Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust (GMP) Competitors

Next 15 Group (LON:NFG) and Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust (LON:GMP) are both small-cap utilities companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and profitability.

Does the media refer more to NFG or GMP?

In the previous week, Next 15 Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Next 15 Group	Neutral
Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust	Neutral

Is NFG or GMP 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
Next 15 Group	8.28%	37.44%	9.17%
Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust	55.61%	2.87%	N/A

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in NFG or GMP?

68.0% of Next 15 Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.3% of Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 7.6% of Next 15 Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 86.7% of Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has better valuation and earnings, NFG or GMP?

Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Next 15 Group	£741.75M	0.37	£61.44M	£60.87	4.45
Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust	£540.33M	0.17	£300.49M	£0.29	31.12

Is NFG or GMP a better dividend stock?

Next 15 Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 15 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. 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 out 24.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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 is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts prefer NFG or GMP?

Next 15 Group currently has a consensus price target of GBX 580, indicating a potential upside of 114.02%. Given Next 15 Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable 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
Next 15 Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

Next 15 Group beats Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.