CT Private Equity Trust (CTPE) Competitors

Tetragon Financial (LON:TFG) and CT Private Equity Trust (LON:CTPE) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, earnings and dividends.

Does the media prefer TFG or CTPE?

In the previous week, Tetragon Financial and Tetragon Financial both had 1 articles in the media. Tetragon Financial's average media sentiment score of 0.59 equaled CT Private Equity Trust'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Tetragon Financial	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
CT Private Equity Trust	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more risk and volatility, TFG or CTPE?

Tetragon Financial has a beta of 0.46, indicating that its share price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CT Private Equity Trust has a beta of 0.75, indicating that its share price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in TFG or CTPE?

3.2% of Tetragon Financial shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.7% of CT Private Equity Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 17.8% of Tetragon Financial shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 9.5% of CT Private Equity Trust shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, TFG or CTPE?

Tetragon Financial has higher revenue and earnings than CT Private Equity Trust. Tetragon Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CT Private Equity 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
Tetragon Financial	£22.12B	0.06	£12.66B	£1.56	10.39
CT Private Equity Trust	£9.01M	37.09	£5.40M	£7.51	62.01

Is TFG or CTPE more profitable?

CT Private Equity Trust has a net margin of 59.97% compared to Tetragon Financial's net margin of 57.23%. Tetragon Financial's return on equity of 4.68% beat CT Private Equity Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Tetragon Financial	57.23%	4.68%	3.14%
CT Private Equity Trust	59.97%	1.10%	1.91%

Is TFG or CTPE a better dividend stock?

Tetragon Financial pays an annual dividend of GBX 44 per share and has a dividend yield of 271.6%. CT Private Equity Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 28 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.0%. Tetragon Financial pays out 2,822.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. CT Private Equity Trust pays out 372.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Summary

CT Private Equity Trust beats Tetragon Financial on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.