Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust (GMP) Competitors GBX 9.05 0.00 (0.00%) As of 07/28/2025 Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendBuy This Stock GMP vs. NFG, AT, PAM, UTL, BHI, CTP, ET, PVR, CEG, and CLPShould you be buying Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust include Next 15 Group (NFG), Ashtead Technology (AT), Premier Asset Management Group (PAM), UIL (UTL), BMO UK High Income Trust (BHI), Castleton Technology (CTP), Establishment Investment Trust (ET), Providence Resources (PVR), Challenger Energy Group (CEG), and Clear Leisure (CLP). These companies are all part of the "utilities" industry. Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust vs. Its Competitors Next 15 Group Ashtead Technology Premier Asset Management Group UIL BMO UK High Income Trust Castleton Technology Establishment Investment Trust Providence Resources Challenger Energy Group Clear Leisure Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust (LON:GMP) and Next 15 Group (LON:NFG) are both small-cap utilities companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, risk and media sentiment. Does the media prefer GMP or NFG? In the previous week, Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Next 15 Group'saverage media sentiment score. Company Overall Sentiment Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust Neutral Next 15 Group Neutral Is GMP or NFG more profitable? Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust has a net margin of 55.61% compared to Next 15 Group's net margin of 8.28%. Next 15 Group's return on equity of 37.44% beat Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust55.61% 2.87% N/A Next 15 Group 8.28%37.44%9.17% Do analysts recommend GMP or NFG? Next 15 Group has a consensus price target of GBX 580, indicating a potential upside of 104.59%. Given Next 15 Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Next 15 Group is more favorable than Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Next 15 Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Which has better earnings & valuation, GMP or NFG? Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Next 15 Group. Next 15 Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioGabelli Merger Plus+ Trust£540.33M0.17£300.49M£0.2931.12Next 15 Group£741.75M0.39£61.44M£60.874.66 Is GMP or NFG a better dividend stock? Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. Next 15 Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 15 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust pays out 165.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Next 15 Group pays out 24.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Do insiders & institutionals believe in GMP or NFG? 4.3% of Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.0% of Next 15 Group shares are held by institutional investors. 86.7% of Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 7.6% of Next 15 Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryNext 15 Group beats Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for GMP 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 GMP 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 GMP vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricGabelli Merger Plus+ TrustAsset Management IndustryTransportation SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£93.53M£1.31B£7.26B£3.06BDividend Yield6.50%4.39%706.08%5.02%P/E Ratio31.1222.4613.06179.40Price / Sales0.172,491.96517.44252,670.19Price / CashN/A60.717.8527.97Price / Book0.011.422.114.60Net Income£300.49M£264.35M£574.24M£5.90B7 Day PerformanceN/A1.17%-3.20%5.72%1 Month PerformanceN/A1.76%2.18%12.27%1 Year PerformanceN/A6.73%-4.93%66.43% Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GMPGabelli Merger Plus+ TrustN/AGBX 9.05flatN/AN/A£93.53M£540.33M31.12N/ANFGNext 15 Group2.8822 of 5 starsGBX 302+0.7%GBX 580+92.1%-66.4%£304.79M£741.75M4.962,130ATAshtead Technology2.4792 of 5 starsGBX 324.50-2.3%GBX 720+121.9%-60.3%£257.35M£139.68M10.48559Gap UpHigh Trading VolumePAMPremier Asset Management GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£194.15M£53.26M16.386,286Gap DownUTLUILN/AGBX 127.20-0.6%N/A+26.5%£112.50M-£16.90M-4.26520Dividend AnnouncementHigh Trading VolumeBHIBMO UK High Income TrustN/AN/AN/AN/A£99.66M£3.93M40.952,980Gap UpCTPCastleton TechnologyN/AN/AN/AN/A£77.42M£25.08M20.60169ETEstablishment Investment TrustN/AN/AN/AN/A£43.40M-£2.92M-10.9612,600Gap UpPVRProvidence ResourcesN/AN/AN/AN/A£34.84MN/A-3.192Gap DownCEGChallenger Energy GroupN/AGBX 7.90+1.9%N/A+5,544.9%£24.32M£5.19M-1.1813,400CLPClear LeisureN/AN/AN/AN/A£24.23M£39K-13.504Gap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Next 15 Group Alternatives Ashtead Technology Alternatives Premier Asset Management Group Alternatives UIL Alternatives BMO UK High Income Trust Alternatives Castleton Technology Alternatives Establishment Investment Trust Alternatives Providence Resources Alternatives Challenger Energy Group Alternatives Clear Leisure Alternatives 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:GMP) was last updated on 7/31/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersGoogle did what!?!?A new technology has sparked a modern-day gold rush in Silicon Valley. 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