Income & Growth VCT (IGV) Competitors GBX 59.50 -2.50 (-4.03%) As of 05/21/2025 11:53 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock IGV vs. MRCH, TFIF, AGT.LN, ICGT, JESC, BGSC, ESCT, SDP, GSCT, and VOFShould you be buying Income & Growth VCT stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Income & Growth VCT include The Merchants Trust (MRCH), TwentyFour Income (TFIF), AVI Global Trust (AGT.LN), ICG Enterprise Trust (ICGT), JPMorgan European Smaller Companies Trust (JESC), BMO Global Smaller Companies (BGSC), The European Smaller Companies Trust (ESCT), Schroder Investment Trust - Schroder AsiaPacific Fund (SDP), The Global Smaller Companies Trust (GSCT), and VinaCapital Vietnam Opp Fund (VOF). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry. Income & Growth VCT vs. The Merchants Trust TwentyFour Income AVI Global Trust ICG Enterprise Trust JPMorgan European Smaller Companies Trust BMO Global Smaller Companies The European Smaller Companies Trust Schroder Investment Trust - Schroder AsiaPacific Fund The Global Smaller Companies Trust VinaCapital Vietnam Opp Fund Income & Growth VCT (LON:IGV) and The Merchants Trust (LON:MRCH) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, profitability, community ranking, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends and valuation. Is IGV or MRCH a better dividend stock? Income & Growth VCT pays an annual dividend of GBX 10 per share and has a dividend yield of 16.8%. The Merchants Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 29 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. Income & Growth VCT pays out 257.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. The Merchants Trust pays out 39.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Which has better earnings and valuation, IGV or MRCH? The Merchants Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Income & Growth VCT. The Merchants Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Income & Growth VCT, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioIncome & Growth VCT£17.88M10.90£12.71M£3.8815.32The Merchants Trust£119.93M6.99£109.11M£73.217.70 Do insiders and institutionals believe in IGV or MRCH? 6.1% of The Merchants Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Income & Growth VCT shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.4% of The Merchants Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has more risk and volatility, IGV or MRCH? Income & Growth VCT has a beta of 0.19, meaning that its share price is 81% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The Merchants Trust has a beta of 0.95, meaning that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to IGV or MRCH? In the previous week, The Merchants Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.73 beat Income & Growth VCT's score of 0.00 indicating that The Merchants Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Income & Growth VCT Neutral The Merchants Trust Very Positive Does the MarketBeat Community favor IGV or MRCH? The Merchants Trust received 52 more outperform votes than Income & Growth VCT when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 59.18% of users gave Income & Growth VCT an outperform vote while only 55.48% of users gave The Merchants Trust an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformIncome & Growth VCTOutperform Votes2959.18% Underperform Votes2040.82% The Merchants TrustOutperform Votes8155.48% Underperform Votes6544.52% Is IGV or MRCH more profitable? The Merchants Trust has a net margin of 90.97% compared to Income & Growth VCT's net margin of 71.12%. The Merchants Trust's return on equity of 13.03% beat Income & Growth VCT's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Income & Growth VCT71.12% 5.16% 4.76% The Merchants Trust 90.97%13.03%7.70% SummaryThe Merchants Trust beats Income & Growth VCT on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Income & Growth VCT News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for IGV and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart IGV vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricIncome & Growth VCTAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£194.79M£1.19B£5.31B£2.62BDividend Yield9.68%4.41%4.18%5.05%P/E Ratio15.3221.9312.83129.34Price / Sales10.902,357.191,721.67221,585.85Price / Cash2.5460.4649.7128.03Price / Book0.811.151.353.79Net Income£12.71M£263.32M£1.22B£5.88B7 Day Performance-6.30%0.12%0.53%0.62%1 Month Performance-6.30%18.09%11.29%22.12%1 Year Performance-13.14%2.19%13.09%120.95% Income & Growth VCT Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)IGVIncome & Growth VCTN/AGBX 59.50-4.0%N/A-11.2%£194.79M£17.88M15.32N/AGap UpMRCHThe Merchants TrustN/AGBX 558+0.2%N/A-2.7%£829.92M£119.93M7.62N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsTFIFTwentyFour IncomeN/AGBX 109.40-0.2%N/A+6.2%£818.89M£55.96M0.94N/ANews CoverageAGT.LNAVI Global TrustN/AN/AN/AN/A£812.93M£51.62M20.82N/AHigh Trading VolumeICGTICG Enterprise TrustN/AGBX 1,232+0.3%N/A+5.2%£796.22M£55.63M24.60N/APositive NewsJESCJPMorgan European Smaller Companies TrustN/AN/AN/AN/A£795.72M£114.05M7.60N/ABGSCBMO Global Smaller CompaniesN/AN/AN/AN/A£769.56M£303.85M2.77N/AESCTThe European Smaller Companies TrustN/AGBX 195+0.8%N/A+5.2%£769.15M£96.24M9.19305News CoveragePositive NewsSDPSchroder Investment Trust - Schroder AsiaPacific FundN/AGBX 540+0.7%N/A+2.7%£762.84M£134.70M6.30N/AGSCTThe Global Smaller Companies TrustN/AGBX 157.40+0.4%N/A-4.6%£756.67M£70.77M1.27N/APositive NewsVOFVinaCapital Vietnam Opp FundN/AGBX 414.50+1.1%N/A-12.5%£734.99M£115.59M11.05125 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies The Merchants Trust Competitors TwentyFour Income Competitors AVI Global Trust Competitors ICG Enterprise Trust Competitors JPMorgan European Smaller Companies Trust Competitors BMO Global Smaller Companies Competitors The European Smaller Companies Trust Competitors Schroder Investment Trust - Schroder AsiaPacific Fund Competitors The Global Smaller Companies Trust Competitors VinaCapital Vietnam Opp Fund Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (LON:IGV) was last updated on 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhite House to reset Social Security?Elon Musk's parting DOGE gift looks set to shock America... 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