City of London Investment Group (CLIG) Competitors

Schroder Oriental Income (LON:SOI) and City of London Investment Group (LON:CLIG) are both small-cap asset management industry companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, dividends, earnings and media sentiment.

Which has better valuation & earnings, SOI or CLIG?

Schroder Oriental Income has higher revenue and earnings than City of London Investment Group. Schroder Oriental Income is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than City of London Investment Group, 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
Schroder Oriental Income	£119.46M	5.66	£106.18M	£45.66	6.37
City of London Investment Group	£54.04M	3.13	£15.02M	£31.08	11.26

Do analysts prefer SOI or CLIG?

Schroder Oriental Income currently has a consensus price target of GBX 300, suggesting a potential upside of 3.09%. Given Schroder Oriental Income's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Schroder Oriental Income is more favorable than City of London Investment Group.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Schroder Oriental Income	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
City of London Investment Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is SOI or CLIG more profitable?

Schroder Oriental Income has a net margin of 88.88% compared to City of London Investment Group's net margin of 27.80%. Schroder Oriental Income's return on equity of 16.22% beat City of London Investment Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Schroder Oriental Income	88.88%	16.22%	-2.12%
City of London Investment Group	27.80%	12.88%	7.65%

Which has more risk & volatility, SOI or CLIG?

Schroder Oriental Income has a beta of 0.67, indicating that its share price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, City of London Investment Group has a beta of 0.47, indicating that its share price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in SOI or CLIG?

33.0% of Schroder Oriental Income shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.2% of City of London Investment Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Schroder Oriental Income shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 53.7% of City of London Investment Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is SOI or CLIG a better dividend stock?

Schroder Oriental Income pays an annual dividend of GBX 12 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. City of London Investment Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 33 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.4%. Schroder Oriental Income pays out 26.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. City of London Investment Group pays out 106.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Does the media prefer SOI or CLIG?

In the previous week, City of London Investment Group had 2 more articles in the media than Schroder Oriental Income. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for City of London Investment Group and 2 mentions for Schroder Oriental Income. City of London Investment Group's average media sentiment score of 1.37 beat Schroder Oriental Income's score of 0.00 indicating that City of London Investment Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Schroder Oriental Income	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
City of London Investment Group	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Schroder Oriental Income beats City of London Investment Group on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.