Global Opportunities Trust (GOT) Competitors GBX 328 +10.00 (+3.14%) As of 03:47 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock GOT vs. LWI, HFEL, BGEU, CTPE, AUSC, BGS, AAIF, BIPS, MTE, and EATShould you be buying Global Opportunities Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Global Opportunities Trust include Lowland (LWI), Henderson Far East Income (HFEL), Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust (BGEU), CT Private Equity Trust (CTPE), abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust (AUSC), Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon (BGS), abrdn Asian Income Fund (AAIF), Invesco Bond Income Plus (BIPS), Montanaro European Smaller (MTE), and European Assets Trust (EAT). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry. Global Opportunities Trust vs. Its Competitors Lowland Henderson Far East Income Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust CT Private Equity Trust abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon abrdn Asian Income Fund Invesco Bond Income Plus Montanaro European Smaller European Assets Trust Lowland (LON:LWI) and Global Opportunities Trust (LON:GOT) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk and dividends. Which has higher valuation & earnings, LWI or GOT? Lowland has higher revenue and earnings than Global Opportunities Trust. Lowland is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Global Opportunities Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioLowland£58.88M6.26£54.35M£21.316.78Global Opportunities Trust£6.53M14.68£5.48M£0.191,726.32 Is LWI or GOT a better dividend stock? Lowland pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. Global Opportunities Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Lowland pays out 28.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Global Opportunities Trust pays out 2,631.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Lowland is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in LWI or GOT? 11.7% of Lowland shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 25.6% of Global Opportunities Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 3.2% of Lowland shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 38.9% of Global Opportunities Trust shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has more risk and volatility, LWI or GOT? Lowland has a beta of 1.15, indicating that its share price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Global Opportunities Trust has a beta of 0.42, indicating that its share price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is LWI or GOT more profitable? Lowland has a net margin of 92.30% compared to Global Opportunities Trust's net margin of 83.86%. Lowland's return on equity of 15.19% beat Global Opportunities Trust's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Lowland92.30% 15.19% 4.63% Global Opportunities Trust 83.86%5.17%3.41% Does the media favor LWI or GOT? In the previous week, Global Opportunities Trust had 2 more articles in the media than Lowland. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Global Opportunities Trust and 0 mentions for Lowland. Global Opportunities Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.83 beat Lowland's score of 0.00 indicating that Global Opportunities Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Lowland Neutral Global Opportunities Trust Very Positive SummaryLowland beats Global Opportunities Trust on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Global Opportunities Trust News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for GOT 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 GOT 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 GOT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricGlobal Opportunities TrustAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£95.84M£1.29B£6.31B£3.04BDividend Yield1.72%4.40%4.19%5.02%P/E Ratio1,726.3222.5314.12178.04Price / Sales14.682,614.551,898.18263,976.20Price / Cash2.8360.7049.1427.97Price / Book0.891.452.114.54Net Income£5.48M£265.04M£1.23B£5.90B7 Day Performance2.50%-0.17%6.23%12.88%1 Month Performance3.80%0.59%1.77%4.69%1 Year Performance11.56%6.63%19.86%71.38% Global Opportunities Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)GOTGlobal Opportunities TrustN/AGBX 328+3.1%N/A+8.2%£95.84M£6.53M1,726.321Positive NewsLWILowlandN/AGBX 147flatN/A+11.6%£374.94M£58.88M6.90N/AHFELHenderson Far East IncomeN/AGBX 230.50-2.7%N/A+0.0%£374.58M-£1.75M-36.31N/ANews CoverageBGEUBaillie Gifford European Growth TrustN/AGBX 107+0.5%N/A+10.6%£369.93M£46.84M8.11N/APositive NewsDividend IncreaseCTPECT Private Equity TrustN/AGBX 500.50+0.2%N/A+6.7%£358.81M£9.01M66.60N/ADividend AnnouncementGap UpAUSCabrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth TrustN/AGBX 528+0.2%N/A+0.4%£356.40M£54.96M7.15N/ABGSBaillie Gifford Shin NipponN/AGBX 126.40+1.1%N/A+16.3%£352.87M-£54.25M-6.393,080News CoverageAAIFabrdn Asian Income FundN/AGBX 234-0.8%N/A+9.5%£349.22M£49.66M8.27N/ABIPSInvesco Bond Income PlusN/AGBX 171.50+0.3%N/A-0.1%£348.27M£25.14M8.78N/ADividend AnnouncementMTEMontanaro European SmallerN/AGBX 182+0.3%N/A+25.0%£346.19M£57.06M6.61N/ANews CoverageEATEuropean Assets TrustN/AGBX 96.20+0.2%N/A+12.8%£345.98M£35.04M12.38N/A Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Lowland Competitors Henderson Far East Income Competitors Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust Competitors CT Private Equity Trust Competitors abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust Competitors Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon Competitors abrdn Asian Income Fund Competitors Invesco Bond Income Plus Competitors Montanaro European Smaller Competitors European Assets Trust 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:GOT) was last updated on 8/4/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWall Street Laughed. 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