GSF vs. LWDB, TFG, ASL, FCSS, JMG, FSV, HRI, EDIN, ASHM, and IHP
Should you be buying Gore Street Energy Storage Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Gore Street Energy Storage Fund include Law Debenture (LWDB), Tetragon Financial (TFG), Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust (ASL), Fidelity China Special (FCSS), JPMorgan Emerging Markets (JMG), Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values (FSV), Herald (HRI), Edinburgh Investment (EDIN), Ashmore Group (ASHM), and IntegraFin (IHP). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry.
Gore Street Energy Storage Fund vs. Its Competitors
Gore Street Energy Storage Fund (LON:GSF) and Law Debenture (LON:LWDB) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, valuation, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and institutional ownership.
Law Debenture has a net margin of 69.85% compared to Gore Street Energy Storage Fund's net margin of -80.72%. Law Debenture's return on equity of 15.91% beat Gore Street Energy Storage Fund's return on equity.
31.7% of Gore Street Energy Storage Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.3% of Law Debenture shares are owned by institutional investors. 5.3% of Gore Street Energy Storage Fund shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.3% of Law Debenture shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Gore Street Energy Storage Fund had 3 more articles in the media than Law Debenture. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Gore Street Energy Storage Fund and 1 mentions for Law Debenture. Gore Street Energy Storage Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat Law Debenture's score of 0.29 indicating that Gore Street Energy Storage Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Law Debenture has higher revenue and earnings than Gore Street Energy Storage Fund. Gore Street Energy Storage Fund is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Law Debenture, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Gore Street Energy Storage Fund pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.4%. Law Debenture pays an annual dividend of GBX 32 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Gore Street Energy Storage Fund pays out -691.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Law Debenture pays out 29.8% 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. Gore Street Energy Storage Fund is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Gore Street Energy Storage Fund currently has a consensus target price of GBX 600, suggesting a potential upside of 830.23%. Given Gore Street Energy Storage Fund's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Gore Street Energy Storage Fund is more favorable than Law Debenture.
Gore Street Energy Storage Fund has a beta of 0.31, meaning that its share price is 69% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Law Debenture has a beta of 0.93, meaning that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Law Debenture beats Gore Street Energy Storage Fund on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:GSF) was last updated on 7/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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