Income & Growth VCT (IGV) Competitors

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IGV vs. SLS, TRG, BGFD, BRSC, and HAN

Should you buy Income & Growth VCT stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Income & Growth VCT with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Income & Growth VCT include Standard Life UK Smaller Companies Trust (SLS), The European Smaller Companies Trust (TRG), The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust (BGFD), BlackRock Smaller Companies (BRSC), and Hansa Investment (HAN). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry.

How does Income & Growth VCT compare to Standard Life UK Smaller Companies Trust?

Standard Life UK Smaller Companies Trust (LON:SLS) and Income & Growth VCT (LON:IGV) are both small-cap asset management industry companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Income & Growth VCT has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Standard Life UK Smaller Companies Trust. Standard Life UK Smaller Companies 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Standard Life UK Smaller Companies Trust	£222.48M	0.00	N/A	£217.40	N/A
Income & Growth VCT	£1.66M	111.23	£12.71M	£0.57	100.00

Standard Life UK Smaller Companies Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.08 per share. Income & Growth VCT pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.5%. Standard Life UK Smaller Companies Trust pays out 0.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Income & Growth VCT pays out 1,052.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

In the previous week, Standard Life UK Smaller Companies Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Income & Growth VCT'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Standard Life UK Smaller Companies Trust	Neutral
Income & Growth VCT	Neutral

Income & Growth VCT has a net margin of 22.47% compared to Standard Life UK Smaller Companies Trust's net margin of 0.00%. Income & Growth VCT's return on equity of 0.64% beat Standard Life UK Smaller Companies Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Standard Life UK Smaller Companies Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A
Income & Growth VCT	22.47%	0.64%	4.76%

8.7% of Income & Growth VCT shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Income & Growth VCT shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Income & Growth VCT beats Standard Life UK Smaller Companies Trust on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Income & Growth VCT compare to The European Smaller Companies Trust?

Income & Growth VCT (LON:IGV) and The European Smaller Companies Trust (LON:TRG) are both small-cap asset management industry companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation and earnings.

Income & Growth VCT has higher earnings, but lower revenue than The European Smaller Companies Trust. The European Smaller Companies 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Income & Growth VCT	£1.66M	111.23	£12.71M	£0.57	100.00
The European Smaller Companies Trust	£340.08M	0.00	N/A	£82.00	N/A

Income & Growth VCT pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.5%. The European Smaller Companies Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.03 per share. Income & Growth VCT pays out 1,052.6% 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 European Smaller Companies Trust pays out 0.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Income & Growth VCT has a net margin of 22.47% compared to The European Smaller Companies Trust's net margin of 0.00%. Income & Growth VCT's return on equity of 0.64% beat The European Smaller Companies Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Income & Growth VCT	22.47%	0.64%	4.76%
The European Smaller Companies Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A

8.7% of Income & Growth VCT shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Income & Growth VCT shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Income & Growth VCT's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled The European Smaller Companies Trust'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Income & Growth VCT	Neutral
The European Smaller Companies Trust	Neutral

Summary

Income & Growth VCT beats The European Smaller Companies Trust on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Income & Growth VCT compare to The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust?

Income & Growth VCT (LON:IGV) and The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust (LON:BGFD) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, dividends and earnings.

The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Income & Growth VCT. The Baillie Gifford Japan 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Income & Growth VCT	£1.66M	111.23	£12.71M	£0.57	100.00
The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust	£154.29M	4.49	£65.49M	£188.95	5.32

Income & Growth VCT pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.5%. The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 10 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Income & Growth VCT pays out 1,052.6% 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 Baillie Gifford Japan Trust pays out 5.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

In the previous week, Income & Growth VCT's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Income & Growth VCT	Neutral
The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust	Neutral

8.7% of Income & Growth VCT shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.8% of The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Income & Growth VCT shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust 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.

Income & Growth VCT has a beta of 0.19, indicating that its share price is 81% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust has a beta of 0.9864226, indicating that its share price is 1% less volatile than the broader market.

The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust has a net margin of 158.45% compared to Income & Growth VCT's net margin of 22.47%. The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust's return on equity of 19.34% beat Income & Growth VCT's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Income & Growth VCT	22.47%	0.64%	4.76%
The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust	158.45%	19.34%	0.31%

Summary

The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust beats Income & Growth VCT on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Income & Growth VCT compare to BlackRock Smaller Companies?

Income & Growth VCT (LON:IGV) and BlackRock Smaller Companies (LON:BRSC) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, media sentiment, dividends, valuation and earnings.

BlackRock Smaller Companies has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Income & Growth VCT. BlackRock Smaller Companies 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
Income & Growth VCT	£1.66M	111.23	£12.71M	£0.57	100.00
BlackRock Smaller Companies	-£89.64M	-7.43	£120.17M	-£189.42	N/A

8.7% of Income & Growth VCT shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.7% of BlackRock Smaller Companies shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Income & Growth VCT shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of BlackRock Smaller Companies shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Income & Growth VCT's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled BlackRock Smaller Companies'average media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Income & Growth VCT	Neutral
BlackRock Smaller Companies	Neutral

BlackRock Smaller Companies has a net margin of 89.65% compared to Income & Growth VCT's net margin of 22.47%. BlackRock Smaller Companies' return on equity of 10.11% beat Income & Growth VCT's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Income & Growth VCT	22.47%	0.64%	4.76%
BlackRock Smaller Companies	89.65%	10.11%	-2.39%

Income & Growth VCT has a beta of 0.19, indicating that its share price is 81% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, BlackRock Smaller Companies has a beta of 1.3535705, indicating that its share price is 35% more volatile than the broader market.

Income & Growth VCT pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.5%. BlackRock Smaller Companies pays an annual dividend of GBX 44 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. Income & Growth VCT pays out 1,052.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. BlackRock Smaller Companies pays out -23.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Summary

BlackRock Smaller Companies beats Income & Growth VCT on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Income & Growth VCT compare to Hansa Investment?

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

8.7% of Income & Growth VCT shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.2% of Hansa Investment shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Income & Growth VCT shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.4% of Hansa Investment shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Income & Growth VCT pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.5%. Hansa Investment pays an annual dividend of GBX 2.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Income & Growth VCT pays out 1,052.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Hansa Investment pays out 12.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

In the previous week, Income & Growth VCT's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Hansa Investment'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Income & Growth VCT	Neutral
Hansa Investment	Neutral

Income & Growth VCT has a beta of 0.19, meaning that its stock price is 81% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Hansa Investment has a beta of 0.174, meaning that its stock price is 83% less volatile than the broader market.

Hansa Investment has higher revenue and earnings than Income & Growth VCT. Hansa Investment 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
Income & Growth VCT	£1.66M	111.23	£12.71M	£0.57	100.00
Hansa Investment	£26.42M	24.64	£77.36M	£19.30	17.10

Hansa Investment has a net margin of 84.16% compared to Income & Growth VCT's net margin of 22.47%. Hansa Investment's return on equity of 2.24% beat Income & Growth VCT's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Income & Growth VCT	22.47%	0.64%	4.76%
Hansa Investment	84.16%	2.24%	13.97%

Summary

Hansa Investment beats Income & Growth VCT on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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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.

IGV vs. The Competition

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Metric	Income & Growth VCT	Asset Management Industry	Financial Sector	LON Exchange
Market Cap	£184.79M	£2.39B	£5.70B	£2.78B
Dividend Yield	8.87%	6.03%	5.28%	6.13%
P/E Ratio	100.00	25.49	16.16	364.74
Price / Sales	111.23	2,007.85	1,070.40	87,565.33
Price / Cash	2.54	60.15	95.06	27.85
Price / Book	0.77	1.37	6.56	7.71
Net Income	£12.71M	£264.62M	£1.14B	£5.89B
7 Day Performance	N/A	-0.18%	0.27%	0.07%
1 Month Performance	N/A	0.89%	1.33%	3.26%
1 Year Performance	-10.24%	11.82%	19.75%	75.52%

Income & Growth VCT Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count
IGV Income & Growth VCT	N/A	GBX 57 flat	N/A	N/A	£184.79M	£1.66M	100.00	N/A
SLS Standard Life UK Smaller Companies Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	£715.41M	£222.48M	3.37	10
TRG The European Smaller Companies Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	£701.52M	£340.08M	2.13	N/A
BGFD The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust	N/A	GBX 993 flat	N/A	+31.6%	£684.24M	£154.29M	5.26	N/A
BRSC BlackRock Smaller Companies	N/A	GBX 1,324.14 flat	N/A	+3.0%	£669.02M	-£89.64M	N/A	N/A

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Income & Growth VCT (IGV) Competitors

IGV vs. SLS, TRG, BGFD, BRSC, and HAN

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How does Income & Growth VCT compare to BlackRock Smaller Companies?

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How does Income & Growth VCT compare to Hansa Investment?

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Income & Growth VCT (IGV) Competitors

IGV vs. SLS, TRG, BGFD, BRSC, and HAN

How does Income & Growth VCT compare to Standard Life UK Smaller Companies Trust?

Which has higher valuation & earnings, SLS or IGV?

Is SLS or IGV a better dividend stock?

Does the media refer more to SLS or IGV?

Is SLS or IGV more profitable?

Do insiders and institutionals believe in SLS or IGV?

Summary

How does Income & Growth VCT compare to The European Smaller Companies Trust?

Which has better earnings and valuation, IGV or TRG?

Is IGV or TRG a better dividend stock?

Is IGV or TRG more profitable?

Do insiders and institutionals believe in IGV or TRG?

Does the media refer more to IGV or TRG?

Summary

How does Income & Growth VCT compare to The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust?

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, IGV or BGFD?

Is IGV or BGFD a better dividend stock?

Does the media refer more to IGV or BGFD?

Do institutionals and insiders believe in IGV or BGFD?

Which has more risk & volatility, IGV or BGFD?

Is IGV or BGFD more profitable?

Summary

How does Income & Growth VCT compare to BlackRock Smaller Companies?

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, IGV or BRSC?

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in IGV or BRSC?

Does the media favor IGV or BRSC?

Is IGV or BRSC more profitable?

Which has more risk and volatility, IGV or BRSC?

Is IGV or BRSC a better dividend stock?

Summary

How does Income & Growth VCT compare to Hansa Investment?

Do insiders & institutionals believe in IGV or HAN?

Is IGV or HAN a better dividend stock?

Does the media refer more to IGV or HAN?

Which has more volatility & risk, IGV or HAN?

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, IGV or HAN?

Is IGV or HAN more profitable?

Summary

New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

Media Sentiment Over Time

IGV vs. The Competition

Income & Growth VCT Competitors List

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