MIGO Opportunities Trust (MIGO) Competitors

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

Which has better earnings & valuation, MIGO or STS?

STS Global Income & Growth Trust has higher revenue and earnings than MIGO Opportunities Trust. MIGO Opportunities Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than STS Global Income & Growth Trust, 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
MIGO Opportunities Trust	£9.89M	7.47	£8.24M	£41.43	8.96
STS Global Income & Growth Trust	£20.58M	14.43	£18.28M	£14.99	16.17

Is MIGO or STS a better dividend stock?

MIGO Opportunities Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. STS Global Income & Growth Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 7 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. MIGO Opportunities Trust pays out 2.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. STS Global Income & Growth Trust pays out 46.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.

Does the media refer more to MIGO or STS?

In the previous week, STS Global Income & Growth Trust had 1 more articles in the media than MIGO Opportunities Trust. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for STS Global Income & Growth Trust and 1 mentions for MIGO Opportunities Trust. STS Global Income & Growth Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.90 beat MIGO Opportunities Trust's score of 1.81 indicating that STS Global Income & Growth Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
MIGO Opportunities Trust	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
STS Global Income & Growth Trust	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, MIGO or STS?

MIGO Opportunities Trust has a beta of 0.51, suggesting that its share price is 49% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, STS Global Income & Growth Trust has a beta of 0.42, suggesting that its share price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is MIGO or STS more profitable?

STS Global Income & Growth Trust has a net margin of 88.82% compared to MIGO Opportunities Trust's net margin of 83.33%. MIGO Opportunities Trust's return on equity of 12.13% beat STS Global Income & Growth Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
MIGO Opportunities Trust	83.33%	12.13%	6.33%
STS Global Income & Growth Trust	88.82%	6.50%	2.28%

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of MIGO or STS?

23.6% of MIGO Opportunities Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.8% of STS Global Income & Growth Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 17.8% of MIGO Opportunities Trust shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 26.9% of STS Global Income & Growth Trust shares are held 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

STS Global Income & Growth Trust beats MIGO Opportunities Trust on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.