CQS New City High Yield (NCYF) Competitors

The Bankers Investment Trust (LON:BNKR) and CQS New City High Yield (LON:NCYF) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, dividends and media sentiment.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of BNKR or NCYF?

0.5% of The Bankers Investment Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.6% of CQS New City High Yield shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of The Bankers Investment Trust shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of CQS New City High Yield shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, BNKR or NCYF?

The Bankers Investment Trust has a beta of 0.6, suggesting that its stock price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CQS New City High Yield has a beta of 0.46, suggesting that its stock price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is BNKR or NCYF more profitable?

The Bankers Investment Trust has a net margin of 94.23% compared to CQS New City High Yield's net margin of 88.30%. CQS New City High Yield's return on equity of 16.49% beat The Bankers Investment Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
The Bankers Investment Trust	94.23%	15.93%	6.13%
CQS New City High Yield	88.30%	16.49%	4.54%

Is BNKR or NCYF a better dividend stock?

The Bankers Investment Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.03 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. CQS New City High Yield pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.05 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. The Bankers Investment Trust pays out -137.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. CQS New City High Yield pays out 80.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Does the media favor BNKR or NCYF?

In the previous week, The Bankers Investment Trust had 3 more articles in the media than CQS New City High Yield. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for The Bankers Investment Trust and 1 mentions for CQS New City High Yield. The Bankers Investment Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.42 beat CQS New City High Yield's score of 0.67 indicating that The Bankers Investment Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
The Bankers Investment Trust	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
CQS New City High Yield	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, BNKR or NCYF?

The Bankers Investment Trust has higher earnings, but lower revenue than CQS New City High Yield. The Bankers Investment Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CQS New City High Yield, 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
The Bankers Investment Trust	-£16.26M	-80.15	£218.53M	-£0.02	-6,479.59
CQS New City High Yield	£32.08M	10.23	£47.15M	£0.06	918.15

Summary

CQS New City High Yield beats The Bankers Investment Trust on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.