Invesco Bond Income Plus (BIPS) Competitors

JTC (LON:JTC) and Invesco Bond Income Plus (LON:BIPS) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Does the media prefer JTC or BIPS?

In the previous week, JTC had 1 more articles in the media than Invesco Bond Income Plus. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for JTC and 0 mentions for Invesco Bond Income Plus. JTC's average media sentiment score of 0.45 beat Invesco Bond Income Plus' score of 0.00 indicating that JTC is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
JTC	Neutral
Invesco Bond Income Plus	Neutral

Which has higher valuation and earnings, JTC or BIPS?

Invesco Bond Income Plus has lower revenue, but higher earnings than JTC. Invesco Bond Income Plus is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than JTC, 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
JTC	£291.42M	4.88	£29.99M	£17.83	47.45
Invesco Bond Income Plus	£25.14M	13.98	£39.68M	£19.53	8.86

Which has more risk and volatility, JTC or BIPS?

JTC has a beta of 0.68, indicating that its share price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Invesco Bond Income Plus has a beta of 0.4, indicating that its share price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in JTC or BIPS?

74.1% of JTC shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 11.7% of Invesco Bond Income Plus shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.2% of JTC shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Invesco Bond Income Plus shares are owned 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.

Is JTC or BIPS more profitable?

Invesco Bond Income Plus has a net margin of 157.83% compared to JTC's net margin of 10.29%. Invesco Bond Income Plus' return on equity of 11.70% beat JTC's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
JTC	10.29%	5.70%	4.96%
Invesco Bond Income Plus	157.83%	11.70%	5.67%

Do analysts prefer JTC or BIPS?

JTC currently has a consensus price target of GBX 1,400, indicating a potential upside of 65.48%. Given JTC's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe JTC is more favorable than Invesco Bond Income Plus.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
JTC	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Invesco Bond Income Plus	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is JTC or BIPS a better dividend stock?

JTC pays an annual dividend of GBX 12 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Invesco Bond Income Plus pays an annual dividend of GBX 12 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.9%. JTC pays out 67.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Invesco Bond Income Plus pays out 61.5% 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. Invesco Bond Income Plus is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

JTC beats Invesco Bond Income Plus on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.