CT Private Equity Trust (CTPE) Competitors

CT Private Equity Trust (LON:CTPE) and The Bankers Investment Trust (LON:BNKR) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, profitability, media sentiment, dividends, community ranking, analyst recommendations, risk and institutional ownership.

Does the media prefer CTPE or BNKR?

In the previous week, The Bankers Investment Trust had 1 more articles in the media than CT Private Equity Trust. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for The Bankers Investment Trust and 0 mentions for CT Private Equity Trust. The Bankers Investment Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.84 beat CT Private Equity Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that The Bankers Investment Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
CT Private Equity Trust	Neutral
The Bankers Investment Trust	Very Positive

Is CTPE or BNKR more profitable?

The Bankers Investment Trust has a net margin of 91.13% compared to CT Private Equity Trust's net margin of 48.16%. The Bankers Investment Trust's return on equity of 10.27% beat CT Private Equity Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CT Private Equity Trust	48.16%	2.68%	1.91%
The Bankers Investment Trust	91.13%	10.27%	6.13%

Which has higher earnings & valuation, CTPE or BNKR?

The Bankers Investment Trust has higher revenue and earnings than CT Private Equity Trust. The Bankers Investment Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CT Private Equity Trust, 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
CT Private Equity Trust	£28.62M	11.87	£13.78M	£0.19	2,500.00
The Bankers Investment Trust	£162.30M	8.08	£147.90M	£0.05	2,280.00

Is CTPE or BNKR a better dividend stock?

CT Private Equity Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 28 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.9%. The Bankers Investment Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. CT Private Equity Trust pays out 14,736.8% 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 Bankers Investment Trust pays out 6,000.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in CTPE or BNKR?

47.7% of CT Private Equity Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 23.4% of The Bankers Investment Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.5% of CT Private Equity Trust shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.2% of The Bankers Investment Trust shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CTPE or BNKR?

The Bankers Investment Trust received 81 more outperform votes than CT Private Equity Trust when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
CT Private Equity Trust	N/A	N/A
The Bankers Investment Trust	Outperform Votes 81 70.43%	Underperform Votes 34 29.57%

Which has more risk and volatility, CTPE or BNKR?

CT Private Equity Trust has a beta of 0.75, meaning that its share price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The Bankers Investment Trust has a beta of 0.6, meaning that its share price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

The Bankers Investment Trust beats CT Private Equity Trust on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.