Oryx International Growth Fund (OIG) Competitors

The Global Smaller Companies Trust (LON:GSCT) and Oryx International Growth Fund (LON:OIG) 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 risk, dividends, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability and earnings.

Does the media prefer GSCT or OIG?

In the previous week, Oryx International Growth Fund had 1 more articles in the media than The Global Smaller Companies Trust. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Oryx International Growth Fund and 1 mentions for The Global Smaller Companies Trust. Oryx International Growth Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.09 beat The Global Smaller Companies Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that Oryx International Growth Fund is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
The Global Smaller Companies Trust	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Oryx International Growth Fund	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is GSCT or OIG more profitable?

The Global Smaller Companies Trust has a net margin of 845.39% compared to Oryx International Growth Fund's net margin of 86.86%. The Global Smaller Companies Trust's return on equity of 77.62% beat Oryx International Growth Fund's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
The Global Smaller Companies Trust	845.39%	77.62%	-1.80%
Oryx International Growth Fund	86.86%	10.81%	7.16%

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of GSCT or OIG?

7.9% of The Global Smaller Companies Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.7% of Oryx International Growth Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of The Global Smaller Companies Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 17.8% of Oryx International Growth Fund 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.

Which has better earnings & valuation, GSCT or OIG?

The Global Smaller Companies Trust has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Oryx International Growth Fund. Oryx International Growth Fund is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than The Global Smaller Companies 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
The Global Smaller Companies Trust	-£39.47M	-18.87	£598.28M	-£9.06	-18.76
Oryx International Growth Fund	-£4.81M	-37.82	£26.90M	-£40.00	-32.45

Which has more risk & volatility, GSCT or OIG?

The Global Smaller Companies Trust has a beta of 1.01, meaning that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Oryx International Growth Fund has a beta of 0.88, meaning that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

The Global Smaller Companies Trust beats Oryx International Growth Fund on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.