STS Global Income & Growth Trust (STS) Competitors

STS Global Income & Growth Trust (LON:STS) and IntegraFin (LON:IHP) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, earnings and profitability.

Which has more risk and volatility, STS or IHP?

STS Global Income & Growth Trust has a beta of 0.42, suggesting that its share price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, IntegraFin has a beta of 1.15, suggesting that its share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to STS or IHP?

In the previous week, IntegraFin had 2 more articles in the media than STS Global Income & Growth Trust. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for IntegraFin and 0 mentions for STS Global Income & Growth Trust. IntegraFin's average media sentiment score of 0.86 beat STS Global Income & Growth Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that IntegraFin is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
STS Global Income & Growth Trust	Neutral
IntegraFin	Positive

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in STS or IHP?

17.8% of STS Global Income & Growth Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.5% of IntegraFin shares are owned by institutional investors. 26.9% of STS Global Income & Growth Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 26.1% of IntegraFin shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is STS or IHP more profitable?

STS Global Income & Growth Trust has a net margin of 88.82% compared to IntegraFin's net margin of 37.90%. IntegraFin's return on equity of 26.21% beat STS Global Income & Growth Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
STS Global Income & Growth Trust	88.82%	6.50%	2.28%
IntegraFin	37.90%	26.21%	20.29%

Is STS or IHP a better dividend stock?

STS Global Income & Growth Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 7 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. IntegraFin pays an annual dividend of GBX 10 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. STS Global Income & Growth Trust pays out 46.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. IntegraFin pays out 63.4% 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. STS Global Income & Growth Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts recommend STS or IHP?

IntegraFin has a consensus price target of GBX 423.75, suggesting a potential upside of 19.37%. Given IntegraFin's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe IntegraFin is more favorable than STS Global Income & Growth Trust.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
STS Global Income & Growth Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
IntegraFin	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has better valuation & earnings, STS or IHP?

IntegraFin has higher revenue and earnings than STS Global Income & Growth Trust. STS Global Income & Growth Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than IntegraFin, 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
STS Global Income & Growth Trust	£20.58M	14.64	£18.28M	£14.99	16.41
IntegraFin	£138.65M	8.51	£52.54M	£15.77	22.51

Summary

IntegraFin beats STS Global Income & Growth Trust on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.