Invesco Bond Income Plus (BIPS) Competitors

The Bankers Investment Trust (LON:BNKR) and Invesco Bond Income Plus (LON:BIPS) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, earnings and risk.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in BNKR or BIPS?

23.4% of The Bankers Investment Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 11.7% of Invesco Bond Income Plus shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.2% of The Bankers Investment Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Invesco Bond Income Plus shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is BNKR or BIPS more profitable?

Invesco Bond Income Plus has a net margin of 157.83% compared to The Bankers Investment Trust's net margin of 94.23%. The Bankers Investment Trust's return on equity of 15.93% beat Invesco Bond Income Plus' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
The Bankers Investment Trust	94.23%	15.93%	6.13%
Invesco Bond Income Plus	157.83%	11.70%	5.67%

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, BNKR or BIPS?

The Bankers Investment Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Invesco Bond Income Plus. The Bankers Investment Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Invesco Bond Income Plus, 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 Bankers Investment Trust	£231.92M	5.91	£218.53M	£19.74	6.27
Invesco Bond Income Plus	£25.14M	14.02	£39.68M	£19.53	8.89

Which has more volatility & risk, BNKR or BIPS?

The Bankers Investment Trust has a beta of 0.6, meaning that its stock price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Invesco Bond Income Plus has a beta of 0.4, meaning that its stock price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is BNKR or BIPS a better dividend stock?

The Bankers Investment Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Invesco Bond Income Plus pays an annual dividend of GBX 12 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.9%. The Bankers Investment Trust pays out 15.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Invesco Bond Income Plus pays out 61.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Does the media favor BNKR or BIPS?

In the previous week, Invesco Bond Income Plus had 1 more articles in the media than The Bankers Investment Trust. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Invesco Bond Income Plus and 1 mentions for The Bankers Investment Trust. The Bankers Investment Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.66 beat Invesco Bond Income Plus' score of 0.70 indicating that The Bankers Investment Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
The Bankers 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
Invesco Bond Income Plus	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

The Bankers Investment Trust beats Invesco Bond Income Plus on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.