Do analysts recommend GMP or NFG?

Next 15 Group has a consensus price target of GBX 474.67, suggesting a potential upside of 62.87%. 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 Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Next 15 Group 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00

Which has better valuation & earnings, GMP or UTL?

Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust has higher revenue and earnings than UIL. UIL 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 Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust £540.33M 0.14 £300.49M £0.29 25.11 UIL £56.70M 3.00 -£26.39M £48.12 3.91

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GMP vs. NFG, UTL, BHI, CTP, and ET

Should you buy Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust 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 Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust include Next 15 Group (NFG), UIL (UTL), BMO UK High Income Trust (BHI), Castleton Technology (CTP), and Establishment Investment Trust (ET).

How does Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust compare to Next 15 Group?

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

Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust has a beta of 0.09854958, suggesting that its stock price is 90% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Next 15 Group has a beta of 1.292, suggesting that its stock price is 29% more volatile than the broader market.

Next 15 Group has a consensus price target of GBX 474.67, suggesting a potential upside of 62.87%. 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
Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Next 15 Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.6%. Next 15 Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 15.35 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 -51.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

4.3% of Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 40.9% of Next 15 Group shares are held by institutional investors. 86.7% of Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 7.7% of Next 15 Group shares are held 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.

In the previous week, Next 15 Group had 1 more articles in the media than Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Next 15 Group and 0 mentions for Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust. 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

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust	£540.33M	0.14	£300.49M	£0.29	25.11
Next 15 Group	£617.28M	0.48	£61.44M	-£30.00	N/A

Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust has a net margin of 44.89% compared to Next 15 Group's net margin of -4.90%. Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust's return on equity of 6.34% beat Next 15 Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust	44.89%	6.34%	N/A
Next 15 Group	-4.90%	-20.40%	9.17%

Summary

Next 15 Group beats Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust compare to UIL?

Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust (LON:GMP) and UIL (LON:UTL) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment and risk.

Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust has higher revenue and earnings than UIL. UIL 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
Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust	£540.33M	0.14	£300.49M	£0.29	25.11
UIL	£56.70M	3.00	-£26.39M	£48.12	3.91

Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.6%. UIL pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. 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. UIL pays out 16.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust has a beta of 0.09854958, meaning that its share price is 90% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, UIL has a beta of 0.261, meaning that its share price is 74% less volatile than the broader market.

4.3% of Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.1% of UIL shares are owned by institutional investors. 86.7% of Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of UIL shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, UIL had 2 more articles in the media than Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for UIL and 0 mentions for Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust. UIL's average media sentiment score of 0.31 beat Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that UIL is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust	Neutral
UIL	Neutral

UIL has a net margin of 88.21% compared to Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust's net margin of 44.89%. UIL's return on equity of 29.87% beat Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust	44.89%	6.34%	N/A
UIL	88.21%	29.87%	-3.94%

Summary

UIL beats Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust compare to BMO UK High Income Trust?

BMO UK High Income Trust (LON:BHI) and Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust (LON:GMP) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, dividends, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

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

In the previous week, BMO UK High Income Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
BMO UK High Income Trust	Neutral
Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust	Neutral

Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust has a net margin of 44.89% compared to BMO UK High Income Trust's net margin of 0.00%. Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust's return on equity of 6.34% beat BMO UK High Income Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BMO UK High Income Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A
Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust	44.89%	6.34%	N/A

BMO UK High Income Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.05 per share. Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.6%. BMO UK High Income Trust pays out 2.6% 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.

Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust has higher revenue and earnings than BMO UK High Income Trust. BMO UK High Income Trust 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
BMO UK High Income Trust	£3.93M	0.00	N/A	£2.10	N/A
Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust	£540.33M	0.14	£300.49M	£0.29	25.11

Summary

Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust beats BMO UK High Income Trust on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust compare to Castleton Technology?

Castleton Technology (LON:CTP) and Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust (LON:GMP) are related small-cap companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and earnings.

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

Company	Overall Sentiment
Castleton Technology	Neutral
Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust	Neutral

Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Castleton Technology. Castleton Technology 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
Castleton Technology	£25.08M	0.00	N/A	£4.60	N/A
Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust	£540.33M	0.14	£300.49M	£0.29	25.11

Castleton Technology pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share. Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.6%. Castleton Technology pays out 43.5% 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.

Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust has a net margin of 44.89% compared to Castleton Technology's net margin of 0.00%. Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust's return on equity of 6.34% beat Castleton Technology's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Castleton Technology	N/A	N/A	N/A
Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust	44.89%	6.34%	N/A

4.3% of Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 86.7% of Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust shares are owned 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.

Summary

Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust beats Castleton Technology on 7 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust compare to Establishment Investment Trust?

Establishment Investment Trust (LON:ET) and Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust (LON:GMP) are related small-cap companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, profitability and earnings.

Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust has a net margin of 44.89% compared to Establishment Investment Trust's net margin of 0.00%. Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust's return on equity of 6.34% beat Establishment Investment Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Establishment Investment Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A
Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust	44.89%	6.34%	N/A

4.3% of Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 86.7% of Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust shares are held 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.

Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Establishment Investment Trust. Establishment Investment Trust 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
Establishment Investment Trust	-£2.92M	0.00	N/A	-£19.80	N/A
Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust	£540.33M	0.14	£300.49M	£0.29	25.11

Establishment Investment Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.06 per share. Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.6%. Establishment Investment Trust pays out -0.3% 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.

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

Company	Overall Sentiment
Establishment Investment Trust	Neutral
Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust	Neutral

Summary

Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust beats Establishment Investment Trust on 8 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.

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Metric	Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust	Capital Markets Industry	Finance Sector	LON Exchange
Market Cap	£75.44M	£5.50B	£13.65B	£2.79B
Dividend Yield	6.50%	7.50%	5.95%	6.15%
P/E Ratio	25.11	36.77	28.66	368.29
Price / Sales	0.14	1,129.60	468.01	83,501.30
Price / Cash	N/A	84.88	44.50	27.89
Price / Book	0.01	3.68	3.68	7.04
Net Income	£300.49M	£417.14M	£1.31B	£5.89B
7 Day Performance	N/A	7.75%	3.63%	6.05%
1 Month Performance	N/A	-1.25%	0.07%	-0.22%
1 Year Performance	N/A	5.61%	12.94%	63.72%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
GMP Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust	N/A	GBX 7.30 flat	N/A	N/A	£75.44M	£540.33M	25.11	N/A
NFG Next 15 Group	1.7125 of 5 stars	GBX 290.50 +2.6%	GBX 474.67 +63.4%	+5.4%	£293.52M	£617.28M	N/A	2,130	News Coverage
UTL UIL	N/A	GBX 208 +6.1%	N/A	+46.2%	£188.12M	£56.70M	4.32	520	Gap Down
BHI BMO UK High Income Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	£99.66M	£3.93M	40.95	2,980	Gap Up
CTP Castleton Technology	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	£77.42M	£25.08M	20.60	169

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GMP vs. NFG, UTL, BHI, CTP, and ET

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Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust (GMP) Competitors

GMP vs. NFG, UTL, BHI, CTP, and ET

How does Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust compare to Next 15 Group?

Which has more volatility & risk, GMP or NFG?

Do analysts recommend GMP or NFG?

Is GMP or NFG a better dividend stock?

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of GMP or NFG?

Does the media prefer GMP or NFG?

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, GMP or NFG?

Is GMP or NFG more profitable?

Summary

How does Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust compare to UIL?

Which has better valuation & earnings, GMP or UTL?

Is GMP or UTL a better dividend stock?

Which has more risk & volatility, GMP or UTL?

Do institutionals & insiders believe in GMP or UTL?

Does the media refer more to GMP or UTL?

Is GMP or UTL more profitable?

Summary

How does Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust compare to BMO UK High Income Trust?

Do institutionals & insiders believe in BHI or GMP?

Does the media refer more to BHI or GMP?

Is BHI or GMP more profitable?

Is BHI or GMP a better dividend stock?

Which has higher valuation and earnings, BHI or GMP?

Summary

How does Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust compare to Castleton Technology?

Does the media favor CTP or GMP?

Which has better valuation & earnings, CTP or GMP?

Is CTP or GMP a better dividend stock?

Is CTP or GMP more profitable?

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in CTP or GMP?

Summary

How does Gabelli Merger Plus+ Trust compare to Establishment Investment Trust?

Is ET or GMP more profitable?

Do insiders and institutionals believe in ET or GMP?

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, ET or GMP?

Is ET or GMP a better dividend stock?

Does the media favor ET or GMP?

Summary

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