Literacy Capital (BOOK) Competitors GBX 486.24 -11.76 (-2.36%) (As of 04:06 AM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsHeadlinesInsider Trades BOOK vs. LWDB, VEIL, ASHM, EDIN, AGT, GSS, CGT, FSV, JPE, and TRYShould you be buying Literacy Capital stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Literacy Capital include Law Debenture (LWDB), Vietnam Enterprise (VEIL), Ashmore Group (ASHM), Edinburgh Investment (EDIN), AVI Global Trust (AGT), Genesis Emerging Markets Fund (GSS), Capital Gearing (CGT), Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values (FSV), JPMorgan Elect plc - Managed Growth (JPE), and TR Property Investment Trust (TRY). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry. Literacy Capital vs. Law Debenture Vietnam Enterprise Ashmore Group Edinburgh Investment AVI Global Trust Genesis Emerging Markets Fund Capital Gearing Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values JPMorgan Elect plc - Managed Growth TR Property Investment Trust Law Debenture (LON:LWDB) and Literacy Capital (LON:BOOK) 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 earnings, community ranking, valuation, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and risk. Does the media prefer LWDB or BOOK? In the previous week, Law Debenture's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Literacy Capital'saverage media sentiment score. Company Overall Sentiment Law Debenture Neutral Literacy Capital Neutral Is LWDB or BOOK more profitable? Literacy Capital has a net margin of 71.36% compared to Law Debenture's net margin of 69.85%. Literacy Capital's return on equity of 62.05% beat Law Debenture's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Law Debenture69.85% 16.30% 8.76% Literacy Capital 71.36%62.05%39.07% Which has stronger valuation & earnings, LWDB or BOOK? Law Debenture has higher revenue and earnings than Literacy Capital. Law Debenture is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Literacy Capital, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioLaw Debenture£201.31M5.91£140.61M£1.08838.89Literacy Capital£29.26M10.00£20.88M£0.341,430.12 Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in LWDB or BOOK? 9.3% of Law Debenture shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.8% of Literacy Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.3% of Law Debenture shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 63.0% of Literacy Capital shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in LWDB or BOOK? Law Debenture received 79 more outperform votes than Literacy Capital when rated by MarketBeat users. CompanyUnderperformOutperformLaw DebentureOutperform Votes7964.75% Underperform Votes4335.25% Literacy CapitalN/AN/A Which has more volatility and risk, LWDB or BOOK? Law Debenture has a beta of 0.93, meaning that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Literacy Capital has a beta of -0.25, meaning that its stock price is 125% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryLaw Debenture and Literacy Capital tied by winning 6 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Porter & CompanyElection warning coming true… If you missed it, my emergency election broadcast is now available - watch it before it's too late.Click here to watch it now. 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia 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£292.57M£831.70M£3.33B£1.43BDividend YieldN/A13.48%4.60%11.75%P/E Ratio1,430.12764.53442.701,563.72Price / Sales10.0013,843.373,087.82215,756.83Price / Cash74.4080.0648.0932.90Price / Book0.931.671.492.88Net Income£20.88M£57.00M£397.86M£153.02M7 Day Performance-5.71%12.34%14.27%8.95%1 Month Performance6.17%15.81%17.37%16.98%1 Year Performance2.15%12.23%18.43%24.46% Literacy Capital Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BOOKLiteracy CapitalN/AGBX 486.24-2.4%N/A+5.5%£292.57M£29.26M1,430.126Gap DownLWDBLaw DebentureN/AGBX 896+0.8%N/A+14.3%£1.18B£201.31M828.70260VEILVietnam EnterpriseN/AGBX 576+1.1%N/A+7.5%£1.17B£-195,880,000.00-626.09N/AASHMAshmore Group0.2724 of 5 starsGBX 173.50+1.4%GBX 174+0.3%-3.0%£1.15B£186.80M1,239.29283EDINEdinburgh InvestmentN/AGBX 752+0.7%N/A+12.9%£1.12B£141.19M902.41N/AAGTAVI Global TrustN/AGBX 240+1.1%N/A+16.4%£1.08B£137.36M857.14N/APositive NewsGSSGenesis Emerging Markets FundN/AGBX 869-1.0%N/AN/A£1.06B£250.40M6.181,626Gap DownCGTCapital GearingN/AGBX 4,805+0.7%N/A+7.2%£1.03B£-9,860,000.00-7,603.17N/APositive NewsFSVFidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special ValuesN/AGBX 312.50+0.3%N/A+16.0%£1.01B£11.88M-31,250.0025,000News CoveragePositive NewsJPEJPMorgan Elect plc - Managed GrowthN/AN/AN/AN/A£1.00B£104.78M1,250.00N/ATRYTR Property Investment TrustN/AGBX 314+1.8%N/A+2.1%£996.48M£-528,720,000.00-178.4126Dividend CutInsider TradeNews Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Law Debenture Alternatives Vietnam Enterprise Alternatives Ashmore Group Alternatives Edinburgh Investment Alternatives AVI Global Trust Alternatives Genesis Emerging Markets Fund Alternatives Capital Gearing Alternatives Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values Alternatives JPMorgan Elect plc - Managed Growth Alternatives TR Property Investment Trust Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (LON:BOOK) was last updated on 12/3/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTim Sykes’ Urgent Trade Alert: “Make this move now”WARNING: 80 Wall Street banks are gearing up for MASSIVE D.C. shock This $2 trillion D.C. shock is NOT abou...Timothy Sykes | SponsoredMusk’s new company could top a trillion?The investment legend who predicted the rise of Bitcoin, Facebook and streaming services like Netflix… Just...Paradigm Press | SponsoredHow this >10-cent coin is going to outperform Bitcoin Chris Rowe – the man who recommended Amazon in 1998… Bitcoin and Ethereum in 2017… And has spotted 44 diffe...True Market Insiders | SponsoredYour bank is lying to you.You might think you have your money in a high-yield savings account, but do you really? 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