The Global Smaller Companies Trust (GSCT) Competitors

Petershill Partners (LON:PHLL) and The Global Smaller Companies Trust (LON:GSCT) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends and institutional ownership.

Is PHLL or GSCT more profitable?

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.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Petershill Partners	59.57%	7.17%	5.95%
The Global Smaller Companies Trust	845.39%	77.62%	-1.80%

Do analysts recommend PHLL or GSCT?

Petershill Partners currently has a consensus target price of GBX 296.67, suggesting a potential upside of 24.65%. Given Petershill Partners' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Petershill Partners is more favorable than The Global Smaller Companies Trust.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Petershill Partners	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
The Global Smaller Companies Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has better valuation & earnings, PHLL or GSCT?

The Global Smaller Companies Trust has lower revenue, but higher earnings 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Petershill Partners	£706.00M	4.58	£420.55M	£24.65	9.66
The Global Smaller Companies Trust	£70.77M	11.56	£598.28M	£123.93	1.37

Do institutionals and insiders believe in PHLL or GSCT?

89.3% of Petershill Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 68.9% of The Global Smaller Companies Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Petershill Partners shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.5% of The Global Smaller Companies Trust shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk & volatility, PHLL or GSCT?

Petershill Partners has a beta of 0.59, suggesting that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The Global Smaller Companies Trust has a beta of 1.01, suggesting that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer PHLL or GSCT?

In the previous week, The Global Smaller Companies Trust had 1 more articles in the media than Petershill Partners. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for The Global Smaller Companies Trust and 0 mentions for Petershill Partners. The Global Smaller Companies Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.58 beat Petershill Partners' score of 0.00 indicating that The Global Smaller Companies Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Petershill Partners	Neutral
The Global Smaller Companies Trust	Very Positive

Is PHLL or GSCT a better dividend stock?

Petershill Partners pays an annual dividend of GBX 12 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. 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 out 48.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. The Global Smaller Companies Trust pays out 1.6% 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.

Summary

The Global Smaller Companies Trust beats Petershill Partners on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.