Literacy Capital (BOOK) Competitors GBX 439 +6.00 (+1.39%) As of 05:21 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock BOOK vs. NBPE, RICA, CGT, JEO, SAIN, APEO, TMPL, IEM, SLPE, and TFIFShould you be buying Literacy Capital stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Literacy Capital include NB Private Equity Partners (NBPE), Ruffer Investment (RICA), Capital Gearing (CGT), European Opportunities Trust (JEO), Scottish American Investment (SAIN), abrdn Private Equity Opportunities (APEO), Temple Bar (TMPL), Impax Environmental Markets (IEM), Standard Life Private Equity Trust (SLPE), and TwentyFour Income (TFIF). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry. Literacy Capital vs. NB Private Equity Partners Ruffer Investment Capital Gearing European Opportunities Trust Scottish American Investment abrdn Private Equity Opportunities Temple Bar Impax Environmental Markets Standard Life Private Equity Trust TwentyFour Income NB Private Equity Partners (LON:NBPE) and Literacy Capital (LON:BOOK) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, community ranking, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, valuation and profitability. Which has preferable valuation & earnings, NBPE or BOOK? Literacy Capital has lower revenue, but higher earnings than NB Private Equity Partners. NB Private Equity Partners is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Literacy Capital, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioNB Private Equity Partners£12.90M68.96-£27.74M-£38.13-40.23Literacy Capital£10.97M22.70£6.99M£12.4134.48 Do insiders and institutionals believe in NBPE or BOOK? 53.1% of NB Private Equity Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.8% of Literacy Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of NB Private Equity Partners shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 63.0% of Literacy Capital 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. Does the media refer more to NBPE or BOOK? In the previous week, Literacy Capital had 1 more articles in the media than NB Private Equity Partners. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Literacy Capital and 1 mentions for NB Private Equity Partners. Literacy Capital's average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat NB Private Equity Partners' score of 0.00 indicating that Literacy Capital is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment NB Private Equity Partners 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Literacy Capital 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is NBPE or BOOK more profitable? Literacy Capital has a net margin of 63.70% compared to NB Private Equity Partners' net margin of -215.03%. Literacy Capital's return on equity of 2.42% beat NB Private Equity Partners' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets NB Private Equity Partners-215.03% -1.71% -0.61% Literacy Capital 63.70%2.42%39.07% Does the MarketBeat Community favor NBPE or BOOK? NB Private Equity Partners received 45 more outperform votes than Literacy Capital when rated by MarketBeat users. CompanyUnderperformOutperformNB Private Equity PartnersOutperform Votes4559.21% Underperform Votes3140.79% Literacy CapitalN/AN/A Which has more volatility & risk, NBPE or BOOK? NB Private Equity Partners has a beta of 0.72, indicating that its share price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Literacy Capital has a beta of -0.25, indicating that its share price is 125% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryLiteracy Capital beats NB Private Equity Partners on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Literacy Capital News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BOOK and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart BOOK vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricLiteracy CapitalAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£249.11M£1.15B£4.27B£2.60BDividend YieldN/A4.41%4.19%4.95%P/E Ratio34.4826.8915.94141.59Price / Sales22.702,202.641,651.19290,340.21Price / Cash74.4060.9849.0727.93Price / Book0.861.123.364.62Net Income£6.99M£259.66M£1.28B£5.78B7 Day Performance5.40%-0.35%0.15%0.43%1 Month Performance12.61%-2.04%6.41%6.16%1 Year Performance-10.48%4.53%10.32%118.05% Literacy Capital Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BOOKLiteracy CapitalN/AGBX 439+1.4%N/A-10.5%£255.56M£10.97M35.386Earnings ReportPositive NewsNBPENB Private Equity PartnersN/AGBX 1,548+0.5%N/A-5.4%£897.85M£12.90M-40.60N/ARICARuffer InvestmentN/AGBX 279+0.4%N/A+3.4%£897.75M£16.91M101.49N/ACGTCapital GearingN/AGBX 4,810+0.2%N/A+2.2%£894.54M£17.92M19.56N/AJEOEuropean Opportunities TrustN/AN/AN/AN/A£886.70M£-62,326,000.00-12.93N/ASAINScottish American InvestmentN/AGBX 506.770.0%N/A+0.0%£886.12M£75.38M10.16N/ANews CoverageAPEOabrdn Private Equity OpportunitiesN/AN/AN/AN/A£880.29M£80.21M1,435.00N/ATMPLTemple BarN/AGBX 302+0.8%N/A+25.6%£863.96M£157.64M5.61N/AEarnings ReportNews CoverageIEMImpax Environmental MarketsN/AGBX 365.50+0.3%N/A-9.9%£848.51M£1.35M-90.91N/ASLPEStandard Life Private Equity TrustN/AGBX 550-0.7%N/A+3.9%£845.60M£251.60M3.54N/ATFIFTwentyFour IncomeN/AGBX 111.80-0.2%N/A+6.3%£836.85M£55.96M0.96N/ADividend IncreaseNews Coverage Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies NB Private Equity Partners Alternatives Ruffer Investment Alternatives Capital Gearing Alternatives European Opportunities Trust Alternatives Scottish American Investment Alternatives abrdn Private Equity Opportunities Alternatives Temple Bar Alternatives Impax Environmental Markets Alternatives Standard Life Private Equity Trust Alternatives TwentyFour Income Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (LON:BOOK) was last updated on 3/28/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon Warns: Exec Order 14024 Targets DollarExecutive Order 14024 is paving the way for irreversible damage to the dollar's value—threatening your wealth,...Priority Gold | SponsoredNew “Trump” currency proposed in DCAccording to one of the most connected men in Washington… A surprising new bill was just introduced in Wash...Paradigm Press | SponsoredWarning: “DOGE Collapse” imminentElon Strikes Back You may already sense that the tide is turning against Elon Musk and DOGE. 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