VPC Specialty Lending Investments (VSL) Competitors

CT Private Equity Trust (LON:CTPE) and VPC Specialty Lending Investments (LON:VSL) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability and community ranking.

Does the media prefer CTPE or VSL?

In the previous week, CT Private Equity Trust had 4 more articles in the media than VPC Specialty Lending Investments. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for CT Private Equity Trust and 0 mentions for VPC Specialty Lending Investments. CT Private Equity Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.64 beat VPC Specialty Lending Investments' score of 0.00 indicating that CT Private Equity Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
CT Private Equity Trust	Very Positive
VPC Specialty Lending Investments	Neutral

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of CTPE or VSL?

47.7% of CT Private Equity Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 33.6% of VPC Specialty Lending Investments shares are held by institutional investors. 9.5% of CT Private Equity Trust 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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, CTPE or VSL?

CT Private Equity Trust has a beta of 0.75, indicating that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, VPC Specialty Lending Investments has a beta of 0.58, indicating that its stock price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better earnings and valuation, CTPE or VSL?

CT Private Equity Trust has higher revenue and earnings than VPC Specialty Lending Investments. VPC Specialty Lending Investments is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CT Private Equity 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
CT Private Equity Trust	£28.62M	11.59	£13.78M	£0.19	2,442.11
VPC Specialty Lending Investments	-£5.34M	-15.74	-£14.77M	-£0.09	-335.56

Is CTPE or VSL more profitable?

CT Private Equity Trust has a net margin of 48.16% compared to VPC Specialty Lending Investments' net margin of 0.00%. CT Private Equity Trust's return on equity of 2.68% beat VPC Specialty Lending Investments' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CT Private Equity Trust	48.16%	2.68%	1.91%
VPC Specialty Lending Investments	N/A	-5.31%	-3.93%

Is CTPE or VSL a better dividend stock?

CT Private Equity Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 28 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.0%. VPC Specialty Lending Investments pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 26.5%. CT Private Equity Trust pays out 14,736.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. VPC Specialty Lending Investments pays out -8,888.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. VPC Specialty Lending Investments is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CTPE or VSL?

VPC Specialty Lending Investments received 111 more outperform votes than CT Private Equity Trust when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
CT Private Equity Trust	N/A	N/A
VPC Specialty Lending Investments	Outperform Votes 111 61.33%	Underperform Votes 70 38.67%

Summary

CT Private Equity Trust beats VPC Specialty Lending Investments on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.