Income & Growth VCT (IGV) Competitors

Income & Growth VCT (LON:IGV) and JPMorgan European Smaller Companies Trust (LON:JESC) are both small-cap asset management industry companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk and dividends.

Is IGV or JESC more profitable?

Income & Growth VCT has a net margin of 71.12% compared to JPMorgan European Smaller Companies Trust's net margin of 0.00%. Income & Growth VCT's return on equity of 5.16% beat JPMorgan European Smaller Companies Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Income & Growth VCT	71.12%	5.16%	4.76%
JPMorgan European Smaller Companies Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A

Is IGV or JESC a better dividend stock?

Income & Growth VCT pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. JPMorgan European Smaller Companies Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.07 per share. Income & Growth VCT pays out 1,052.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. JPMorgan European Smaller Companies Trust pays out 0.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Do insiders and institutionals believe in IGV or JESC?

8.7% of Income & Growth VCT shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Income & Growth VCT shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer IGV or JESC?

In the previous week, Income & Growth VCT's average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat JPMorgan European Smaller Companies Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that Income & Growth VCT is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Income & Growth VCT	Positive
JPMorgan European Smaller Companies Trust	Neutral

Which has better valuation & earnings, IGV or JESC?

Income & Growth VCT has higher earnings, but lower revenue than JPMorgan European Smaller Companies Trust. JPMorgan European Smaller Companies Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Income & Growth VCT, 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
Income & Growth VCT	£1.66M	121.96	£12.71M	£0.01	10,964.91
JPMorgan European Smaller Companies Trust	£114.05M	0.00	N/A	£65.70	N/A

Summary

Income & Growth VCT beats JPMorgan European Smaller Companies Trust on 8 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.