Invesco Bond Income Plus (BIPS) Competitors

Invesco Bond Income Plus (LON:BIPS) and Finsbury Growth & Income (LON:FGT) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, community ranking, valuation, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

Does the media refer more to BIPS or FGT?

In the previous week, Invesco Bond Income Plus had 1 more articles in the media than Finsbury Growth & Income. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Invesco Bond Income Plus and 0 mentions for Finsbury Growth & Income. Finsbury Growth & Income's average media sentiment score of 1.65 beat Invesco Bond Income Plus' score of 0.75 indicating that Finsbury Growth & Income is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Invesco Bond Income Plus	Positive
Finsbury Growth & Income	Very Positive

Is BIPS or FGT more profitable?

Invesco Bond Income Plus has a net margin of 157.83% compared to Finsbury Growth & Income's net margin of 89.28%. Invesco Bond Income Plus' return on equity of 11.70% beat Finsbury Growth & Income's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Invesco Bond Income Plus	157.83%	11.70%	5.67%
Finsbury Growth & Income	89.28%	6.50%	4.42%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in BIPS or FGT?

Finsbury Growth & Income received 78 more outperform votes than Invesco Bond Income Plus when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Invesco Bond Income Plus	N/A	N/A
Finsbury Growth & Income	Outperform Votes 78 70.27%	Underperform Votes 33 29.73%

Which has more volatility & risk, BIPS or FGT?

Invesco Bond Income Plus has a beta of 0.4, meaning that its stock price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Finsbury Growth & Income has a beta of 0.52, meaning that its stock price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in BIPS or FGT?

11.7% of Invesco Bond Income Plus shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.5% of Finsbury Growth & Income shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Invesco Bond Income Plus shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.8% of Finsbury Growth & Income shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, BIPS or FGT?

Finsbury Growth & Income has higher revenue and earnings than Invesco Bond Income Plus. Invesco Bond Income Plus is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Finsbury Growth & Income, 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
Invesco Bond Income Plus	£25.14M	13.66	£39.68M	£19.53	8.66
Finsbury Growth & Income	£101.41M	13.25	£90.54M	£60.89	14.83

Is BIPS or FGT a better dividend stock?

Invesco Bond Income Plus pays an annual dividend of GBX 12 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.1%. Finsbury Growth & Income pays an annual dividend of GBX 19 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Invesco Bond Income Plus pays out 61.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Finsbury Growth & Income pays out 31.2% 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.

Summary

Finsbury Growth & Income beats Invesco Bond Income Plus on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.