Crown Place VCT (CRWN) Competitors GBX 29.10 0.00 (0.00%) As of 07/4/2025 Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendBuy This Stock CRWN vs. BIPS, BGEU, GSF, BGS, HINT, CTPE, AAIF, NBLS, CTUK, and MWYShould 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), Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust (BGEU), Gore Street Energy Storage Fund (GSF), Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon (BGS), Henderson International Income (HINT), CT Private Equity Trust (CTPE), abrdn Asian Income Fund (AAIF), NB Global Floating Rate Income Fund GBP (NBLS.L) (NBLS), CT UK Capital And Income Investment Trust (CTUK), and Mid Wynd International Inv Tr (MWY). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry. Crown Place VCT vs. Its Competitors Invesco Bond Income Plus Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust Gore Street Energy Storage Fund Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon Henderson International Income CT Private Equity Trust abrdn Asian Income Fund NB Global Floating Rate Income Fund GBP (NBLS.L) CT UK Capital And Income Investment Trust Mid Wynd International Inv Tr Crown Place VCT (LON:CRWN) and Invesco Bond Income Plus (LON:BIPS) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, risk and dividends. Does the media refer more to CRWN or BIPS? In the previous week, Crown Place VCT's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Invesco Bond Income Plus'average media sentiment score. Company Overall Sentiment Crown Place VCT Neutral Invesco Bond Income Plus Neutral Which has more volatility and risk, CRWN or BIPS? Crown Place VCT has a beta of 0.09, meaning that its stock price is 91% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Invesco Bond Income Plus has a beta of 0.4, meaning that its stock price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has better earnings & valuation, CRWN or BIPS? 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 RatioCrown Place VCT£4.57M19.37£2.31M£0.7638.25Invesco Bond Income Plus£25.14M13.98£39.68M£19.538.86 Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of CRWN or BIPS? 0.9% of Crown Place VCT shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 11.7% of Invesco Bond Income Plus shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Crown Place VCT shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Invesco Bond Income Plus shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is CRWN or BIPS 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 Crown Place VCT50.64% 2.35% 1.52% Invesco Bond Income Plus 157.83%11.70%5.67% Is CRWN or BIPS a better dividend stock? 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 an annual dividend of GBX 12 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.9%. 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 pays out 61.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Invesco Bond Income Plus is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. SummaryInvesco Bond Income Plus beats Crown Place VCT on 10 of the 13 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£1.25B£6.45B£2.96BDividend Yield5.46%4.36%4.17%5.02%P/E Ratio38.2521.8413.60146.57Price / Sales19.372,409.391,788.69240,177.01Price / Cash2.8060.8148.9127.97Price / Book0.851.213.195.30Net Income£2.31M£264.68M£1.25B£5.90B7 Day PerformanceN/A0.53%0.61%1.00%1 Month PerformanceN/A2.88%3.33%5.02%1 Year Performance0.31%6.72%15.51%81.50% 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+0.3%N/A+0.6%£351.32M£25.14M8.86N/ADividend AnnouncementBGEUBaillie Gifford European Growth TrustN/AGBX 101+2.0%N/A+7.7%£349.19M£46.84M7.65N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsDividend IncreaseGSFGore Street Energy Storage Fund1.6745 of 5 starsGBX 67.50+1.2%N/A+0.5%£347.91M£7.38M-58.33N/AAnalyst DowngradeBGSBaillie Gifford Shin NipponN/AGBX 123.80+0.5%N/A+10.6%£345.61M-£54.25M-6.263,080HINTHenderson International IncomeN/AGBX 174.59flatN/AN/A£342.26M£38.86M9.82N/ACTPECT Private Equity TrustN/AGBX 476+2.1%N/A+5.3%£341.25M£9.01M63.34N/ADividend AnnouncementGap DownAAIFabrdn Asian Income FundN/AGBX 226+0.4%N/A+4.1%£337.28M£49.66M7.99N/ANBLSNB Global Floating Rate Income Fund GBP (NBLS.L)N/AN/AN/AN/A£337.13MN/A0.00N/ACTUKCT UK Capital And Income Investment TrustN/AGBX 331+0.3%N/A+0.6%£335.26M£59.57M6.03N/AMWYMid Wynd International Inv TrN/AGBX 742+1.1%N/A-4.8%£332.73M£46.65M7.50N/A Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Invesco Bond Income Plus Alternatives Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust Alternatives Gore Street Energy Storage Fund Alternatives Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon Alternatives Henderson International Income Alternatives CT Private Equity Trust Alternatives abrdn Asian Income Fund Alternatives NB Global Floating Rate Income Fund GBP (NBLS.L) Alternatives CT UK Capital And Income Investment Trust Alternatives Mid Wynd International Inv Tr 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 7/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s New Order Could Boost Social Security Benefits by 400%If you collect—or plan to collect—Social Security, you need to see this. 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