CT UK High Income Trust (CHI) Competitors

CT UK High Income Trust (LON:CHI) and Numis (LON:NUM) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, risk and institutional ownership.

Which has more volatility & risk, CHI or NUM?

CT UK High Income Trust has a beta of 0.75, indicating that its share price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Numis has a beta of 0.84, indicating that its share price is 16% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, CHI or NUM?

CT UK High Income Trust has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Numis. Numis is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CT UK High Income Trust, 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
CT UK High Income Trust	£14.56M	8.60	£11.22M	£0.12	878.05
Numis	£130.31M	0.00	£1.82M	£0.02	N/A

Is CHI or NUM more profitable?

CT UK High Income Trust has a net margin of 84.52% compared to Numis' net margin of 1.40%. CT UK High Income Trust's return on equity of 10.59% beat Numis' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CT UK High Income Trust	84.52%	10.59%	6.32%
Numis	1.40%	0.98%	0.32%

Does the media prefer CHI or NUM?

In the previous week, CT UK High Income Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Numis'average media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
CT UK High Income Trust	Neutral
Numis	Neutral

Is CHI or NUM a better dividend stock?

CT UK High Income Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Numis pays an annual dividend of GBX 11 per share. CT UK High Income Trust pays out 47.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Numis pays out 55,000.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. CT UK High Income Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in CHI or NUM?

7.1% of CT UK High Income Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.5% of Numis shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of CT UK High Income Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 44.8% of Numis shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

CT UK High Income Trust beats Numis on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.