Income & Growth VCT (IGV) Competitors

Temple Bar (LON:TMPL) and Income & Growth VCT (LON:IGV) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, dividends, earnings, media sentiment and community ranking.

Does the media prefer TMPL or IGV?

In the previous week, Income & Growth VCT had 1 more articles in the media than Temple Bar. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Income & Growth VCT and 0 mentions for Temple Bar. Income & Growth VCT's average media sentiment score of 0.40 beat Temple Bar's score of 0.00 indicating that Income & Growth VCT is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Temple Bar	Neutral
Income & Growth VCT	Neutral

Which has more volatility & risk, TMPL or IGV?

Temple Bar has a beta of 1.11, indicating that its share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Income & Growth VCT has a beta of 0.19, indicating that its share price is 81% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better valuation & earnings, TMPL or IGV?

Temple Bar has higher revenue and earnings than Income & Growth VCT. Temple Bar 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Temple Bar	£157.64M	5.39	£154.90M	£53.87	5.52
Income & Growth VCT	£17.88M	11.63	£12.71M	£3.88	16.35

Is TMPL or IGV a better dividend stock?

Temple Bar pays an annual dividend of GBX 10 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Income & Growth VCT pays an annual dividend of GBX 10 per share and has a dividend yield of 15.7%. Temple Bar pays out 18.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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.

Is TMPL or IGV more profitable?

Temple Bar has a net margin of 98.26% compared to Income & Growth VCT's net margin of 71.12%. Temple Bar's return on equity of 20.62% beat Income & Growth VCT's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Temple Bar	98.26%	20.62%	7.08%
Income & Growth VCT	71.12%	5.16%	4.76%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of TMPL or IGV?

34.5% of Temple Bar shares are held by institutional investors. 4.7% of Temple Bar shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Income & Growth VCT shares are held 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer TMPL or IGV?

Temple Bar received 108 more outperform votes than Income & Growth VCT when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.87% of users gave Temple Bar an outperform vote while only 59.18% of users gave Income & Growth VCT an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Temple Bar	Outperform Votes 137 72.87%	Underperform Votes 51 27.13%
Income & Growth VCT	Outperform Votes 29 59.18%	Underperform Votes 20 40.82%

Summary

Temple Bar beats Income & Growth VCT on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.