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Literacy Capital (BOOK) Competitors

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GBX 289.24 -29.76 (-9.33%)
As of 10/2/2026 12:10 PM Eastern
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BOOK vs. SLS, SYNC, TRG, BGFD, and BUT

Should you buy Literacy Capital stock or one of its competitors? Literacy Capital's main competitors and comparable companies include Standard Life UK Smaller Companies Trust (SLS), Syncona (SYNC), The European Smaller Companies Trust (TRG), The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust (BGFD), and Brunner (BUT). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "asset management & custody banks" industry.

How does Literacy Capital compare to Standard Life UK Smaller Companies Trust?

Standard Life UK Smaller Companies Trust (LON:SLS) and Literacy Capital (LON:BOOK) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends and profitability.

Literacy Capital has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Standard Life UK Smaller Companies Trust. Literacy Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Standard Life UK Smaller Companies Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Standard Life UK Smaller Companies Trust£222.48M0.00N/A£217.40N/A
Literacy Capital-£20.09M-8.66£6.99M-£37.42N/A

In the previous week, Standard Life UK Smaller Companies Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Literacy Capital'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Standard Life UK Smaller Companies Trust Neutral
Literacy Capital Neutral

4.7% of Literacy Capital shares are held by institutional investors. 46.4% of Literacy Capital shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Literacy Capital has a net margin of 162.73% compared to Standard Life UK Smaller Companies Trust's net margin of 0.00%. Standard Life UK Smaller Companies Trust's return on equity of 0.00% beat Literacy Capital's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Standard Life UK Smaller Companies TrustN/A N/A N/A
Literacy Capital 162.73%-7.81%39.07%

Summary

Standard Life UK Smaller Companies Trust and Literacy Capital tied by winning 4 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Literacy Capital compare to Syncona?

Literacy Capital (LON:BOOK) and Syncona (LON:SYNC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, risk, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations and valuation.

Literacy Capital has a beta of 0.362, meaning that its share price is 64% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Syncona has a beta of 0.357, meaning that its share price is 64% less volatile than the broader market.

4.7% of Literacy Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 21.6% of Syncona shares are owned by institutional investors. 46.4% of Literacy Capital shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Syncona shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Literacy Capital has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Syncona. Syncona 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 Ratio
Literacy Capital-£20.09M-8.66£6.99M-£37.42N/A
Syncona£55.89M13.28-£16.90M-£1.45N/A

Literacy Capital has a net margin of 162.73% compared to Syncona's net margin of -15.36%. Syncona's return on equity of -0.86% beat Literacy Capital's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Literacy Capital162.73% -7.81% 39.07%
Syncona -15.36%-0.86%0.40%

Syncona has a consensus target price of GBX 189, indicating a potential upside of 54.92%. Given Syncona's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Syncona is more favorable than Literacy Capital.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Literacy Capital
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
Syncona
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

In the previous week, Syncona had 3 more articles in the media than Literacy Capital. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Syncona and 0 mentions for Literacy Capital. Syncona's average media sentiment score of 0.41 beat Literacy Capital's score of 0.00 indicating that Syncona is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Literacy Capital Neutral
Syncona Neutral

Summary

Syncona beats Literacy Capital on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Literacy Capital compare to The European Smaller Companies Trust?

The European Smaller Companies Trust (LON:TRG) and Literacy Capital (LON:BOOK) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, profitability, valuation and risk.

Literacy Capital has a net margin of 162.73% compared to The European Smaller Companies Trust's net margin of 0.00%. The European Smaller Companies Trust's return on equity of 0.00% beat Literacy Capital's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
The European Smaller Companies TrustN/A N/A N/A
Literacy Capital 162.73%-7.81%39.07%

4.7% of Literacy Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. 46.4% of Literacy Capital shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Literacy Capital has lower revenue, but higher earnings than The European Smaller Companies Trust. Literacy Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than The European Smaller Companies Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
The European Smaller Companies Trust£340.08M0.00N/A£82.00N/A
Literacy Capital-£20.09M-8.66£6.99M-£37.42N/A

In the previous week, The European Smaller Companies Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Literacy Capital'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
The European Smaller Companies Trust Neutral
Literacy Capital Neutral

Summary

The European Smaller Companies Trust and Literacy Capital tied by winning 4 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Literacy Capital compare to The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust?

Literacy Capital (LON:BOOK) and The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust (LON:BGFD) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and profitability.

In the previous week, Literacy Capital's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Literacy Capital Neutral
The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust Neutral

Literacy Capital has a beta of 0.362, suggesting that its share price is 64% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust has a beta of 0.994, suggesting that its share price is 1% less volatile than the broader market.

4.7% of Literacy Capital shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.8% of The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 46.4% of Literacy Capital shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust shares are held by company 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.

The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Literacy Capital. Literacy Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Literacy Capital-£20.09M-8.66£6.99M-£37.42N/A
The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust£154.29M4.60£65.49M£188.955.80

Literacy Capital has a net margin of 162.73% compared to The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust's net margin of 158.45%. The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust's return on equity of 19.34% beat Literacy Capital's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Literacy Capital162.73% -7.81% 39.07%
The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust 158.45%19.34%0.31%

Summary

The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust beats Literacy Capital on 8 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Literacy Capital compare to Brunner?

Literacy Capital (LON:BOOK) and Brunner (LON:BUT) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, risk and dividends.

Brunner has higher revenue and earnings than Literacy Capital. Literacy Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Brunner, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Literacy Capital-£20.09M-8.66£6.99M-£37.42N/A
Brunner£105.27M6.34£105.32M£238.786.52

In the previous week, Brunner had 2 more articles in the media than Literacy Capital. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Brunner and 0 mentions for Literacy Capital. Brunner's average media sentiment score of 0.41 beat Literacy Capital's score of 0.00 indicating that Brunner is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Literacy Capital Neutral
Brunner Neutral

4.7% of Literacy Capital shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 5.1% of Brunner shares are held by institutional investors. 46.4% of Literacy Capital shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Brunner shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Literacy Capital has a beta of 0.362, suggesting that its share price is 64% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Brunner has a beta of 0.822, suggesting that its share price is 18% less volatile than the broader market.

Literacy Capital has a net margin of 162.73% compared to Brunner's net margin of 96.94%. Brunner's return on equity of 15.14% beat Literacy Capital's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Literacy Capital162.73% -7.81% 39.07%
Brunner 96.94%15.14%11.63%

Summary

Brunner beats Literacy Capital on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

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BOOK vs. The Competition

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MetricLiteracy CapitalCapital Markets IndustryFinance SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£173.91M£5.16B£13.12B£2.46B
Dividend YieldN/A7.57%6.04%6.25%
P/E Ratio-7.7329.4524.42366.74
Price / Sales-8.661,200.87500.0889,426.67
Price / Cash74.4047.6745.5127.89
Price / Book0.583.482.706.83
Net Income£6.99M£416.56M£1.32B£5.89B
7 Day Performance-8.75%-0.74%-1.04%-0.72%
1 Month Performance-6.70%-2.71%-3.20%-1.01%
1 Year Performance-22.05%9.00%10.47%22.82%

Literacy Capital Competitors List

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CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
BOOK
Literacy Capital
N/AGBX 289.24
-9.3%		N/A-22.0%£173.91M-£20.09MN/A6
SLS
Standard Life UK Smaller Companies Trust
N/AN/AN/AN/A£715.41M£222.48M3.3710
SYNC
Syncona
2.5855 of 5 stars		GBX 117.60
+1.4%		GBX 189
+60.7%		+22.1%£715.25M£55.89MN/A1,208
TRG
The European Smaller Companies Trust
N/AN/AN/AN/A£701.52M£340.08M2.13N/A
BGFD
The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust
N/AGBX 1,080
-0.2%		N/A+19.4%£698.71M£154.29M5.72N/A

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This page (LON:BOOK) was last updated on 10/4/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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