ICG Enterprise Trust (ICGT) Competitors

ICG Enterprise Trust (LON:ICGT) and abrdn (LON:ABDN) are both financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Is ICGT or ABDN a better dividend stock?

ICG Enterprise Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 34 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. abrdn pays an annual dividend of GBX 15 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.7%. ICG Enterprise Trust pays out 67.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. abrdn pays out 85.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Which has more volatility & risk, ICGT or ABDN?

ICG Enterprise Trust has a beta of 0.85, suggesting that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, abrdn has a beta of 1.25, suggesting that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is ICGT or ABDN more profitable?

ICG Enterprise Trust has a net margin of 58.54% compared to abrdn's net margin of 21.19%. abrdn's return on equity of 6.46% beat ICG Enterprise Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
ICG Enterprise Trust	58.54%	2.61%	0.78%
abrdn	21.19%	6.46%	0.68%

Does the media favor ICGT or ABDN?

In the previous week, ICG Enterprise Trust had 3 more articles in the media than abrdn. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for ICG Enterprise Trust and 1 mentions for abrdn. ICG Enterprise Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.75 beat abrdn's score of 0.20 indicating that ICG Enterprise Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
ICG Enterprise Trust	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
abrdn	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do analysts recommend ICGT or ABDN?

abrdn has a consensus price target of GBX 195.60, suggesting a potential upside of 0.88%. Given abrdn's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe abrdn is more favorable than ICG Enterprise Trust.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
ICG Enterprise Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
abrdn	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in ICGT or ABDN?

65.6% of ICG Enterprise Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 38.2% of abrdn shares are owned by institutional investors. 12.3% of ICG Enterprise Trust shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.4% of abrdn shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has better earnings & valuation, ICGT or ABDN?

abrdn has higher revenue and earnings than ICG Enterprise Trust. abrdn is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ICG Enterprise 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
ICG Enterprise Trust	£55.63M	17.10	£32.56M	£50.08	29.39
abrdn	£1.49B	2.33	£316.36M	£17.59	11.02

Summary

ICG Enterprise Trust beats abrdn on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.