CT Private Equity Trust (CTPE) Competitors

CT Private Equity Trust (LON:CTPE) and The Bankers Investment Trust (LON:BNKR) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment, valuation and earnings.

Is CTPE or BNKR a better dividend stock?

CT Private Equity Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 28 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.0%. The Bankers Investment Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. 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. The Bankers Investment Trust pays out 15.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Which has more risk and volatility, CTPE or BNKR?

CT Private Equity Trust has a beta of 0.75, meaning that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The Bankers Investment Trust has a beta of 0.6, meaning that its stock price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is CTPE or BNKR more profitable?

The Bankers Investment Trust has a net margin of 94.23% compared to CT Private Equity Trust's net margin of 59.97%. The Bankers Investment Trust's return on equity of 15.93% beat CT Private Equity Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
CT Private Equity Trust	59.97%	1.10%	1.91%
The Bankers Investment Trust	94.23%	15.93%	6.13%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, CTPE or BNKR?

The Bankers Investment Trust has higher revenue and earnings than CT Private Equity Trust. The Bankers Investment Trust 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
CT Private Equity Trust	£9.01M	37.41	£5.40M	£7.51	62.55
The Bankers Investment Trust	£231.92M	5.87	£218.53M	£19.74	6.23

Does the media prefer CTPE or BNKR?

In the previous week, The Bankers Investment Trust had 1 more articles in the media than CT Private Equity Trust. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for The Bankers Investment Trust and 0 mentions for CT Private Equity Trust. The Bankers Investment Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.69 beat CT Private Equity Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that The Bankers Investment Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
CT Private Equity Trust	Neutral
The Bankers Investment Trust	Very Positive

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

47.7% of CT Private Equity Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 23.4% of The Bankers Investment Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.5% of CT Private Equity Trust shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.2% of The Bankers Investment Trust shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

The Bankers Investment Trust beats CT Private Equity Trust on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.