VPC Specialty Lending Investments (VSL) Competitors GBX 15.65 +0.05 (+0.32%) As of 08/8/2025 12:30 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesBuy This Stock VSL vs. PU13, LTI, MTU, JARA, IVI, TIGT, MMIT, JUS, ASIT, and BSCShould you be buying VPC Specialty Lending Investments stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of VPC Specialty Lending Investments include Puma VCT 13 (PU13), Lindsell Train Investment Trust (LTI), Montanaro UK Smaller Companies (MTU), JPMorgan Global Core Real Assets (JARA), Invesco Income Growth Trust (IVI), Troy Income & Growth (TIGT), Mobius Investment Trust (MMIT), Jupiter US Smaller Companies (JUS), Aberforth Split Level Income Trust (ASIT), and British Smaller Companies VCT2 (BSC). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry. VPC Specialty Lending Investments vs. Its Competitors Puma VCT 13 Lindsell Train Investment Trust Montanaro UK Smaller Companies JPMorgan Global Core Real Assets Invesco Income Growth Trust Troy Income & Growth Mobius Investment Trust Jupiter US Smaller Companies Aberforth Split Level Income Trust British Smaller Companies VCT2 Puma VCT 13 (LON:PU13) and VPC Specialty Lending Investments (LON:VSL) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations and media sentiment. Does the media favor PU13 or VSL? In the previous week, Puma VCT 13's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled VPC Specialty Lending Investments'average media sentiment score. Company Overall Sentiment Puma VCT 13 Neutral VPC Specialty Lending Investments Neutral Do insiders and institutionals believe in PU13 or VSL? 33.6% of VPC Specialty Lending Investments shares are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of Puma VCT 13 shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 25.4% of VPC Specialty Lending Investments shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is PU13 or VSL a better dividend stock? Puma VCT 13 pays an annual dividend of GBX 10 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.4%. VPC Specialty Lending Investments pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 51.1%. Puma VCT 13 pays out -106.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. VPC Specialty Lending Investments pays out -71.2% 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. Is PU13 or VSL more profitable? VPC Specialty Lending Investments has a net margin of 126.83% compared to Puma VCT 13's net margin of 110.06%. Puma VCT 13's return on equity of -7.70% beat VPC Specialty Lending Investments' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Puma VCT 13110.06% -7.70% N/A VPC Specialty Lending Investments 126.83%-15.02%-3.93% Which has better earnings and valuation, PU13 or VSL? Puma VCT 13 has higher revenue and earnings than VPC Specialty Lending Investments. Puma VCT 13 is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than VPC Specialty Lending Investments, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioPuma VCT 13-£12.12M-13.97-£13.34M-£9.42-12.69VPC Specialty Lending Investments-£24.66M-1.77-£31.27M-£11.24-1.39 SummaryPuma VCT 13 and VPC Specialty Lending Investments tied by winning 6 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks. Get VPC Specialty Lending Investments News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for VSL and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address Media Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart VSL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricVPC Specialty Lending InvestmentsAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£43.55M£1.29B£6.35B£3.07BDividend Yield30.52%4.41%4.19%5.03%P/E Ratio-1.3922.5414.28170.60Price / Sales-1.772,547.711,845.83303,757.13Price / Cash1.6960.70127.2327.96Price / Book0.231.442.264.52Net Income-£31.27M£265.04M£1.23B£5.90B7 Day Performance4.33%0.73%1.71%1.23%1 Month Performance10.21%0.42%2.18%3.22%1 Year Performance-64.27%7.68%27.33%60.28% VPC Specialty Lending Investments Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)VSLVPC Specialty Lending InvestmentsN/AGBX 15.65+0.3%N/A-64.1%£43.55M-£24.66M-1.39N/AHigh Trading VolumePU13Puma VCT 13N/AGBX 119.50flatN/AN/A£169.33M-£12.12M-12.69N/ALTILindsell Train Investment TrustN/AGBX 843.82+0.5%N/A+9.9%£168.95M£936.35M21.90N/ANews CoverageMTUMontanaro UK Smaller CompaniesN/AGBX 100.60-0.4%N/A-5.3%£167.35M£28.80M6.37N/AJARAJPMorgan Global Core Real AssetsN/AGBX 80+2.6%N/A+3.5%£163.85M-£2.67M-36.16N/AIVIInvesco Income Growth TrustN/AN/AN/AN/A£162.22M-£28.62M-5.42N/APositive NewsTIGTTroy Income & GrowthN/AN/AN/AN/A£162.08M-£7.86M-2,320.00N/AGap DownMMITMobius Investment TrustN/AGBX 138.87-0.5%N/A+6.1%£160.86M£21.43M9.30N/AEarnings ReportJUSJupiter US Smaller CompaniesN/AN/AN/AN/A£159.73M-£3.32M-31.64N/AGap DownHigh Trading VolumeASITAberforth Split Level Income TrustN/AN/AN/AN/A£158.86M£821K927.78N/AGap UpBSCBritish Smaller Companies VCT2N/AGBX 53+1.9%N/AN/A£158.56M£10.71M23.35N/A Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Puma VCT 13 Alternatives Lindsell Train Investment Trust Alternatives Montanaro UK Smaller Companies Alternatives JPMorgan Global Core Real Assets Alternatives Invesco Income Growth Trust Alternatives Troy Income & Growth Alternatives Mobius Investment Trust Alternatives Jupiter US Smaller Companies Alternatives Aberforth Split Level Income Trust Alternatives British Smaller Companies VCT2 Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (LON:VSL) was last updated on 8/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersGENIUS Act: Cancel Your Money?A new law called the GENIUS Act could quietly trigger the most radical shift in American finance in decades. 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