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Literacy Capital (BOOK) Competitors

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GBX 453.40 +1.40 (+0.31%)
(As of 12/20/2024 10:48 AM ET)

BOOK vs. AGT, ASHM, GSS, CGT, FCSS, FSV, JPE, TRY, IEM, and RICA

Should you be buying Literacy Capital stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Literacy Capital include AVI Global Trust (AGT), Ashmore Group (ASHM), Genesis Emerging Markets Fund (GSS), Capital Gearing (CGT), Fidelity China Special (FCSS), Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values (FSV), JPMorgan Elect plc ­- Managed Growth (JPE), TR Property Investment Trust (TRY), Impax Environmental Markets (IEM), and Ruffer Investment (RICA). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry.

Literacy Capital vs.

AVI Global Trust (LON:AGT) and Literacy Capital (LON:BOOK) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, community ranking, dividends and institutional ownership.

34.4% of AVI Global Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.8% of Literacy Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.6% of AVI Global Trust shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 63.0% of Literacy Capital shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

AVI Global Trust received 10 more outperform votes than Literacy Capital when rated by MarketBeat users.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
AVI Global TrustOutperform Votes
10
66.67%
Underperform Votes
5
33.33%
Literacy CapitalN/AN/A

AVI Global Trust has a beta of 0.78, suggesting that its share price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Literacy Capital has a beta of -0.25, suggesting that its share price is 125% less volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, AVI Global Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Literacy Capital'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
AVI Global Trust Neutral
Literacy Capital Neutral

AVI Global Trust has a net margin of 97.65% compared to Literacy Capital's net margin of 71.36%. Literacy Capital's return on equity of 62.05% beat AVI Global Trust's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
AVI Global Trust97.65% 13.41% 7.00%
Literacy Capital 71.36%62.05%39.07%

AVI Global Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Literacy Capital. AVI Global Trust 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 Ratio
AVI Global Trust£137.36M7.86£134.14M£0.28853.57
Literacy Capital£29.26M9.32£20.88M£0.341,333.53

Summary

AVI Global Trust and Literacy Capital tied by winning 6 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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BOOK vs. The Competition

MetricLiteracy CapitalAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£272.81M£1.07B£3.71B£1.89B
Dividend YieldN/A4.70%4.43%5.55%
P/E Ratio1,333.53798.47418.741,814.34
Price / Sales9.321,457.421,744.90383,977.93
Price / Cash74.4064.8152.3428.49
Price / Book0.871.141.372.78
Net Income£20.88M£64.78M£359.98M£156.94M
7 Day Performance-1.00%-1.95%-1.62%-2.00%
1 Month Performance-7.67%-0.25%0.23%21.12%
1 Year Performance-5.54%7.16%9.86%29.02%

Literacy Capital Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
BOOK
Literacy Capital
N/AGBX 453.40
+0.3%
N/A-6.5%£272.81M£29.26M1,333.536
AGT
AVI Global Trust
N/AGBX 240.35
-0.1%
N/A+10.8%£1.09B£137.36M858.93N/APositive News
ASHM
Ashmore Group
0.5341 of 5 stars
GBX 160.70
-0.4%
GBX 174
+8.3%
-28.2%£1.07B£186.80M1,152.86283
GSS
Genesis Emerging Markets Fund
N/AGBX 869
-1.0%
N/AN/A£1.06B£250.40M6.181,626Gap Down
CGT
Capital Gearing
N/AGBX 4,785
-0.1%
N/A+2.7%£1.02B£-9,860,000.00-7,573.93N/A
FCSS
Fidelity China Special
N/AGBX 214.49
-0.9%
N/A+6.1%£1.02BN/A4,330.00N/AGap Down
FSV
Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values
N/AGBX 313.34
-0.5%
N/A+12.0%£1.02B£11.88M-31,500.0025,000
JPE
JPMorgan Elect plc ­- Managed Growth
N/AGBX 937.50
flat
N/AN/A£1.00B£104.78M1,250.00N/A
TRY
TR Property Investment Trust
N/AGBX 306.83
-0.4%
N/A-11.3%£973.74M£-528,720,000.00-175.0426News Coverage
Positive News
IEM
Impax Environmental Markets
N/AGBX 376.50
-0.9%
N/A-5.1%£945.32M£1.57M-9,450.00N/ANews Coverage
Positive News
RICA
Ruffer Investment
N/AGBX 270
-0.9%
N/A+0.2%£937.01M£19.58M9,083.33N/AInsider Trade
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This page (LON:BOOK) was last updated on 12/22/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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