CT Private Equity Trust (CTPE) Competitors

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

Is BNKR or CTPE 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
The Bankers Investment Trust	94.23%	15.93%	6.13%
CT Private Equity Trust	59.97%	1.10%	1.91%

Which has more risk & volatility, BNKR or CTPE?

The Bankers Investment Trust has a beta of 0.6, indicating that its share price is 40% 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.

Is BNKR or CTPE a better dividend stock?

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 an annual dividend of GBX 28 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.7%. The Bankers Investment Trust pays out 15.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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.

Does the media favor BNKR or CTPE?

In the previous week, The Bankers Investment Trust and The Bankers Investment Trust both had 1 articles in the media. The Bankers Investment Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.68 beat CT Private Equity Trust's score of 1.66 indicating that The Bankers Investment Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
The Bankers Investment Trust	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
CT Private Equity Trust	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

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

23.4% of The Bankers Investment Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.7% of CT Private Equity Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 3.2% of The Bankers Investment Trust shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 9.5% of CT Private Equity Trust shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has better valuation and earnings, BNKR or CTPE?

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
The Bankers Investment Trust	£231.92M	5.85	£218.53M	£19.74	6.21
CT Private Equity Trust	£9.01M	38.76	£5.40M	£7.51	64.81

Summary

The Bankers Investment Trust beats CT Private Equity Trust on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.