GSCT vs. JGGI, 3IN, RCP, BPT, PHLL, MNKS, ABDN, SSON, HGT, and EMG
Should you be buying The Global Smaller Companies Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of The Global Smaller Companies Trust include JPMorgan Global Growth & Income (JGGI), 3i Infrastructure (3IN), RIT Capital Partners (RCP), Bridgepoint Group (BPT), Petershill Partners (PHLL), Monks (MNKS), abrdn (ABDN), Smithson Investment Trust (SSON), HgCapital Trust (HGT), and Man Group (EMG). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry.
The Global Smaller Companies Trust vs.
The Global Smaller Companies Trust (LON:GSCT) and JPMorgan Global Growth & Income (LON:JGGI) are both financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, community ranking, dividends and analyst recommendations.
The Global Smaller Companies Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. JPMorgan Global Growth & Income pays an annual dividend of GBX 23 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. The Global Smaller Companies Trust pays out -3,333.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. JPMorgan Global Growth & Income pays out 2,643.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
68.9% of The Global Smaller Companies Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 14.9% of JPMorgan Global Growth & Income shares are held by institutional investors. 4.5% of The Global Smaller Companies Trust shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.9% of JPMorgan Global Growth & Income shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
In the previous week, JPMorgan Global Growth & Income had 5 more articles in the media than The Global Smaller Companies Trust. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for JPMorgan Global Growth & Income and 0 mentions for The Global Smaller Companies Trust. JPMorgan Global Growth & Income's average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat The Global Smaller Companies Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that JPMorgan Global Growth & Income is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
JPMorgan Global Growth & Income has higher revenue and earnings than The Global Smaller Companies Trust. The Global Smaller Companies Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than JPMorgan Global Growth & Income, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
The Global Smaller Companies Trust has a beta of 1.01, indicating that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, JPMorgan Global Growth & Income has a beta of 0.61, indicating that its stock price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500.
JPMorgan Global Growth & Income has a net margin of 93.49% compared to The Global Smaller Companies Trust's net margin of 0.00%. JPMorgan Global Growth & Income's return on equity of 17.44% beat The Global Smaller Companies Trust's return on equity.
JPMorgan Global Growth & Income received 2 more outperform votes than The Global Smaller Companies Trust when rated by MarketBeat users.
Summary
JPMorgan Global Growth & Income beats The Global Smaller Companies Trust on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:GSCT) was last updated on 1/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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