG?

70.4% of Intermediate Capital Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.5% of The Renewables Infrastructure Group shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Intermediate Capital Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of The Renewables Infrastructure Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is ICP or TRIG a better dividend stock?

Intermediate Capital Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 78 per share. The Renewables Infrastructure Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 7 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.0%. 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 pays out -461.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. The Renewables Infrastructure Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ICP or TRIG?

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
Intermediate Capital Group	Outperform Votes 398 70.44%	Underperform Votes 167 29.56%
The Renewables Infrastructure Group	Outperform Votes 77 64.71%	Underperform Votes 42 35.29%

Is ICP or TRIG 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
Intermediate Capital Group	56.78%	20.09%	4.57%
The Renewables Infrastructure Group	46.95%	-1.21%	-1.63%

Which has higher earnings & valuation, ICP or TRIG?

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
Intermediate Capital Group	£831.60M	0.00	£409.10M	£0.77	N/A
The Renewables Infrastructure Group	-£79.29M	-24.08	-£37.22M	-£1.52	-51.28

Does the media favor ICP or TRIG?

In the previous week, The Renewables Infrastructure Group had 2 more articles in the media than Intermediate Capital Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for The Renewables Infrastructure Group and 0 mentions for Intermediate Capital Group. The Renewables Infrastructure Group's average media sentiment score of 0.36 beat Intermediate Capital Group's score of 0.00 indicating that The Renewables Infrastructure Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Which has more risk and volatility, ICP or TRIG?

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

Do analysts prefer ICP or TRIG?

The Renewables Infrastructure Group has a consensus target price of GBX 130, indicating a potential upside of 67.10%. Given The Renewables Infrastructure Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, 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
Intermediate Capital Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
The Renewables Infrastructure Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Intermediate Capital Group beats The Renewables Infrastructure Group on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.