Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust (GMP) Competitors

Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust (LON:GMP) and Next 15 Group (LON:NFG) are both small-cap utilities companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership and earnings.

Do analysts rate GMP or NFG?

Next 15 Group has a consensus price target of GBX 580, indicating a potential upside of 116.82%. Given Next 15 Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Next 15 Group is more favorable than Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Next 15 Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media refer more to GMP or NFG?

In the previous week, Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Next 15 Group'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust	Neutral
Next 15 Group	Neutral

Is GMP or NFG a better dividend stock?

Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. Next 15 Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 15 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.6%. Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust pays out 165.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Next 15 Group pays out 24.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Next 15 Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in GMP or NFG?

4.3% of Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.0% of Next 15 Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 86.7% of Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.6% of Next 15 Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has better valuation and earnings, GMP or NFG?

Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Next 15 Group. Next 15 Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Gabelli Merger Plus+ 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
Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust	£540.33M	0.17	£300.49M	£0.29	31.12
Next 15 Group	£741.75M	0.36	£61.44M	£60.87	4.39

Is GMP or NFG more profitable?

Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust has a net margin of 55.61% compared to Next 15 Group's net margin of 8.28%. Next 15 Group's return on equity of 37.44% beat Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust	55.61%	2.87%	N/A
Next 15 Group	8.28%	37.44%	9.17%

Summary

Next 15 Group beats Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.