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 stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, community ranking, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Does the media favor CTPE or BNKR?

In the previous week, CT Private Equity Trust and CT Private Equity Trust both had 1 articles in the media. The Bankers Investment Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.75 beat CT Private Equity Trust's score of 1.68 indicating that The Bankers Investment Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
CT Private Equity 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
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

Is CTPE or BNKR more profitable?

The Bankers Investment Trust has a net margin of 94.23% compared to CT Private Equity Trust's net margin of 59.97%. The Bankers Investment Trust's return on equity of 15.93% beat CT Private Equity Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CT Private Equity Trust	59.97%	1.10%	1.91%
The Bankers Investment Trust	94.23%	15.93%	6.13%

Which has stronger earnings and 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	£9.01M	38.20	£5.40M	£7.51	63.88
The Bankers Investment Trust	£231.92M	5.95	£218.53M	£19.74	6.31

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%

Do insiders and institutionals believe in CTPE or BNKR?

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

Which has more volatility & risk, CTPE or BNKR?

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

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 5.8%. The Bankers Investment Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. CT Private Equity Trust pays out 372.6% 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 15.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Summary

The Bankers Investment Trust beats CT Private Equity Trust on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.