Caledonia Investments (CLDN) Competitors

The Global Smaller Companies Trust (LON:GSCT) and Caledonia Investments (LON:CLDN) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, profitability and earnings.

Is GSCT or CLDN a better dividend stock?

The Global Smaller Companies Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Caledonia Investments pays an annual dividend of GBX 70 per share and has a dividend yield of 18.4%. The Global Smaller Companies Trust pays out 1.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Caledonia Investments pays out 18.7% 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.

Which has more risk & volatility, GSCT or CLDN?

The Global Smaller Companies Trust has a beta of 1.01, indicating that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Caledonia Investments has a beta of 0.77, indicating that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor GSCT or CLDN?

In the previous week, The Global Smaller Companies Trust had 1 more articles in the media than Caledonia Investments. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for The Global Smaller Companies Trust and 0 mentions for Caledonia Investments. The Global Smaller Companies Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.58 beat Caledonia Investments' score of 0.00 indicating that The Global Smaller Companies Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
The Global Smaller Companies Trust	Very Positive
Caledonia Investments	Neutral

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of GSCT or CLDN?

68.9% of The Global Smaller Companies Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 11.9% of Caledonia Investments shares are held by institutional investors. 4.5% of The Global Smaller Companies Trust shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 40.2% of Caledonia Investments shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is GSCT or CLDN more profitable?

The Global Smaller Companies Trust has a net margin of 845.39% compared to Caledonia Investments' net margin of 86.28%. The Global Smaller Companies Trust's return on equity of 77.62% beat Caledonia Investments' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
The Global Smaller Companies Trust	845.39%	77.62%	-1.80%
Caledonia Investments	86.28%	6.98%	4.23%

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, GSCT or CLDN?

The Global Smaller Companies Trust has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Caledonia Investments. Caledonia Investments is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than The Global Smaller Companies 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
The Global Smaller Companies Trust	£70.77M	11.56	£598.28M	£123.93	1.37
Caledonia Investments	£231.70M	0.87	£199.92M	£374.36	1.02

Summary

The Global Smaller Companies Trust beats Caledonia Investments on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.