EPE Special Opportunities (ESO) Competitors GBX 153 +2.00 (+1.32%) As of 07/3/2025 10:14 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock ESO vs. CLIG, SEC, AUGM, LTI, IVI, TIGT, PVN, JUS, ASIT, and TV1Should you be buying EPE Special Opportunities stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of EPE Special Opportunities include City of London Investment Group (CLIG), Strategic Equity Capital (SEC), Augmentum Fintech (AUGM), Lindsell Train Investment Trust (LTI), Invesco Income Growth Trust (IVI), Troy Income & Growth (TIGT), ProVen VCT (PVN), Jupiter US Smaller Companies (JUS), Aberforth Split Level Income Trust (ASIT), and Thames Ventures VCT 1 (TV1). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry. EPE Special Opportunities vs. Its Competitors City of London Investment Group Strategic Equity Capital Augmentum Fintech Lindsell Train Investment Trust Invesco Income Growth Trust Troy Income & Growth ProVen VCT Jupiter US Smaller Companies Aberforth Split Level Income Trust Thames Ventures VCT 1 City of London Investment Group (LON:CLIG) and EPE Special Opportunities (LON:ESO) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk. Which has better earnings & valuation, CLIG or ESO? City of London Investment Group has higher revenue and earnings than EPE Special Opportunities. EPE Special Opportunities is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than City of London Investment Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCity of London Investment Group£54.04M3.13£15.02M£31.0811.26EPE Special Opportunities£3.75M11.56£12.80M-£0.01-15,300.00 Which has more volatility and risk, CLIG or ESO? City of London Investment Group has a beta of 0.47, indicating that its share price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, EPE Special Opportunities has a beta of 0.9, indicating that its share price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is CLIG or ESO more profitable? City of London Investment Group has a net margin of 27.80% compared to EPE Special Opportunities' net margin of -10.57%. City of London Investment Group's return on equity of 12.88% beat EPE Special Opportunities' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets City of London Investment Group27.80% 12.88% 7.65% EPE Special Opportunities -10.57%-0.41%0.41% Do institutionals and insiders believe in CLIG or ESO? 19.2% of City of London Investment Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.6% of EPE Special Opportunities shares are owned by institutional investors. 53.7% of City of London Investment Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 53.1% of EPE Special Opportunities shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the media favor CLIG or ESO? In the previous week, City of London Investment Group had 3 more articles in the media than EPE Special Opportunities. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for City of London Investment Group and 1 mentions for EPE Special Opportunities. City of London Investment Group's average media sentiment score of 1.37 beat EPE Special Opportunities' score of 0.92 indicating that City of London Investment Group is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment City of London Investment Group 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive EPE Special Opportunities 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryCity of London Investment Group beats EPE Special Opportunities on 11 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks. Get EPE Special Opportunities News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ESO and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding ESO and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart ESO vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricEPE Special OpportunitiesAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£43.35M£1.25B£6.45B£2.96BDividend YieldN/A4.36%4.18%5.02%P/E Ratio-15,300.0021.8413.60146.59Price / Sales11.562,375.071,762.85240,167.53Price / Cash1.7960.8148.9127.97Price / Book0.471.213.195.30Net Income£12.80M£264.68M£1.25B£5.90B7 Day Performance3.24%0.48%0.64%0.92%1 Month PerformanceN/A2.84%3.49%5.20%1 Year Performance-9.47%6.52%15.51%80.76% EPE Special Opportunities Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ESOEPE Special OpportunitiesN/AGBX 153+1.3%N/A-7.9%£43.35M£3.75M-15,300.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsCLIGCity of London Investment GroupN/AGBX 347+0.3%N/A-5.9%£167.73M£54.04M11.16120Insider TradeSECStrategic Equity CapitalN/AGBX 363-0.5%N/A-0.5%£167.53M£28.94M6.54N/AAUGMAugmentum FintechN/AGBX 99.40+1.9%N/A-15.8%£167.52M£18.62M0.95N/AEarnings ReportLTILindsell Train Investment TrustN/AGBX 822.82-0.4%N/A+5.4%£164.75M£936.35M21.35N/APositive NewsGap UpIVIInvesco Income Growth TrustN/AN/AN/AN/A£162.22M-£28.62M-5.42N/ATIGTTroy Income & GrowthN/AN/AN/AN/A£162.08M-£7.86M-2,320.00N/AGap DownPVNProVen VCTN/AGBX 59.50flatN/AN/A£161.87M£14.11M17.11N/AJUSJupiter US Smaller CompaniesN/AN/AN/AN/A£159.73M-£3.32M-31.64N/AGap DownHigh Trading VolumeASITAberforth Split Level Income TrustN/AN/AN/AN/A£158.86M£821K927.78N/AGap UpTV1Thames Ventures VCT 1N/AGBX 91.50flatN/AN/A£158.04M-£3.64M-2,287.50N/A Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CLIG Competitors SEC Competitors AUGM Competitors LTI Competitors IVI Competitors TIGT Competitors PVN Competitors JUS Competitors ASIT Competitors TV1 Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (LON:ESO) was last updated on 7/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersSpecial gold investment soars 2,300% ... 5,090% ... 9,850%In my 54 years as an investor, I’ve seen my share of gold bull markets. 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