Pembroke VCT B (PEMB) Competitors

Murray Income Trust (LON:MUT) and Pembroke VCT B (LON:PEMB) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, profitability, community ranking, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk and valuation.

Does the media refer more to MUT or PEMB?

In the previous week, Murray Income Trust had 1 more articles in the media than Pembroke VCT B. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Murray Income Trust and 0 mentions for Pembroke VCT B. Murray Income Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat Pembroke VCT B's score of 0.00 indicating that Murray Income Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Murray Income Trust	Positive
Pembroke VCT B	Neutral

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in MUT or PEMB?

35.0% of Murray Income Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 3.0% of Murray Income Trust shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Pembroke VCT B 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.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, MUT or PEMB?

Murray Income Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Pembroke VCT B. Pembroke VCT B is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Murray Income 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
Murray Income Trust	£88.65M	9.42	£80.03M	£0.72	1,116.67
Pembroke VCT B	-£5.81M	-36.15	-£13.51M	-£0.04	-2,400.00

Which has more volatility and risk, MUT or PEMB?

Murray Income Trust has a beta of 0.8, suggesting that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pembroke VCT B has a beta of -0.05, suggesting that its stock price is 105% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor MUT or PEMB?

Murray Income Trust received 91 more outperform votes than Pembroke VCT B when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.67% of users gave Pembroke VCT B an outperform vote while only 60.37% of users gave Murray Income Trust an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Murray Income Trust	Outperform Votes 99 60.37%	Underperform Votes 65 39.63%
Pembroke VCT B	Outperform Votes 8 66.67%	Underperform Votes 4 33.33%

Is MUT or PEMB more profitable?

Murray Income Trust has a net margin of 90.28% compared to Pembroke VCT B's net margin of 0.00%. Murray Income Trust's return on equity of 7.98% beat Pembroke VCT B's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Murray Income Trust	90.28%	7.98%	4.65%
Pembroke VCT B	N/A	-6.58%	-3.97%

Is MUT or PEMB a better dividend stock?

Murray Income Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 39 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. Pembroke VCT B pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. Murray Income Trust pays out 5,416.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Pembroke VCT B pays out -12,500.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Pembroke VCT B is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Murray Income Trust beats Pembroke VCT B on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.