Polar Capital Holdings (LSE:POLR) Risk Assessment

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LSE:POLR Polar Capital Holdings PLC LSE:POLR
87 GF Score
Price £8.77
GF Value £6.95
Valuation Modestly Overvalued
! 7 Warning Signs
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What is Polar Capital Holdings Risk Assessment?

Risk Assessment represents the investment risk of a stock derived from our exclusive method. It suggests how risky the investment opportunity is based on the valuation and the fundamental performance of the stock. It is derived from following key aspects:

1. GuruFocus internally developed valuations of the stock, such as GF valuation.
2. Quality Rank, a business quality indicator developed by GuruFocus.
3. Fundamental performance: Piotroski F-Score, Altman Z-Score, Beneish M-Score, etc.
4. Growth opportunities: 5-year revenue growth rate, 5-Year EPS without NRI Growth Rate, etc.

Value investors are always willing to find undervalued stocks. However, not all the undervalued stocks are good deals, we should also be careful of how risky the investment opportunity is. We believe that if the company's financial strength and profitability are strong, and the stock price is within a reasonable range of the GF valuation, or stock has a high return with its price being undervalued, then it might be a good investment opportunity with low risk.

Based on those aspects listed above, GuruFocus believes the risk assessment of Polar Capital Holdings is: Low Risk: Strong fundamentals, worth long-term holding.

Polar Capital Holdings  (LSE:POLR) Risk Assessment Explanation

Based on the four aspects listed above, GuruFocus provides the following 7 evaluations:

All-in-One Screener Examples (1)
Low Risk: Strong fundamentals, worth long-term holding
Moderate Risk: Sensitive, better choose undervalued stock
High Risk: High uncertainty with risk-return tradeoff
High Risk: Good fundamentals, beware of shrinking business
High Risk: Sensitive to economic or industry trends
High Risk: High uncertainty
No Data: Cannot be evaluated

(1) These are some simple examples. You can access our Risk Assessment filter under All-in-One Screener’s Fundamental tab and set your own criteria.

Polar Capital Holdings Risk Assessment Related Terms

LSE:POLR vs BLK, BX, KKR: Risk Assessment Comparison

For the Asset Management subindustry, Polar Capital Holdings's Risk Assessment, along with its competitors' market caps and Risk Assessment data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.

Polar Capital Holdings Risk Assessment vs Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, Polar Capital Holdings's Risk Assessment distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where Polar Capital Holdings's Risk Assessment falls into.


LSE:POLR
87GF Score
Polar Capital Holdings PLC LSE:POLR
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Is Polar Capital Holdings (LSE:POLR) Overvalued in 2026?

Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Polar Capital Holdings stock appears to be overvalued. The current stock price of £8.77 is trading 26.2% above its estimated GF Value™ of £6.95. GuruFocus considers Polar Capital Holdings to be Modestly Overvalued.

Key valuation signals for LSE:POLR:

  • Risk Assessment:
  • GF Value™: £6.95 vs. price of £8.77 (26.2% above fair value)
  • GF Score™: 87/100 with 7 warning signs

No single metric tells the full story. See the LSE:POLR stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.

Polar Capital Holdings Business Description

Address 16 Palace Street, London, GBR, SW1E 5JD
Polar Capital Holdings PLC is a specialist investment management company. It offers professional and institutional investors a range of geographical and sector funds. The company has long-only and absolute return funds in its product range. The company offers fundamental funds that are diversified by asset class, geography, sector, and structure. The company has one operating segment, which is investment management. It operates in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Cayman Islands, Rest of Europe, United States of America, and Rest of the world. The group's revenue-generating operations are in London and Zurich.
87GF Score

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£8.77
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£6.95
GF Value