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International Biotechnology (IBT) Competitors

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GBX 586 -8.00 (-1.35%)
As of 11:53 AM Eastern

IBT vs. MUT, TFIF, MRCH, NBPE, AGT.LN, JESC, ESCT, SDP, GSCT, and BGSC

Should you be buying International Biotechnology stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of International Biotechnology include Murray Income Trust (MUT), TwentyFour Income (TFIF), The Merchants Trust (MRCH), NB Private Equity Partners (NBPE), AVI Global Trust (AGT.LN), JPMorgan European Smaller Companies Trust (JESC), The European Smaller Companies Trust (ESCT), Schroder Investment Trust - Schroder AsiaPacific Fund (SDP), The Global Smaller Companies Trust (GSCT), and BMO Global Smaller Companies (BGSC). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry.

International Biotechnology vs. Its Competitors

International Biotechnology (LON:IBT) and Murray Income Trust (LON:MUT) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership and profitability.

International Biotechnology pays an annual dividend of GBX 29 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. Murray Income Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 39 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. International Biotechnology pays out 27.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Murray Income Trust pays out 43.0% 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. International Biotechnology is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

In the previous week, Murray Income Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.68 beat International Biotechnology's score of 0.00 indicating that Murray Income Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
International Biotechnology Neutral
Murray Income Trust Very Positive

International Biotechnology has a beta of 0.21, suggesting that its share price is 79% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Murray Income Trust has a beta of 0.8, suggesting that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500.

45.2% of International Biotechnology shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.0% of Murray Income Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 4.2% of International Biotechnology shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.0% of Murray Income Trust shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Murray Income Trust has a net margin of 92.34% compared to International Biotechnology's net margin of 90.66%. International Biotechnology's return on equity of 13.67% beat Murray Income Trust's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
International Biotechnology90.66% 13.67% 3.57%
Murray Income Trust 92.34%9.57%4.65%

Murray Income Trust has higher revenue and earnings than International Biotechnology. International Biotechnology is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Murray Income Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
International Biotechnology£41.82M5.03£37.91M£104.805.59
Murray Income Trust£97.96M8.96£90.45M£90.769.68

Summary

Murray Income Trust beats International Biotechnology on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding IBT and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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IBT vs. The Competition

MetricInternational BiotechnologyAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£210.50M£1.25B£6.43B£2.96B
Dividend Yield4.20%4.36%4.18%5.02%
P/E Ratio5.5921.8613.60146.56
Price / Sales5.032,371.591,760.22240,165.07
Price / Cash155.7460.8148.9127.97
Price / Book0.761.213.195.31
Net Income£37.91M£264.68M£1.25B£5.90B
7 Day Performance-0.68%0.80%1.00%1.12%
1 Month PerformanceN/A3.15%3.62%5.65%
1 Year Performance-7.86%6.77%15.62%82.18%

International Biotechnology Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
IBT
International Biotechnology
N/AGBX 586
-1.3%
N/A-8.0%£210.50M£41.82M5.59N/A
MUT
Murray Income Trust
N/AGBX 843
-0.4%
N/A+0.2%£842.23M£97.96M9.29147,000Positive News
Dividend Cut
TFIF
TwentyFour Income
N/AGBX 112.40
+0.4%
N/A+8.9%£841.34M£55.96M0.97N/ANews Coverage
MRCH
The Merchants Trust
N/AGBX 560
-0.2%
N/A+1.0%£832.89M£119.93M7.65N/APositive News
NBPE
NB Private Equity Partners
N/AGBX 1,412
-0.1%
N/A-10.6%£818.97M£12.90M-37.03N/A
AGT.LN
AVI Global Trust
N/AN/AN/AN/A£812.93M£51.62M20.82N/AHigh Trading Volume
JESC
JPMorgan European Smaller Companies Trust
N/AN/AN/AN/A£795.72M£114.05M7.60N/A
ESCT
The European Smaller Companies Trust
N/AGBX 201
+0.5%
N/A+18.5%£792.82M£96.24M9.48305News Coverage
SDP
Schroder Investment Trust - Schroder AsiaPacific Fund
N/AGBX 548
flat
N/A+5.6%£774.14M£134.70M6.39N/ANews Coverage
GSCT
The Global Smaller Companies Trust
N/AGBX 160.80
+0.4%
N/A+1.4%£773.01M£70.77M1.30N/AEarnings Report
BGSC
BMO Global Smaller Companies
N/AN/AN/AN/A£769.56M£303.85M2.77N/A

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This page (LON:IBT) was last updated on 7/3/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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