Literacy Capital (BOOK) Competitors GBX 394 +8.00 (+2.07%) As of 09/16/2025 12:06 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock BOOK vs. ICGT, JEO, APEO, MUT, TFIF, SAIN, RICA, SLPE, SDP, and CGTShould you be buying Literacy Capital stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Literacy Capital include ICG Enterprise Trust (ICGT), European Opportunities Trust (JEO), abrdn Private Equity Opportunities (APEO), Murray Income Trust (MUT), TwentyFour Income (TFIF), Scottish American Investment (SAIN), Ruffer Investment (RICA), Standard Life Private Equity Trust (SLPE), Schroder Investment Trust - Schroder AsiaPacific Fund (SDP), and Capital Gearing (CGT). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry. Literacy Capital vs. Its Competitors ICG Enterprise Trust European Opportunities Trust abrdn Private Equity Opportunities Murray Income Trust TwentyFour Income Scottish American Investment Ruffer Investment Standard Life Private Equity Trust Schroder Investment Trust - Schroder AsiaPacific Fund Capital Gearing Literacy Capital (LON:BOOK) and ICG Enterprise Trust (LON:ICGT) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations and profitability. Do insiders & institutionals believe in BOOK or ICGT? 2.4% of Literacy Capital shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.6% of ICG Enterprise Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 46.4% of Literacy Capital shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of ICG Enterprise Trust shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more risk & volatility, BOOK or ICGT? Literacy Capital has a beta of -0.25, indicating that its stock price is 125% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ICG Enterprise Trust has a beta of 0.85, indicating that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to BOOK or ICGT? In the previous week, Literacy Capital had 2 more articles in the media than ICG Enterprise Trust. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Literacy Capital and 0 mentions for ICG Enterprise Trust. ICG Enterprise Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Literacy Capital's score of -0.92 indicating that ICG Enterprise Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Literacy Capital Negative ICG Enterprise Trust Neutral Which has higher earnings & valuation, BOOK or ICGT? ICG Enterprise Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Literacy Capital. Literacy Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ICG Enterprise Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioLiteracy Capital£1.25M189.96£6.99M-£0.03-13,003.30ICG Enterprise Trust£117.70M7.46£32.56M£1.64852.99 Is BOOK or ICGT more profitable? Literacy Capital has a net margin of 63.70% compared to ICG Enterprise Trust's net margin of 58.54%. ICG Enterprise Trust's return on equity of 2.61% beat Literacy Capital's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Literacy Capital63.70% 2.42% 39.07% ICG Enterprise Trust 58.54%2.61%0.78% SummaryICG Enterprise Trust beats Literacy Capital on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Literacy Capital News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BOOK and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. Text HELP for help/customer support. Unsubscribe at any time by replying "STOP" to any text message that you receive from MarketBeat or by visiting our mailing preferences page. Read our full terms of service and privacy policy. 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 BOOK vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricLiteracy CapitalAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£237.09M£1.45B£6.38B£2.56BDividend YieldN/A4.58%4.31%5.31%P/E Ratio-13,003.304,748.441,773.595,413.41Price / Sales189.961,973.071,362.2397,301.34Price / Cash74.4060.62127.5227.93Price / Book0.791.382.088.90Net Income£6.99M£265.04M£1.23B£5.89B7 Day Performance9.75%0.35%0.99%0.66%1 Month Performance-1.87%1.32%2.13%44.63%1 Year Performance-21.73%8.97%32.11%177.97% Literacy Capital Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BOOKLiteracy CapitalN/AGBX 394+2.1%N/A-21.9%£237.09M£1.25M-13,003.306News CoverageHigh Trading VolumeICGTICG Enterprise TrustN/AGBX 1,408+0.6%N/A+15.5%£887.65M£117.70M859.53N/APositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeJEOEuropean 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/AMUTMurray Income TrustN/AGBX 891.02+0.0%N/A+2.8%£872.24M£27.79M3,666.75147,000News CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportDividend CutTFIFTwentyFour IncomeN/AGBX 113.40+0.2%N/A+8.0%£869.82M£106.24M810.00N/ASAINScottish American InvestmentN/AGBX 510+0.2%N/A-0.2%£866.18M£13.77M8,963.09N/APositive NewsRICARuffer InvestmentN/AGBX 285+0.2%N/A+3.0%£853.66M-£2.33M-19,791.67N/APositive NewsSLPEStandard Life Private Equity TrustN/AGBX 552flatN/A+6.5%£848.68M£289.51M296.46N/ASDPSchroder Investment Trust - Schroder AsiaPacific FundN/AGBX 613+0.7%N/A+24.3%£835.61M£55.98M1,934.36N/APositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeCGTCapital GearingN/AGBX 4,846.62+0.2%N/A+1.7%£827.51M£37.55M2,695.56N/A Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ICG Enterprise Trust Alternatives European Opportunities Trust Alternatives abrdn Private Equity Opportunities Alternatives Murray Income Trust Alternatives TwentyFour Income Alternatives Scottish American Investment Alternatives Ruffer Investment Alternatives Standard Life Private Equity Trust Alternatives Schroder Investment Trust - Schroder AsiaPacific Fund Alternatives Capital Gearing 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:BOOK) was last updated on 9/17/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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