GSCT vs. PHLL, JGGI, RCP, BPT, EMG, MNKS, CTY, HICL, HVPE, and HGT
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 Petershill Partners (PHLL), JPMorgan Global Growth & Income (JGGI), RIT Capital Partners (RCP), Bridgepoint Group (BPT), Man Group (EMG), Monks (MNKS), City of London (CTY), HICL Infrastructure (HICL), HarbourVest Global Private Equity (HVPE), and HgCapital Trust (HGT). 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 Petershill Partners (LON:PHLL) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment and valuation.
The Global Smaller Companies Trust has a net margin of 845.39% compared to Petershill Partners' net margin of 59.57%. The Global Smaller Companies Trust's return on equity of 77.62% beat Petershill Partners' return on equity.
In the previous week, The Global Smaller Companies Trust had 1 more articles in the media than Petershill Partners. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for The Global Smaller Companies Trust and 1 mentions for Petershill Partners. The Global Smaller Companies Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.81 beat Petershill Partners' score of 0.00 indicating that The Global Smaller Companies Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.
The Global Smaller Companies Trust has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Petershill Partners. The Global Smaller Companies Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Petershill Partners, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Petershill Partners has a consensus price target of GBX 240, indicating a potential upside of 4.80%. Given Petershill Partners' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Petershill Partners is more favorable than The Global Smaller Companies Trust.
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, Petershill Partners has a beta of 0.59, indicating that its share price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500.
The Global Smaller Companies Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Petershill Partners pays an annual dividend of GBX 12 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. The Global Smaller Companies Trust pays out 1.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Petershill Partners pays out 48.7% 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.
68.9% of The Global Smaller Companies Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.3% of Petershill Partners shares are held by institutional investors. 4.5% of The Global Smaller Companies Trust shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Petershill Partners shares are held 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.
Summary
The Global Smaller Companies Trust beats Petershill Partners on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:GSCT) was last updated on 7/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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