GOT vs. NSI, HAN, OSEC, ARTL, MHN, HOT, CRWN, MAV4, UTL, and TV1
Should you be buying Global Opportunities Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Global Opportunities Trust include New Star Investment Trust (NSI), Hansa Investment (HAN), Octopus AIM VCT 2 (OSEC), Alpha Real Trust (ARTL), Menhaden Resource Efficiency (MHN), Henderson Opportunities (HOT), Crown Place VCT (CRWN), Maven Income & Growth VCT 4 (MAV4), UIL (UTL), and Thames Ventures VCT 1 (TV1). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry.
Global Opportunities Trust (LON:GOT) and New Star Investment Trust (LON:NSI) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, community ranking, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, risk and media sentiment.
29.5% of Global Opportunities Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.3% of New Star Investment Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 43.6% of Global Opportunities Trust shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 76.1% of New Star Investment Trust shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Global Opportunities Trust had 12 more articles in the media than New Star Investment Trust. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Global Opportunities Trust and 0 mentions for New Star Investment Trust. Global Opportunities Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.14 beat New Star Investment Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that Global Opportunities Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Global Opportunities Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. New Star Investment Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Global Opportunities Trust pays out 3,125.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. New Star Investment Trust pays out 6,000.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
Global Opportunities Trust has higher revenue and earnings than New Star Investment Trust. Global Opportunities Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than New Star Investment Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Global Opportunities Trust has a beta of 0.46, indicating that its stock price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, New Star Investment Trust has a beta of 0.3, indicating that its stock price is 70% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Global Opportunities Trust has a net margin of 68.82% compared to New Star Investment Trust's net margin of 68.60%. Global Opportunities Trust's return on equity of 4.34% beat New Star Investment Trust's return on equity.
Global Opportunities Trust received 58 more outperform votes than New Star Investment Trust when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 63.87% of users gave Global Opportunities Trust an outperform vote while only 54.55% of users gave New Star Investment Trust an outperform vote.
Summary
Global Opportunities Trust beats New Star Investment Trust on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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