STS Global Income & Growth Trust (STS) Competitors

STS Global Income & Growth Trust (LON:STS) and Law Debenture (LON:LWDB) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, risk, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership and dividends.

Does the media prefer STS or LWDB?

In the previous week, STS Global Income & Growth Trust had 1 more articles in the media than Law Debenture. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for STS Global Income & Growth Trust and 0 mentions for Law Debenture. STS Global Income & Growth Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.93 beat Law Debenture's score of 0.00 indicating that STS Global Income & Growth Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
STS Global Income & Growth Trust	Very Positive
Law Debenture	Neutral

Which has more risk and volatility, STS or LWDB?

STS Global Income & Growth Trust has a beta of 0.42, meaning that its share price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Law Debenture has a beta of 0.93, meaning that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is STS or LWDB a better dividend stock?

STS Global Income & Growth Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 7 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Law Debenture pays an annual dividend of GBX 32 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. STS Global Income & Growth Trust pays out 6,363.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Law Debenture pays out 2,963.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Law Debenture is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Is STS or LWDB more profitable?

STS Global Income & Growth Trust has a net margin of 77.38% compared to Law Debenture's net margin of 69.85%. Law Debenture's return on equity of 16.30% beat STS Global Income & Growth Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
STS Global Income & Growth Trust	77.38%	3.89%	2.28%
Law Debenture	69.85%	16.30%	8.76%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of STS or LWDB?

17.8% of STS Global Income & Growth Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.3% of Law Debenture shares are owned by institutional investors. 26.9% of STS Global Income & Growth Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.3% of Law Debenture shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, STS or LWDB?

Law Debenture has higher revenue and earnings than STS Global Income & Growth Trust. Law Debenture is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than STS Global Income & Growth 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
STS Global Income & Growth Trust	£13.41M	22.06	£10.38M	£0.11	2,109.09
Law Debenture	£201.31M	5.74	£140.61M	£1.08	815.74

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer STS or LWDB?

Law Debenture received 4 more outperform votes than STS Global Income & Growth Trust when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.75% of users gave Law Debenture an outperform vote while only 61.48% of users gave STS Global Income & Growth Trust an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
STS Global Income & Growth Trust	Outperform Votes 75 61.48%	Underperform Votes 47 38.52%
Law Debenture	Outperform Votes 79 64.75%	Underperform Votes 43 35.25%

Summary

Law Debenture beats STS Global Income & Growth Trust on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.