Foresight Enterprise VCT (FTF) Competitors

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FTF vs. TRG, BGFD, POLR, BUT, and AAS

Should you buy Foresight Enterprise VCT stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Foresight Enterprise VCT with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Foresight Enterprise VCT include The European Smaller Companies Trust (TRG), The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust (BGFD), Polar Capital (POLR), Brunner (BUT), and abrdn Asia Focus (AAS). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry.

How does Foresight Enterprise VCT compare to The European Smaller Companies Trust?

Foresight Enterprise VCT (LON:FTF) and The European Smaller Companies Trust (LON:TRG) are both small-cap asset management industry companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations and risk.

Foresight Enterprise VCT pays an annual dividend of GBX 2.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.0%. The European Smaller Companies Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.03 per share. Foresight Enterprise VCT pays out 254.5% 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 European Smaller Companies Trust pays out 0.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

In the previous week, Foresight Enterprise VCT had 1 more articles in the media than The European Smaller Companies Trust. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Foresight Enterprise VCT and 0 mentions for The European Smaller Companies Trust. Foresight Enterprise VCT's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat The European Smaller Companies Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that Foresight Enterprise VCT is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Foresight Enterprise VCT	Positive
The European Smaller Companies Trust	Neutral

Foresight Enterprise VCT has a net margin of 22.53% compared to The European Smaller Companies Trust's net margin of 0.00%. Foresight Enterprise VCT's return on equity of 2.79% beat The European Smaller Companies Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Foresight Enterprise VCT	22.53%	2.79%	3.66%
The European Smaller Companies Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A

Foresight Enterprise VCT has higher earnings, but lower revenue than The European Smaller Companies Trust. The European Smaller Companies Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Foresight Enterprise VCT, 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
Foresight Enterprise VCT	£4.40M	41.52	£9.90M	£1.10	42.55
The European Smaller Companies Trust	£340.08M	0.00	N/A	£82.00	N/A

Summary

Foresight Enterprise VCT beats The European Smaller Companies Trust on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Foresight Enterprise VCT compare to The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust?

Foresight Enterprise VCT (LON:FTF) and The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust (LON:BGFD) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations and risk.

The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Foresight Enterprise VCT. The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Foresight Enterprise VCT, 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
Foresight Enterprise VCT	£4.40M	41.52	£9.90M	£1.10	42.55
The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust	£154.29M	4.26	£65.49M	£188.95	5.05

The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust has a net margin of 158.45% compared to Foresight Enterprise VCT's net margin of 22.53%. The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust's return on equity of 19.34% beat Foresight Enterprise VCT's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Foresight Enterprise VCT	22.53%	2.79%	3.66%
The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust	158.45%	19.34%	0.31%

8.8% of The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Foresight Enterprise VCT shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Foresight Enterprise VCT has a beta of 0.09091396, indicating that its share price is 91% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust has a beta of 0.9864226, indicating that its share price is 1% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust had 2 more articles in the media than Foresight Enterprise VCT. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust and 1 mentions for Foresight Enterprise VCT. The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat Foresight Enterprise VCT's score of 1.11 indicating that The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Foresight Enterprise VCT	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Foresight Enterprise VCT pays an annual dividend of GBX 2.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.0%. The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 10 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Foresight Enterprise VCT pays out 254.5% 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 Baillie Gifford Japan Trust pays out 5.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Summary

The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust beats Foresight Enterprise VCT on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Foresight Enterprise VCT compare to Polar Capital?

Foresight Enterprise VCT (LON:FTF) and Polar Capital (LON:POLR) are both small-cap asset management industry companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation and dividends.

Polar Capital has higher revenue and earnings than Foresight Enterprise VCT. Polar Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Foresight Enterprise VCT, 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
Foresight Enterprise VCT	£4.40M	41.52	£9.90M	£1.10	42.55
Polar Capital	£222.94M	3.29	£41.05M	£40.00	19.38

Foresight Enterprise VCT has a net margin of 22.53% compared to Polar Capital's net margin of 16.62%. Polar Capital's return on equity of 30.00% beat Foresight Enterprise VCT's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Foresight Enterprise VCT	22.53%	2.79%	3.66%
Polar Capital	16.62%	30.00%	14.85%

32.1% of Polar Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Foresight Enterprise VCT shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 12.9% of Polar Capital shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Foresight Enterprise VCT has a beta of 0.09091396, meaning that its share price is 91% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Polar Capital has a beta of 0.898, meaning that its share price is 10% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Foresight Enterprise VCT and Foresight Enterprise VCT both had 1 articles in the media. Foresight Enterprise VCT's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Polar Capital's score of 0.40 indicating that Foresight Enterprise VCT is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Foresight Enterprise VCT	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Polar Capital	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Foresight Enterprise VCT pays an annual dividend of GBX 2.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.0%. Polar Capital pays an annual dividend of GBX 46 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.9%. Foresight Enterprise VCT pays out 254.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Polar Capital pays out 115.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Polar Capital has a consensus target price of GBX 781.67, indicating a potential upside of 0.86%. Given Polar Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Polar Capital is more favorable than Foresight Enterprise VCT.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Foresight Enterprise VCT	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Polar Capital	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Polar Capital beats Foresight Enterprise VCT on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Foresight Enterprise VCT compare to Brunner?

Brunner (LON:BUT) and Foresight Enterprise VCT (LON:FTF) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends and profitability.

Brunner has higher revenue and earnings than Foresight Enterprise VCT. Brunner is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Foresight Enterprise VCT, 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
Brunner	£57.55M	11.08	£105.32M	£128.48	11.52
Foresight Enterprise VCT	£4.40M	41.52	£9.90M	£1.10	42.55

Brunner has a net margin of 94.80% compared to Foresight Enterprise VCT's net margin of 22.53%. Brunner's return on equity of 8.72% beat Foresight Enterprise VCT's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Brunner	94.80%	8.72%	11.63%
Foresight Enterprise VCT	22.53%	2.79%	3.66%

Brunner has a beta of 0.54, indicating that its stock price is 46% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Foresight Enterprise VCT has a beta of 0.09091396, indicating that its stock price is 91% less volatile than the broader market.

Brunner pays an annual dividend of GBX 24.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Foresight Enterprise VCT pays an annual dividend of GBX 2.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.0%. Brunner pays out 19.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Foresight Enterprise VCT pays out 254.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

5.3% of Brunner shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Brunner shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Foresight Enterprise VCT shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Brunner and Brunner both had 1 articles in the media. Foresight Enterprise VCT's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Brunner's score of 0.89 indicating that Foresight Enterprise VCT is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Brunner	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Foresight Enterprise VCT	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Brunner beats Foresight Enterprise VCT on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Foresight Enterprise VCT compare to abrdn Asia Focus?

abrdn Asia Focus (LON:AAS) and Foresight Enterprise VCT (LON:FTF) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends and profitability.

abrdn Asia Focus has higher revenue and earnings than Foresight Enterprise VCT. abrdn Asia Focus is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Foresight Enterprise VCT, 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
abrdn Asia Focus	£115.75M	5.48	£36.71M	£77.49	5.90
Foresight Enterprise VCT	£4.40M	41.52	£9.90M	£1.10	42.55

abrdn Asia Focus has a net margin of 102.94% compared to Foresight Enterprise VCT's net margin of 22.53%. abrdn Asia Focus' return on equity of 19.85% beat Foresight Enterprise VCT's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
abrdn Asia Focus	102.94%	19.85%	2.79%
Foresight Enterprise VCT	22.53%	2.79%	3.66%

abrdn Asia Focus has a beta of 0.71611387, indicating that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Foresight Enterprise VCT has a beta of 0.09091396, indicating that its stock price is 91% less volatile than the broader market.

abrdn Asia Focus pays an annual dividend of GBX 6.43 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Foresight Enterprise VCT pays an annual dividend of GBX 2.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.0%. abrdn Asia Focus pays out 8.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Foresight Enterprise VCT pays out 254.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

11.5% of abrdn Asia Focus shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of abrdn Asia Focus shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Foresight Enterprise VCT shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Foresight Enterprise VCT had 1 more articles in the media than abrdn Asia Focus. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Foresight Enterprise VCT and 0 mentions for abrdn Asia Focus. Foresight Enterprise VCT's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat abrdn Asia Focus' score of 0.00 indicating that Foresight Enterprise VCT is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
abrdn Asia Focus	Neutral
Foresight Enterprise VCT	Positive

Summary

abrdn Asia Focus beats Foresight Enterprise VCT on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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FTF vs. The Competition

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Metric	Foresight Enterprise VCT	Asset Management Industry	Financial Sector	LON Exchange
Market Cap	£182.60M	£2.37B	£5.76B	£2.79B
Dividend Yield	13.03%	5.99%	5.27%	6.09%
P/E Ratio	42.55	25.21	15.77	366.15
Price / Sales	41.52	1,964.78	995.10	88,429.84
Price / Cash	4.69	60.17	90.32	27.89
Price / Book	0.67	1.35	4.40	7.74
Net Income	£9.90M	£265.53M	£1.15B	£5.89B
7 Day Performance	2.63%	-0.13%	0.43%	0.82%
1 Month Performance	-2.50%	2.39%	2.28%	2.78%
1 Year Performance	-3.19%	13.44%	21.88%	87.90%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
FTF Foresight Enterprise VCT	N/A	GBX 46.80 flat	N/A	-5.7%	£182.60M	£4.40M	42.55	N/A	Positive News
TRG The European Smaller Companies Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	£701.52M	£340.08M	2.13	N/A
BGFD The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust	N/A	GBX 922 +0.9%	N/A	+27.1%	£660.48M	£154.29M	4.88	N/A	Positive News
POLR Polar Capital	2.3399 of 5 stars	GBX 686.98 -0.4%	GBX 691.67 +0.7%	+85.3%	£651.40M	£222.94M	17.17	135
BUT Brunner	N/A	GBX 1,494 +0.1%	N/A	+6.1%	£644.96M	£57.55M	11.63	N/A

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Foresight Enterprise VCT (FTF) Competitors

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FTF vs. TRG, BGFD, POLR, BUT, and AAS

How does Foresight Enterprise VCT compare to The European Smaller Companies Trust?

Is FTF or TRG a better dividend stock?

Does the media prefer FTF or TRG?

Is FTF or TRG more profitable?

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, FTF or TRG?

Summary

How does Foresight Enterprise VCT compare to The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust?

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, FTF or BGFD?

Is FTF or BGFD more profitable?

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in FTF or BGFD?

Which has more volatility & risk, FTF or BGFD?

Does the media favor FTF or BGFD?

Is FTF or BGFD a better dividend stock?

Summary

How does Foresight Enterprise VCT compare to Polar Capital?

Which has higher earnings & valuation, FTF or POLR?

Is FTF or POLR more profitable?

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of FTF or POLR?

Which has more volatility & risk, FTF or POLR?

Does the media favor FTF or POLR?

Is FTF or POLR a better dividend stock?

Do analysts prefer FTF or POLR?

Summary

How does Foresight Enterprise VCT compare to Brunner?

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, BUT or FTF?

Is BUT or FTF more profitable?

Which has more risk & volatility, BUT or FTF?

Is BUT or FTF a better dividend stock?

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in BUT or FTF?

Does the media prefer BUT or FTF?

Summary

How does Foresight Enterprise VCT compare to abrdn Asia Focus?

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, AAS or FTF?

Is AAS or FTF more profitable?

Which has more risk & volatility, AAS or FTF?

Is AAS or FTF a better dividend stock?

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in AAS or FTF?

Does the media prefer AAS or FTF?

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