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 better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership and valuation.

Which has preferable 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	4.42	£420.55M	£24.65	9.32
The Global Smaller Companies Trust	£70.77M	11.09	£598.28M	£123.93	1.32

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.

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 5.2%. 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.

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

Does the media refer more to PHLL or GSCT?

In the previous week, Petershill Partners' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled The Global Smaller Companies Trust'saverage media sentiment score.

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

Do analysts recommend PHLL or GSCT?

Petershill Partners currently has a consensus target price of GBX 240, indicating a potential upside of 4.43%. Given Petershill Partners' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly 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)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
The Global Smaller Companies Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

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%

Summary

Petershill Partners and The Global Smaller Companies Trust tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.