AVI Japan Opportunity (AJOT) Competitors GBX 173.50 +0.75 (+0.43%) As of 08:27 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsBuy This Stock AJOT vs. RICA, SAIN, IEM, CGT, MUT, JEO, APEO, ESCT, NBPE, and SLPEShould you be buying AVI Japan Opportunity stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of AVI Japan Opportunity include Ruffer Investment (RICA), Scottish American Investment (SAIN), Impax Environmental Markets (IEM), Capital Gearing (CGT), Murray Income Trust (MUT), European Opportunities Trust (JEO), abrdn Private Equity Opportunities (APEO), The European Smaller Companies Trust (ESCT), NB Private Equity Partners (NBPE), and Standard Life Private Equity Trust (SLPE). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry. AVI Japan Opportunity vs. Its Competitors Ruffer Investment Scottish American Investment Impax Environmental Markets Capital Gearing Murray Income Trust European Opportunities Trust abrdn Private Equity Opportunities The European Smaller Companies Trust NB Private Equity Partners Standard Life Private Equity Trust Ruffer Investment (LON:RICA) and AVI Japan Opportunity (LON:AJOT) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations and valuation. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of RICA or AJOT? 43.3% of Ruffer Investment shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 56.6% of AVI Japan Opportunity shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Ruffer Investment shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.7% of AVI Japan Opportunity shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the media favor RICA or AJOT? In the previous week, Ruffer Investment's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled AVI Japan Opportunity'saverage media sentiment score. Company Overall Sentiment Ruffer Investment Neutral AVI Japan Opportunity Neutral Which has better earnings and valuation, RICA or AJOT? AVI Japan Opportunity has higher revenue and earnings than Ruffer Investment. AVI Japan Opportunity is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ruffer Investment, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioRuffer Investment£16.91M53.86£8.78M£2.75102.94AVI Japan Opportunity£25.37M9.33£24.10M£17.649.83 Is RICA or AJOT a better dividend stock? Ruffer Investment pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. AVI Japan Opportunity pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Ruffer Investment pays out 181.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. AVI Japan Opportunity pays out 11.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Is RICA or AJOT more profitable? AVI Japan Opportunity has a net margin of 94.99% compared to Ruffer Investment's net margin of 51.94%. AVI Japan Opportunity's return on equity of 14.58% beat Ruffer Investment's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Ruffer Investment51.94% 0.96% 0.45% AVI Japan Opportunity 94.99%14.58%N/A SummaryAVI Japan Opportunity beats Ruffer Investment on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks. Get AVI Japan Opportunity News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for AJOT 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 AJOT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAVI Japan OpportunityAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£236.82M£1.31B£6.39B£3.06BDividend Yield1.13%4.39%4.19%5.02%P/E Ratio9.8322.4414.07178.12Price / Sales9.332,525.491,836.52256,746.55Price / CashN/A60.71127.6027.97Price / Book1.331.462.254.62Net Income£24.10M£264.35M£1.23B£5.90B7 Day Performance3.89%0.91%0.36%-0.03%1 Month PerformanceN/A1.57%2.63%6.37%1 Year Performance27.11%7.22%21.70%60.56% AVI Japan Opportunity Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AJOTAVI Japan OpportunityN/AGBX 173.50+0.4%N/A+25.8%£236.82M£25.37M9.83N/ARICARuffer InvestmentN/AGBX 283.50flatN/A+3.8%£912.23M£16.91M103.12N/ASAINScottish American InvestmentN/AGBX 519+0.8%N/A-1.7%£907.51M£75.38M10.41N/ANews CoverageIEMImpax Environmental MarketsN/AGBX 389+0.6%N/A+0.4%£903.06M£1.35M-96.76N/AGap DownCGTCapital GearingN/AGBX 4,815-0.2%N/A+1.9%£895.47M£17.92M19.58N/AMUTMurray Income TrustN/AGBX 890+0.3%N/A+1.0%£889.18M£97.96M9.81147,000Dividend CutJEOEuropean Opportunities TrustN/AN/AN/AN/A£886.70M-£62.33M-12.93N/AAPEOabrdn Private Equity OpportunitiesN/AN/AN/AN/A£880.29M£80.21M1,435.00N/AESCTThe European Smaller Companies TrustN/AGBX 218+0.9%N/A+16.1%£859.87M£96.24M10.28305Positive NewsNBPENB Private Equity PartnersN/AGBX 1,482+1.0%N/A-11.6%£859.57M£12.90M-38.87N/ASLPEStandard Life Private Equity TrustN/AGBX 547+0.9%N/A+3.7%£840.99M£251.60M3.52N/APositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Ruffer Investment Alternatives Scottish American Investment Alternatives Impax Environmental Markets Alternatives Capital Gearing Alternatives Murray Income Trust Alternatives European Opportunities Trust Alternatives abrdn Private Equity Opportunities Alternatives The European Smaller Companies Trust Alternatives NB Private Equity Partners Alternatives Standard Life Private Equity Trust 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:AJOT) was last updated on 7/30/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAI Frenzy Could Send ‘EarnPhone’ SoaringThe hidden fuel behind AI? 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