GSCT vs. RCP, MNKS, BPT, CTY, HICL, HGT, INPP, QLT, JTC, and AJB
Should you be buying The Global Smaller Companies Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of The Global Smaller Companies Trust include RIT Capital Partners (RCP), Monks (MNKS), Bridgepoint Group (BPT), City of London (CTY), HICL Infrastructure (HICL), HgCapital Trust (HGT), International Public Partnerships (INPP), Quilter (QLT), JTC (JTC), and AJ Bell (AJB). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry.
The Global Smaller Companies Trust vs. Its Competitors
The Global Smaller Companies Trust (LON:GSCT) and RIT Capital Partners (LON:RCP) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, earnings, media sentiment and valuation.
The Global Smaller Companies Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.03 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. RIT Capital Partners pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.41 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. The Global Smaller Companies Trust pays out -31.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. RIT Capital Partners pays out 22.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.
The Global Smaller Companies Trust has higher earnings, but lower revenue than RIT Capital Partners. The Global Smaller Companies Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than RIT Capital Partners, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
7.9% of The Global Smaller Companies Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.4% of RIT Capital Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of The Global Smaller Companies Trust shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 19.6% of RIT Capital Partners 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.
In the previous week, The Global Smaller Companies Trust and The Global Smaller Companies Trust both had 1 articles in the media. RIT Capital Partners' average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat The Global Smaller Companies Trust's score of 0.30 indicating that RIT Capital Partners is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
The Global Smaller Companies Trust has a net margin of 845.39% compared to RIT Capital Partners' net margin of 162.20%. The Global Smaller Companies Trust's return on equity of 77.62% beat RIT Capital Partners' return on equity.
The Global Smaller Companies Trust has a beta of 1.01, indicating that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, RIT Capital Partners has a beta of 0.4, indicating that its share price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
RIT Capital Partners beats The Global Smaller Companies Trust on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (LON:GSCT) was last updated on 10/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
