LMS vs. MIG1, JEFI, MIG, GPM, SBO, MIG3, VEND, AAVC, ASTO, and ASCI
Should you be buying LMS Capital stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of LMS Capital include Maven Income & Growth VCT (MIG1), Jupiter Emerging & Frontier Income Trust (JEFI), Mobeus Income & Growth 2 VCT (MIG), Golden Prospect Precious Metal (GPM), Schroder British Opportunities (SBO), Maven Income and Growth VCT 3 (MIG3), Ventus VCT D (VEND), Albion VCT (AAVC), AssetCo (ASTO), and abrdn Smaller Companies Income Trust (ASCI). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry.
LMS Capital vs. Its Competitors
LMS Capital (LON:LMS) and Maven Income & Growth VCT (LON:MIG1) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment and earnings.
In the previous week, Maven Income & Growth VCT had 1 more articles in the media than LMS Capital. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Maven Income & Growth VCT and 0 mentions for LMS Capital. Maven Income & Growth VCT's average media sentiment score of 1.79 beat LMS Capital's score of 0.00 indicating that Maven Income & Growth VCT is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
31.3% of LMS Capital shares are held by institutional investors. 40.6% of LMS Capital shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Maven Income & Growth VCT shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
LMS Capital pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.6%. Maven Income & Growth VCT pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.6%. LMS Capital pays out -16.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Maven Income & Growth VCT pays out 99.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
LMS Capital has a beta of 0.54, suggesting that its share price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Maven Income & Growth VCT has a beta of -0.01, suggesting that its share price is 101% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Maven Income & Growth VCT has a net margin of 66.74% compared to LMS Capital's net margin of -11.52%. Maven Income & Growth VCT's return on equity of 5.26% beat LMS Capital's return on equity.
Maven Income & Growth VCT has lower revenue, but higher earnings than LMS Capital. LMS Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Maven Income & Growth VCT, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Maven Income & Growth VCT beats LMS Capital on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
Get LMS Capital News Delivered to You Automatically
Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for LMS and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter.
Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
LMS Capital Competitors List
Related Companies and Tools
This page (LON:LMS) was last updated on 8/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
