Crown Place VCT (CRWN) Competitors GBX 29.10 0.00 (0.00%) As of 08/21/2025 Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsBuy This Stock CRWN vs. BIPS, AAIF, AUSC, BGEU, EAT, CTUK, HINT, MWY, NBLS, and CTPEShould you be buying Crown Place VCT stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Crown Place VCT include Invesco Bond Income Plus (BIPS), abrdn Asian Income Fund (AAIF), abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust (AUSC), Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust (BGEU), European Assets Trust (EAT), CT UK Capital And Income Investment Trust (CTUK), Henderson International Income (HINT), Mid Wynd International Inv Tr (MWY), NB Global Floating Rate Income Fund GBP (NBLS.L) (NBLS), and CT Private Equity Trust (CTPE). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry. Crown Place VCT vs. Its Competitors Invesco Bond Income Plus abrdn Asian Income Fund abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust European Assets Trust CT UK Capital And Income Investment Trust Henderson International Income Mid Wynd International Inv Tr NB Global Floating Rate Income Fund GBP (NBLS.L) CT Private Equity Trust Invesco Bond Income Plus (LON:BIPS) and Crown Place VCT (LON:CRWN) 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 valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, earnings, profitability, risk and institutional ownership. Which has more risk and volatility, BIPS or CRWN? Invesco Bond Income Plus has a beta of 0.4, indicating that its stock price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Crown Place VCT has a beta of 0.09, indicating that its stock price is 91% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is BIPS or CRWN a better dividend stock? Invesco Bond Income Plus pays an annual dividend of GBX 12 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.9%. Crown Place VCT pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.9%. Invesco Bond Income Plus pays out 61.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Crown Place VCT pays out 262.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Invesco Bond Income Plus is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Is BIPS or CRWN more profitable? Invesco Bond Income Plus has a net margin of 157.83% compared to Crown Place VCT's net margin of 50.64%. Invesco Bond Income Plus' return on equity of 11.70% beat Crown Place VCT's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Invesco Bond Income Plus157.83% 11.70% 5.67% Crown Place VCT 50.64%2.35%1.52% Which has higher earnings & valuation, BIPS or CRWN? Invesco Bond Income Plus has higher revenue and earnings than Crown Place VCT. Invesco Bond Income Plus is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Crown Place VCT, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioInvesco Bond Income Plus£25.14M13.98£39.68M£19.538.86Crown Place VCT£4.57M19.37£2.31M£0.7638.25 Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in BIPS or CRWN? 11.7% of Invesco Bond Income Plus shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.9% of Crown Place VCT shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Invesco Bond Income Plus shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Crown Place VCT shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media prefer BIPS or CRWN? In the previous week, Invesco Bond Income Plus had 1 more articles in the media than Crown Place VCT. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Invesco Bond Income Plus and 0 mentions for Crown Place VCT. Invesco Bond Income Plus' average media sentiment score of 0.34 beat Crown Place VCT's score of 0.00 indicating that Invesco Bond Income Plus is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Invesco Bond Income Plus Neutral Crown Place VCT Neutral SummaryInvesco Bond Income Plus beats Crown Place VCT on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Crown Place VCT News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CRWN and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding CRWN and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart CRWN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCrown Place VCTAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£88.49M£1.31B£6.46B£3.22BDividend Yield5.46%4.39%4.17%5.04%P/E Ratio38.2522.7214.41164.70Price / Sales19.372,489.741,782.54310,111.42Price / Cash2.8060.62127.2027.93Price / Book0.851.425.135.91Net Income£2.31M£265.04M£1.23B£5.89B7 Day PerformanceN/A0.55%0.89%49.52%1 Month PerformanceN/A0.73%2.11%56.36%1 Year Performance-4.59%6.71%23.94%136.20% Crown Place VCT Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CRWNCrown Place VCTN/AGBX 29.10flatN/AN/A£88.49M£4.57M38.25N/ABIPSInvesco Bond Income PlusN/AGBX 173.50flatN/A+0.9%£352.33M£25.14M8.89N/ANews CoverageEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementAAIFabrdn Asian Income FundN/AGBX 236flatN/A+14.8%£352.20M£49.66M8.34N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsAUSCabrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth TrustN/AGBX 520.50-0.1%N/A+3.2%£351.34M£54.96M7.05N/ABGEUBaillie Gifford European Growth TrustN/AGBX 100.50+0.5%N/A+6.7%£347.46M£46.84M7.62N/APositive NewsDividend IncreaseHigh Trading VolumeEATEuropean Assets TrustN/AGBX 95.60-0.2%N/A+12.6%£343.82M£35.04M12.30N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportCTUKCT UK Capital And Income Investment TrustN/AGBX 338flatN/A+2.6%£342.35M£59.57M6.15N/AHINTHenderson International IncomeN/AGBX 174.59flatN/AN/A£342.26M£38.86M9.82N/AMWYMid Wynd International Inv TrN/AGBX 760+0.3%N/A-2.2%£340.80M£46.65M7.68N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsNBLSNB Global Floating Rate Income Fund GBP (NBLS.L)N/AN/AN/AN/A£337.13MN/A0.00N/ACTPECT Private Equity TrustN/AGBX 470-0.3%N/A+6.3%£336.95M£9.01M62.55N/ANews CoverageDividend Announcement Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Invesco Bond Income Plus Alternatives abrdn Asian Income Fund Alternatives abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust Alternatives Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust Alternatives European Assets Trust Alternatives CT UK Capital And Income Investment Trust Alternatives Henderson International Income Alternatives Mid Wynd International Inv Tr Alternatives NB Global Floating Rate Income Fund GBP (NBLS.L) Alternatives CT Private Equity Trust Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (LON:CRWN) was last updated on 8/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBONUS GUIDE - Ben Stein Prepares For the Next Financial CrisisWith inflation high, debt soaring, and global tensions rising, a financial storm may be brewing. 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