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Kelso Group (KLSO) Competitors

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KLSO vs. AIF, PMI, VNH, ANIC, and JEFI

Should you buy Kelso Group stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Kelso Group 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 Kelso Group include Acorn Income Fund (AIF), Premier Miton Group (PMI), VietNam (VNH), Agronomics (ANIC), and Jupiter Emerging & Frontier Income Trust (JEFI).

How does Kelso Group compare to Acorn Income Fund?

Kelso Group (LON:KLSO) and Acorn Income Fund (LON:AIF) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability and dividends.

In the previous week, Kelso Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Acorn Income Fund'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Kelso Group Neutral
Acorn Income Fund Neutral

Kelso Group has a net margin of 59.53% compared to Acorn Income Fund's net margin of 0.00%. Acorn Income Fund's return on equity of 0.00% beat Kelso Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Kelso Group59.53% -5.97% -0.99%
Acorn Income Fund N/A N/A N/A

Kelso Group has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Acorn Income Fund. Kelso Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Acorn Income Fund, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Kelso Group-£542.92K-25.54£2.11M-£0.15N/A
Acorn Income Fund£25.67M0.00N/A£145.40N/A

3.5% of Kelso Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 18.4% of Kelso Group shares are owned by 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.

Summary

Acorn Income Fund beats Kelso Group on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Kelso Group compare to Premier Miton Group?

Premier Miton Group (LON:PMI) and Kelso Group (LON:KLSO) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, media sentiment, valuation and risk.

Premier Miton Group presently has a consensus target price of GBX 58, indicating a potential upside of 53.44%. Given Premier Miton Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Premier Miton Group is more favorable than Kelso Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Premier Miton Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Kelso Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

In the previous week, Premier Miton Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Kelso Group'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Premier Miton Group Neutral
Kelso Group Neutral

24.6% of Premier Miton Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.5% of Kelso Group shares are held by institutional investors. 10.7% of Premier Miton Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 18.4% of Kelso Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Premier Miton Group has higher revenue and earnings than Kelso Group. Kelso Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Premier Miton Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Premier Miton Group£57.10M1.05£2.12M£0.06630.00
Kelso Group-£542.92K-25.54£2.11M-£0.15N/A

Premier Miton Group has a beta of 0.513, indicating that its stock price is 49% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Kelso Group has a beta of 1.563, indicating that its stock price is 56% more volatile than the broader market.

Kelso Group has a net margin of 59.53% compared to Premier Miton Group's net margin of 0.16%. Premier Miton Group's return on equity of 0.09% beat Kelso Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Premier Miton Group0.16% 0.09% 0.86%
Kelso Group 59.53%-5.97%-0.99%

Summary

Premier Miton Group beats Kelso Group on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Kelso Group compare to VietNam?

Kelso Group (LON:KLSO) and VietNam (LON:VNH) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership and risk.

Kelso Group has a net margin of 59.53% compared to VietNam's net margin of 24.35%. VietNam's return on equity of 6.90% beat Kelso Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Kelso Group59.53% -5.97% -0.99%
VietNam 24.35%6.90%-22.03%

In the previous week, VietNam had 1 more articles in the media than Kelso Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for VietNam and 0 mentions for Kelso Group. Kelso Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat VietNam's score of -0.54 indicating that Kelso Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Kelso Group Neutral
VietNam Negative

VietNam has higher revenue and earnings than Kelso Group. Kelso Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than VietNam, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Kelso Group-£542.92K-25.54£2.11M-£0.15N/A
VietNam£9.73M6.05£28.94M£41.007.76

Kelso Group has a beta of 1.563, meaning that its share price is 56% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, VietNam has a beta of 0.448, meaning that its share price is 55% less volatile than the broader market.

3.5% of Kelso Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 5.9% of VietNam shares are held by institutional investors. 18.4% of Kelso Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of VietNam shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

VietNam beats Kelso Group on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Kelso Group compare to Agronomics?

Kelso Group (LON:KLSO) and Agronomics (LON:ANIC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, dividends, earnings, profitability, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

Agronomics has a consensus target price of GBX 13.30, indicating a potential upside of 141.82%. Given Agronomics' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Agronomics is more favorable than Kelso Group.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Kelso Group
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
Agronomics
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Kelso Group has a beta of 1.563, indicating that its share price is 56% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Agronomics has a beta of 0.977, indicating that its share price is 2% less volatile than the broader market.

3.5% of Kelso Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.6% of Agronomics shares are held by institutional investors. 18.4% of Kelso Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 16.7% of Agronomics shares are held by company 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.

Kelso Group has higher revenue and earnings than Agronomics. Kelso Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Agronomics, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Kelso Group-£542.92K-25.54£2.11M-£0.15N/A
Agronomics-£11.92M-5.00-£436.90K-£1.60N/A

Agronomics has a net margin of 135.81% compared to Kelso Group's net margin of 59.53%. Kelso Group's return on equity of -5.97% beat Agronomics' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Kelso Group59.53% -5.97% -0.99%
Agronomics 135.81%-12.24%2.20%

In the previous week, Kelso Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Agronomics'average media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Kelso Group Neutral
Agronomics Neutral

Summary

Kelso Group and Agronomics tied by winning 7 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Kelso Group compare to Jupiter Emerging & Frontier Income Trust?

Jupiter Emerging & Frontier Income Trust (LON:JEFI) and Kelso Group (LON:KLSO) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings and risk.

In the previous week, Jupiter Emerging & Frontier Income Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Kelso Group'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Jupiter Emerging & Frontier Income Trust Neutral
Kelso Group Neutral

Kelso Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Jupiter Emerging & Frontier Income Trust.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Jupiter Emerging & Frontier Income TrustN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
Kelso Group-£542.92K-25.54£2.11M-£0.15N/A

Kelso Group has a net margin of 59.53% compared to Jupiter Emerging & Frontier Income Trust's net margin of 0.00%. Jupiter Emerging & Frontier Income Trust's return on equity of 0.00% beat Kelso Group's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Jupiter Emerging & Frontier Income TrustN/A N/A N/A
Kelso Group 59.53%-5.97%-0.99%

3.5% of Kelso Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 18.4% of Kelso Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Jupiter Emerging & Frontier Income Trust and Kelso Group tied by winning 3 of the 6 factors compared between the two stocks.

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KLSO vs. The Competition

MetricKelso GroupCapital Markets IndustryFinance SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£13.87M£5.55B£14.03B£2.87B
Dividend YieldN/A7.46%5.91%6.13%
P/E Ratio-20.0038.2429.34369.49
Price / Sales-25.541,242.89511.8683,955.53
Price / CashN/A48.2339.3227.89
Price / Book1.123.743.747.07
Net Income£2.11M£417.17M£1.31B£5.89B
7 Day Performance3.73%1.27%1.11%1.18%
1 Month Performance-7.69%-0.46%0.46%0.90%
1 Year Performance-1.12%6.59%13.14%75.31%

Kelso Group Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
KLSO
Kelso Group
N/AGBX 3
-1.6%
N/A-4.4%£13.87M-£542.92KN/AN/A
AIF
Acorn Income Fund
N/AN/AN/AN/A£58.13M£25.67M2.532,300
PMI
Premier Miton Group
2.0831 of 5 stars
GBX 36.50
-2.0%
GBX 58
+58.9%
-41.9%£58.03M£57.10M608.33163
VNH
VietNam
N/AGBX 310
-2.2%
N/A-14.2%£57.37M£9.73M7.56N/A
ANIC
Agronomics
N/AGBX 5.20
+2.0%
GBX 13.30
+155.8%
-30.6%£56.34M-£11.92MN/AN/A

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This page (LON:KLSO) was last updated on 8/6/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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