GSCT vs. JGGI, EMG, 3IN, ABDN, RCP, MNKS, HVPE, HGT, HICL, and INPP
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), Man Group (EMG), 3i Infrastructure (3IN), abrdn (ABDN), RIT Capital Partners (RCP), Monks (MNKS), HarbourVest Global Private Equity (HVPE), HgCapital Trust (HGT), HICL Infrastructure (HICL), and International Public Partnerships (INPP). 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 investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, community ranking, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and earnings.
In the previous week, JPMorgan Global Growth & Income had 1 more articles in the media than The Global Smaller Companies Trust. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for JPMorgan Global Growth & Income and 1 mentions for The Global Smaller Companies Trust. The Global Smaller Companies Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.53 beat JPMorgan Global Growth & Income's score of 0.97 indicating that The Global Smaller Companies Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.
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 insiders. Comparatively, 7.9% of JPMorgan Global Growth & Income shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
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 3.9%. The Global Smaller Companies Trust pays out 1.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. JPMorgan Global Growth & Income pays out 19.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.
The Global Smaller Companies Trust has a net margin of 845.39% compared to JPMorgan Global Growth & Income's net margin of 94.75%. The Global Smaller Companies Trust's return on equity of 77.62% beat JPMorgan Global Growth & Income's return on equity.
The Global Smaller Companies Trust has a beta of 1.01, indicating that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, JPMorgan Global Growth & Income has a beta of 0.61, indicating that its share price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500.
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.
JPMorgan Global Growth & Income received 2 more outperform votes than The Global Smaller Companies Trust when rated by MarketBeat users.
Summary
The Global Smaller Companies Trust and JPMorgan Global Growth & Income tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:GSCT) was last updated on 2/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
