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Crystal Amber (CRS) Competitors

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CRS vs. JMF, MGCI, BVT, BSC, and BERI

Should you buy Crystal Amber stock or one of its competitors? Crystal Amber's main competitors and comparable companies include JPMorgan Mid Cap Investment Trust (JMF), M&G Credit Income Investment (MGCI), Baronsmead Venture Trust (BVT), British Smaller Companies VCT2 (BSC), and BlackRock Energy and Resources (BERI). 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 Crystal Amber compare to JPMorgan Mid Cap Investment Trust?

JPMorgan Mid Cap Investment Trust (LON:JMF) and Crystal Amber (LON:CRS) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment and valuation.

27.9% of JPMorgan Mid Cap Investment Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 5.5% of Crystal Amber shares are held by institutional investors. 9.1% of JPMorgan Mid Cap Investment Trust shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Crystal Amber shares are held 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.

JPMorgan Mid Cap Investment Trust has a net margin of 81.64% compared to Crystal Amber's net margin of -75.64%. JPMorgan Mid Cap Investment Trust's return on equity of 6.55% beat Crystal Amber's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
JPMorgan Mid Cap Investment Trust81.64% 6.55% 3.91%
Crystal Amber -75.64%-5.11%5.45%

In the previous week, JPMorgan Mid Cap Investment Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Crystal Amber'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
JPMorgan Mid Cap Investment Trust Neutral
Crystal Amber Neutral

JPMorgan Mid Cap Investment Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Crystal Amber. Crystal Amber is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than JPMorgan Mid Cap Investment Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
JPMorgan Mid Cap Investment Trust£17.85M0.00£14.57M£0.66N/A
Crystal Amber-£4.61M-10.23£9.56M-£8.44N/A

JPMorgan Mid Cap Investment Trust has a beta of 1.21, indicating that its stock price is 21% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Crystal Amber has a beta of 0.628, indicating that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

JPMorgan Mid Cap Investment Trust beats Crystal Amber on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Crystal Amber compare to M&G Credit Income Investment?

Crystal Amber (LON:CRS) and M&G Credit Income Investment (LON:MGCI) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, risk and profitability.

M&G Credit Income Investment has a net margin of 107.13% compared to Crystal Amber's net margin of -75.64%. M&G Credit Income Investment's return on equity of 7.50% beat Crystal Amber's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Crystal Amber-75.64% -5.11% 5.45%
M&G Credit Income Investment 107.13%7.50%6.00%

In the previous week, Crystal Amber's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled M&G Credit Income Investment'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Crystal Amber Neutral
M&G Credit Income Investment Neutral

M&G Credit Income Investment has higher revenue and earnings than Crystal Amber. Crystal Amber is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than M&G Credit Income Investment, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Crystal Amber-£4.61M-10.23£9.56M-£8.44N/A
M&G Credit Income Investment£11.25M16.85£15.42M£5.8715.40

Crystal Amber has a beta of 0.628, meaning that its share price is 37% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, M&G Credit Income Investment has a beta of 0.332, meaning that its share price is 67% less volatile than the broader market.

5.5% of Crystal Amber shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 19.9% of M&G Credit Income Investment shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Crystal Amber shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of M&G Credit Income Investment shares are held 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.

Summary

M&G Credit Income Investment beats Crystal Amber on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Crystal Amber compare to Baronsmead Venture Trust?

Crystal Amber (LON:CRS) and Baronsmead Venture Trust (LON:BVT) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings and media sentiment.

Crystal Amber has a beta of 0.628, meaning that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Baronsmead Venture Trust has a beta of 0.139, meaning that its stock price is 86% less volatile than the broader market.

5.5% of Crystal Amber shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.0% of Baronsmead Venture Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Crystal Amber shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Baronsmead Venture Trust shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Baronsmead Venture Trust has a net margin of -19.61% compared to Crystal Amber's net margin of -75.64%. Baronsmead Venture Trust's return on equity of -0.49% beat Crystal Amber's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Crystal Amber-75.64% -5.11% 5.45%
Baronsmead Venture Trust -19.61%-0.49%1.39%

In the previous week, Crystal Amber's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Baronsmead Venture Trust'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Crystal Amber Neutral
Baronsmead Venture Trust Neutral

Baronsmead Venture Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Crystal Amber. Crystal Amber is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Baronsmead Venture Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Crystal Amber-£4.61M-10.23£9.56M-£8.44N/A
Baronsmead Venture Trust-£289K-649.83£13.28M£0.5183.14

Summary

Baronsmead Venture Trust beats Crystal Amber on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Crystal Amber compare to British Smaller Companies VCT2?

British Smaller Companies VCT2 (LON:BSC) and Crystal Amber (LON:CRS) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, earnings, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, profitability and analyst recommendations.

British Smaller Companies VCT2 has a beta of 0.044363055, suggesting that its stock price is 96% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Crystal Amber has a beta of 0.628, suggesting that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the broader market.

Crystal Amber has lower revenue, but higher earnings than British Smaller Companies VCT2. Crystal Amber is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than British Smaller Companies VCT2, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
British Smaller Companies VCT2£5.22M35.89£6.79M£1.3835.51
Crystal Amber-£4.61M-10.23£9.56M-£8.44N/A

British Smaller Companies VCT2 has a net margin of 3.85% compared to Crystal Amber's net margin of -75.64%. British Smaller Companies VCT2's return on equity of 0.12% beat Crystal Amber's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
British Smaller Companies VCT23.85% 0.12% 2.73%
Crystal Amber -75.64%-5.11%5.45%

In the previous week, British Smaller Companies VCT2 had 1 more articles in the media than Crystal Amber. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for British Smaller Companies VCT2 and 0 mentions for Crystal Amber. British Smaller Companies VCT2's average media sentiment score of 1.38 beat Crystal Amber's score of 0.00 indicating that British Smaller Companies VCT2 is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
British Smaller Companies VCT2 Positive
Crystal Amber Neutral

5.5% of Crystal Amber shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of British Smaller Companies VCT2 shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Crystal Amber shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

British Smaller Companies VCT2 beats Crystal Amber on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Crystal Amber compare to BlackRock Energy and Resources?

Crystal Amber (LON:CRS) and BlackRock Energy and Resources (LON:BERI) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, profitability and risk.

Crystal Amber has a beta of 0.628, meaning that its share price is 37% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, BlackRock Energy and Resources has a beta of 1.326, meaning that its share price is 33% more volatile than the broader market.

5.5% of Crystal Amber shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 5.8% of BlackRock Energy and Resources shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Crystal Amber shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of BlackRock Energy and Resources shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

BlackRock Energy and Resources has higher revenue and earnings than Crystal Amber. Crystal Amber is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BlackRock Energy and Resources, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Crystal Amber-£4.61M-10.23£9.56M-£8.44N/A
BlackRock Energy and Resources£96.55M1.91£22.38M£86.282.14

BlackRock Energy and Resources has a net margin of 97.08% compared to Crystal Amber's net margin of -75.64%. BlackRock Energy and Resources' return on equity of 49.02% beat Crystal Amber's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Crystal Amber-75.64% -5.11% 5.45%
BlackRock Energy and Resources 97.08%49.02%8.64%

In the previous week, BlackRock Energy and Resources had 2 more articles in the media than Crystal Amber. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for BlackRock Energy and Resources and 0 mentions for Crystal Amber. BlackRock Energy and Resources' average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Crystal Amber's score of 0.00 indicating that BlackRock Energy and Resources is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Crystal Amber Neutral
BlackRock Energy and Resources Positive

Summary

BlackRock Energy and Resources beats Crystal Amber on 13 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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CRS vs. The Competition

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MetricCrystal AmberCapital Markets IndustryFinance SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£47.15M£5.51B£14.02B£2.87B
Dividend Yield76.92%7.50%5.95%6.25%
P/E Ratio-9.3830.5825.68366.98
Price / Sales-10.231,239.97513.2289,762.22
Price / Cash0.6747.9230.3027.89
Price / Book0.523.522.746.28
Net Income£9.56M£417.39M£1.32B£5.89B
7 Day Performance-6.20%-1.43%-1.20%-1.03%
1 Month Performance-8.77%-1.80%-0.30%-0.59%
1 Year Performance-47.89%2.62%8.30%19.75%

Crystal Amber Competitors List

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CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
CRS
Crystal Amber
N/AGBX 79.19
-2.2%		N/A-46.7%£47.15M-£4.61MN/A4,100
JMF
JPMorgan Mid Cap Investment Trust
N/AN/AN/AN/A£196.54M£17.85M1,381.82N/A
MGCI
M&G Credit Income Investment
N/AGBX 91.30
-0.8%		N/A-4.4%£191.47M£11.25M15.55N/A
BVT
Baronsmead Venture Trust
N/AGBX 43.15
-0.6%		N/AN/A£191.12M-£289K84.61N/A
BSC
British Smaller Companies VCT2
N/AGBX 50
flat		N/AN/A£191.08M£5.22M36.23N/A

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This page (LON:CRS) was last updated on 9/14/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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