BIPS vs. BNKR, FGT, LWDB, TFG, FCSS, ASL, JMG, FSV, HRI, and EDIN
Should you be buying Invesco Bond Income Plus stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Invesco Bond Income Plus include The Bankers Investment Trust (BNKR), Finsbury Growth & Income (FGT), Law Debenture (LWDB), Tetragon Financial (TFG), Fidelity China Special (FCSS), Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust (ASL), JPMorgan Emerging Markets (JMG), Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values (FSV), Herald (HRI), and Edinburgh Investment (EDIN). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry.
Invesco Bond Income Plus vs. Its Competitors
The Bankers Investment Trust (LON:BNKR) and Invesco Bond Income Plus (LON:BIPS) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment and profitability.
23.4% of The Bankers Investment Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 11.7% of Invesco Bond Income Plus shares are held by institutional investors. 3.2% of The Bankers Investment Trust shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Invesco Bond Income Plus shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
The Bankers Investment Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Invesco Bond Income Plus. The Bankers Investment Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Invesco Bond Income Plus, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Invesco Bond Income Plus has a net margin of 157.83% compared to The Bankers Investment Trust's net margin of 94.23%. The Bankers Investment Trust's return on equity of 15.93% beat Invesco Bond Income Plus' return on equity.
The Bankers Investment Trust has a beta of 0.6, indicating that its stock price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Invesco Bond Income Plus has a beta of 0.4, indicating that its stock price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500.
The Bankers Investment Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Invesco Bond Income Plus pays an annual dividend of GBX 12 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.9%. The Bankers Investment Trust pays out 15.2% 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.
In the previous week, The Bankers Investment Trust and The Bankers Investment Trust both had 1 articles in the media. The Bankers Investment Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.68 beat Invesco Bond Income Plus' score of 0.00 indicating that The Bankers Investment Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Summary
The Bankers Investment Trust beats Invesco Bond Income Plus on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:BIPS) was last updated on 7/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff