Global Opportunities Trust (GOT) Competitors

Global Opportunities Trust (LON:GOT) and Manchester & London (LON:MNL) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability and media sentiment.

Does the media refer more to GOT or MNL?

In the previous week, Global Opportunities Trust had 1 more articles in the media than Manchester & London. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Global Opportunities Trust and 1 mentions for Manchester & London. Global Opportunities Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.85 beat Manchester & London's score of 0.67 indicating that Global Opportunities Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Global Opportunities Trust	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Manchester & London	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is GOT or MNL more profitable?

Manchester & London has a net margin of 95.89% compared to Global Opportunities Trust's net margin of 83.86%. Manchester & London's return on equity of 39.92% beat Global Opportunities Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Global Opportunities Trust	83.86%	5.17%	3.41%
Manchester & London	95.89%	39.92%	27.70%

Is GOT or MNL a better dividend stock?

Global Opportunities Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Manchester & London pays an annual dividend of GBX 14 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Global Opportunities Trust pays out 2,631.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Manchester & London pays out 4.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of GOT or MNL?

25.6% of Global Opportunities Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.7% of Manchester & London shares are owned by institutional investors. 38.9% of Global Opportunities Trust shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of Manchester & London shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk and volatility, GOT or MNL?

Global Opportunities Trust has a beta of 0.42, indicating that its share price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Manchester & London has a beta of 0.42, indicating that its share price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better valuation & earnings, GOT or MNL?

Manchester & London has higher revenue and earnings than Global Opportunities Trust. Manchester & London is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Global Opportunities 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
Global Opportunities Trust	£6.53M	14.50	£5.48M	£0.19	1,705.26
Manchester & London	£125.20M	2.97	£120.05M	£300.65	3.11

Summary

Manchester & London beats Global Opportunities Trust on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.