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 better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, risk and profitability.

Does the media favor CTPE or BNKR?

In the previous week, CT Private Equity Trust had 1 more articles in the media than The Bankers Investment Trust. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for CT Private Equity Trust and 0 mentions for The Bankers Investment Trust. CT Private Equity Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled The Bankers Investment Trust'saverage media sentiment score.

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

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 5.9%. 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.

Do insiders & institutionals 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 company insiders. Comparatively, 3.2% of The Bankers Investment Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, 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	37.98	£5.40M	£7.51	63.50
The Bankers Investment Trust	£231.92M	5.86	£218.53M	£19.74	6.22

Which has more volatility & risk, CTPE or BNKR?

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

Summary

CT Private Equity Trust and The Bankers Investment Trust tied by winning 7 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.