Dunedin Income Growth Investment Trust (DIG) Competitors

Dunedin Income Growth Investment Trust (LON:DIG) and Murray International (LON:MYI) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, profitability, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, community ranking, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

Does the media refer more to DIG or MYI?

In the previous week, Dunedin Income Growth Investment Trust had 2 more articles in the media than Murray International. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Dunedin Income Growth Investment Trust and 0 mentions for Murray International. Dunedin Income Growth Investment Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.85 beat Murray International's score of 0.00 indicating that Dunedin Income Growth Investment Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Dunedin Income Growth Investment Trust	Very Positive
Murray International	Neutral

Which has more risk and volatility, DIG or MYI?

Dunedin Income Growth Investment Trust has a beta of 0.73, meaning that its share price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Murray International has a beta of 0.79, meaning that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is DIG or MYI more profitable?

Murray International has a net margin of 90.03% compared to Dunedin Income Growth Investment Trust's net margin of 88.71%. Murray International's return on equity of 10.98% beat Dunedin Income Growth Investment Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Dunedin Income Growth Investment Trust	88.71%	8.64%	3.15%
Murray International	90.03%	10.98%	6.89%

Is DIG or MYI a better dividend stock?

Dunedin Income Growth Investment Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 14 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. Murray International pays an annual dividend of GBX 12 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. Dunedin Income Growth Investment Trust pays out 51.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Murray International pays out 39.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, DIG or MYI?

Murray International has higher revenue and earnings than Dunedin Income Growth Investment Trust. Murray International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Dunedin Income Growth Investment 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
Dunedin Income Growth Investment Trust	£40.96M	9.43	£36.34M	£27.13	10.62
Murray International	£198.15M	8.02	£178.39M	£30.07	8.88

Do insiders & institutionals believe in DIG or MYI?

44.3% of Dunedin Income Growth Investment Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.9% of Murray International shares are owned by institutional investors. 19.3% of Dunedin Income Growth Investment Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Murray International shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer DIG or MYI?

Murray International received 13 more outperform votes than Dunedin Income Growth Investment Trust when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 69.70% of users gave Dunedin Income Growth Investment Trust an outperform vote while only 65.98% of users gave Murray International an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Dunedin Income Growth Investment Trust	Outperform Votes 115 69.70%	Underperform Votes 50 30.30%
Murray International	Outperform Votes 128 65.98%	Underperform Votes 66 34.02%

Summary

Murray International beats Dunedin Income Growth Investment Trust on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.