Kelso Group (KLSO) Competitors GBX 2.98 +0.03 (+1.02%) As of 04:07 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsEarningsInsider TradesBuy This Stock KLSO vs. VSL, TENT, BFSP, LGT, RIV, SGEM, BRIG, NBMI, ESO, and CLCShould you be buying Kelso Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Kelso Group include VPC Specialty Lending Investments (VSL), Triple Point Energy Transition (TENT), Blackfinch Spring VCT (BFSP), Lighthouse Group (LGT), River and Mercantile Group (RIV), ScotGems (SGEM), BlackRock Income and Growth (BRIG), NB Global Monthly Income Fund Ltd GBP (NBMI), EPE Special Opportunities (ESO), and Calculus VCT (CLC). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry. Kelso Group vs. Its Competitors VPC Specialty Lending Investments Triple Point Energy Transition Blackfinch Spring VCT Lighthouse Group River and Mercantile Group ScotGems BlackRock Income and Growth NB Global Monthly Income Fund Ltd GBP EPE Special Opportunities Calculus VCT VPC Specialty Lending Investments (LON:VSL) and Kelso Group (LON:KLSO) 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 earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability and media sentiment. Which has higher valuation & earnings, VSL or KLSO? Kelso Group has higher revenue and earnings than VPC Specialty Lending Investments. VPC Specialty Lending Investments is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Kelso Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioVPC Specialty Lending Investments-£44.85M-1.05-£31.27M-£0.17-100.26Kelso Group£3.54M3.24£2.11M£0.535.58 Which has more volatility & risk, VSL or KLSO? VPC Specialty Lending Investments has a beta of 0.58, meaning that its share price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Kelso Group has a beta of 1.62, meaning that its share price is 62% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in VSL or KLSO? 35.9% of VPC Specialty Lending Investments shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 5.8% of Kelso Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of VPC Specialty Lending Investments shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 66.7% of Kelso Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the media favor VSL or KLSO? In the previous week, VPC Specialty Lending Investments' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Kelso Group'saverage media sentiment score. Company Overall Sentiment VPC Specialty Lending Investments Neutral Kelso Group Neutral Is VSL or KLSO more profitable? VPC Specialty Lending Investments has a net margin of 126.83% compared to Kelso Group's net margin of 59.53%. Kelso Group's return on equity of 39.51% beat VPC Specialty Lending Investments' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets VPC Specialty Lending Investments126.83% -15.02% -3.93% Kelso Group 59.53%39.51%-0.99% SummaryKelso Group beats VPC Specialty Lending Investments on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Kelso Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for KLSO and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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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 KLSO vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricKelso GroupAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£11.47M£1.48B£6.62B£3.01BDividend YieldN/A4.41%4.15%5.17%P/E Ratio5.58726.2751.121,688.79Price / Sales3.242,420.371,731.9715,363.85Price / CashN/A60.62127.5927.93Price / Book1.111.395.276.89Net Income£2.11M£265.04M£1.23B£5.89B7 Day Performance1.02%0.18%0.02%0.23%1 Month Performance-2.30%1.50%2.57%50.01%1 Year Performance-21.78%6.90%24.33%150.47% Kelso Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)KLSOKelso GroupN/AGBX 2.98+1.0%N/A-21.6%£11.47M£3.54M5.58N/AVSLVPC Specialty Lending InvestmentsN/AGBX 16.30-0.6%N/A-61.3%£45.37M-£24.66M-1.45N/ATENTTriple Point Energy TransitionN/AN/AN/AN/A£44.51M-£9.97M-3.60N/ABFSPBlackfinch Spring VCTN/AGBX 92flatN/AN/A£42.63M£4.37M9.35N/AHigh Trading VolumeLGTLighthouse GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£42.46M£53.42M18.47156News CoverageRIVRiver and Mercantile GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£42.40M£74.82M-22.45300High Trading VolumeSGEMScotGemsN/AN/AN/AN/A£42.02M£5.07M1,121.43N/ABRIGBlackRock Income and GrowthN/AGBX 208.33+1.4%N/A+4.9%£41.95M£7.65M6.08N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsGap DownNBMINB Global Monthly Income Fund Ltd GBPN/AN/AN/AN/A£41.02MN/A338.24N/AGap UpESOEPE Special OpportunitiesN/AGBX 144-2.7%N/A-12.5%£40.80M£3.75M-14,400.00N/AGap DownCLCCalculus VCTN/AGBX 55flatN/AN/A£40.21M£550.08K-68.45N/ADividend Cut Related Companies and Tools Related Companies VSL Competitors TENT Competitors BFSP Competitors LGT Competitors RIV Competitors SGEM Competitors BRIG Competitors NBMI Competitors ESO Competitors CLC 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:KLSO) was last updated on 8/29/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredBONUS GUIDE - Ben Stein Prepares For the Next Financial CrisisWith inflation high, debt soaring, and global tensions rising, a financial storm may be brewing. 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