EPE Special Opportunities (ESO) Competitors GBX 136 -7.00 (-4.90%) As of 09/15/2025 09:51 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock ESO vs. JUS, ASIT, GVP, TV1, PGOO, BASC, NUC, BRNA, DUKE, and MCPShould you be buying EPE Special Opportunities stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of EPE Special Opportunities include Jupiter US Smaller Companies (JUS), Aberforth Split Level Income Trust (ASIT), Gabelli Value Plus+ Trust (GVP), Thames Ventures VCT 1 (TV1), ProVen Growth & Income VCT (PGOO), Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies (BASC), Nucleus Financial Group (NUC), BlackRock North American Income Trust (BRNA), Duke Capital (DUKE), and Martin Currie Asia Unconstrand Trust (MCP). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry. EPE Special Opportunities vs. Its Competitors Jupiter US Smaller Companies Aberforth Split Level Income Trust Gabelli Value Plus+ Trust Thames Ventures VCT 1 ProVen Growth & Income VCT Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies Nucleus Financial Group BlackRock North American Income Trust Duke Capital Martin Currie Asia Unconstrand Trust Jupiter US Smaller Companies (LON:JUS) and EPE Special Opportunities (LON:ESO) are both small-cap asset management industry companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, profitability and risk. Does the media refer more to JUS or ESO? In the previous week, EPE Special Opportunities' average media sentiment score of 1.57 beat Jupiter US Smaller Companies' score of 0.00 indicating that EPE Special Opportunities is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Jupiter US Smaller Companies Neutral EPE Special Opportunities Very Positive Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of JUS or ESO? 9.8% of EPE Special Opportunities shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.4% of EPE Special Opportunities shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has better earnings and valuation, JUS or ESO? EPE Special Opportunities has higher revenue and earnings than Jupiter US Smaller Companies. Jupiter US Smaller Companies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than EPE Special Opportunities, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioJupiter US Smaller Companies-£3.32M0.00N/A-£42.20N/AEPE Special Opportunities£1.87M19.26£12.80M£0.0050,370.37 Is JUS or ESO more profitable? Jupiter US Smaller Companies has a net margin of 0.00% compared to EPE Special Opportunities' net margin of -10.57%. Jupiter US Smaller Companies' return on equity of 0.00% beat EPE Special Opportunities' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Jupiter US Smaller CompaniesN/A N/A N/A EPE Special Opportunities -10.57%-0.41%0.41% SummaryEPE Special Opportunities beats Jupiter US Smaller Companies on 7 of the 9 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. 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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£36.10M£1.45B£6.40B£2.58BDividend YieldN/A4.59%4.31%5.30%P/E Ratio50,370.374,756.171,778.745,413.74Price / Sales19.261,967.971,346.4396,516.91Price / Cash1.7960.6248.9927.93Price / Book0.421.382.088.95Net Income£12.80M£265.04M£1.23B£5.89B7 Day Performance-1.45%0.53%0.82%0.51%1 Month Performance-5.56%1.44%1.87%44.59%1 Year Performance-10.53%8.21%31.70%173.06% EPE Special Opportunities Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ESOEPE Special OpportunitiesN/AGBX 136-4.9%N/A-14.2%£36.10M£1.87M50,370.37N/APositive NewsEarnings ReportJUSJupiter 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 UpGVPGabelli Value Plus+ TrustN/AN/AN/AN/A£155.29MN/A0.00310Gap DownTV1Thames Ventures VCT 1N/AGBX 88.50flatN/AN/A£152.85M-£5.37M-2,328.95N/APGOOProVen Growth & Income VCTN/AGBX 46.70flatN/AN/A£150.34M-£4.92M-2,457.89N/ABASCBrown Advisory US Smaller CompaniesN/AGBX 1,305+0.8%N/A+1.6%£149.84M£11.17M1,475.58N/ANUCNucleus Financial GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£147.31M£51.81M46.71356BRNABlackRock North American Income TrustN/AN/AN/AN/A£147.22M£39.61M4.02N/ADUKEDuke Capital2.0412 of 5 starsGBX 29flatGBX 46+58.6%-9.8%£145.64M£6.40M6,444.44N/AMCPMartin Currie Asia Unconstrand TrustN/AN/AN/AN/A£145.58M£6.14M43.1321,000 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies JUS Competitors ASIT Competitors GVP Competitors TV1 Competitors PGOO Competitors BASC Competitors NUC Competitors BRNA Competitors DUKE Competitors MCP 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 9/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhat a Former CIA Agent Knows About the Coming Collapse This isn’t just another gold investing book—it’s a survival playbook written by a former CIA officer trained...Advantage Gold | SponsoredNew Biotech Backed by Proven Incubator Now Open to PublicA successful biotech incubator just opened its next chapter - and you're invited to their raise. 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