ProVen Growth & Income VCT (PGOO) Competitors GBX 49.40 +1.30 (+2.70%) As of 07/2/2025 07:01 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsInsider TradesBuy This Stock PGOO vs. BUT, SCAM, CHRY, SEIT, SCIN, GROW, MERI, BRSC, BSIF, and SYNCShould you be buying ProVen Growth & Income VCT stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of ProVen Growth & Income VCT include Brunner (BUT), Scottish American Investment (SCAM), Chrysalis Investments (CHRY), SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust (SEIT), The Scottish Investment Trust (SCIN), Molten Ventures (GROW), Chrysalis Investments (MERI), BlackRock Smaller Companies (BRSC), Bluefield Solar Income Fund (BSIF), and Syncona (SYNC). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry. ProVen Growth & Income VCT vs. Its Competitors Brunner Scottish American Investment Chrysalis Investments SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust The Scottish Investment Trust Molten Ventures Chrysalis Investments BlackRock Smaller Companies Bluefield Solar Income Fund Syncona ProVen Growth & Income VCT (LON:PGOO) and Brunner (LON:BUT) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, risk, dividends and valuation. Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of PGOO or BUT? 17.4% of Brunner shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of ProVen Growth & Income VCT shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 32.0% of Brunner shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the media prefer PGOO or BUT? In the previous week, Brunner's average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat ProVen Growth & Income VCT's score of 0.00 indicating that Brunner is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment ProVen Growth & Income VCT Neutral Brunner Positive Which has more volatility & risk, PGOO or BUT? ProVen Growth & Income VCT has a beta of -0.03, indicating that its share price is 103% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Brunner has a beta of 0.67, indicating that its share price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is PGOO or BUT more profitable? Brunner has a net margin of 94.54% compared to ProVen Growth & Income VCT's net margin of 67.21%. Brunner's return on equity of 18.49% beat ProVen Growth & Income VCT's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets ProVen Growth & Income VCT67.21% 5.12% 4.08% Brunner 94.54%18.49%11.63% Is PGOO or BUT a better dividend stock? ProVen Growth & Income VCT pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.1%. Brunner pays an annual dividend of GBX 23 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. ProVen Growth & Income VCT pays out 109.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Brunner pays out 9.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Which has preferable earnings & valuation, PGOO or BUT? Brunner has higher revenue and earnings than ProVen Growth & Income VCT. Brunner is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ProVen Growth & Income VCT, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioProVen Growth & Income VCT£12.93M12.13£8.69M£2.7418.06Brunner£111.40M5.57£105.32M£241.425.91 SummaryBrunner beats ProVen Growth & Income VCT on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks. Get ProVen Growth & Income VCT News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PGOO and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding PGOO and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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 PGOO vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricProVen Growth & Income VCTAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£156.95M£1.25B£6.45B£2.96BDividend Yield5.57%4.36%4.17%5.02%P/E Ratio18.0621.8413.60146.59Price / Sales12.132,375.071,762.85240,167.53Price / Cash2.9860.8148.9127.97Price / Book0.931.213.195.30Net Income£8.69M£264.68M£1.25B£5.90B7 Day PerformanceN/A0.48%0.59%0.97%1 Month PerformanceN/A2.83%3.32%5.00%1 Year Performance-4.02%6.67%15.49%81.47% ProVen Growth & Income VCT Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PGOOProVen Growth & Income VCTN/AGBX 49.40+2.7%N/AN/A£156.95M£12.93M18.06N/AGap UpBUTBrunnerN/AGBX 1,400+0.6%N/A+7.4%£608.11M£111.40M5.80N/ASCAMScottish American InvestmentN/AN/AN/AN/A£603.25M£74.89M9.08N/ACHRYChrysalis InvestmentsN/AGBX 107.40+1.9%N/A+34.0%£598.34M-£20.59M6.18N/ASEITSDCL Energy Efficiency Income TrustN/AGBX 54.40-2.9%N/A-13.5%£595.37M-£45.07M-10.51N/APositive NewsSCINThe Scottish Investment TrustN/AN/AN/AN/A£592.25M£51.43M1,570.1815GROWMolten Ventures1.6455 of 5 starsGBX 317.60+4.8%GBX 580+82.6%-16.2%£591.08M£9.10M-17.7620MERIChrysalis InvestmentsN/AN/AN/AN/A£585.93MN/A0.00N/AHigh Trading VolumeBRSCBlackRock Smaller CompaniesN/AGBX 1,298+0.6%N/A-9.9%£584.59M£127.70M4.86N/ABSIFBluefield Solar Income FundN/AGBX 96.70+0.5%N/A-7.7%£575.21M-£7.22M-61.76N/ANews CoverageSYNCSynconaN/AGBX 92.20-0.9%N/A-16.7%£573.88M£5.44M-34.001,208 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Brunner Alternatives Scottish American Investment Alternatives Chrysalis Investments Alternatives SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust Alternatives The Scottish Investment Trust Alternatives Molten Ventures Alternatives Chrysalis Investments Alternatives BlackRock Smaller Companies Alternatives Bluefield Solar Income Fund Alternatives Syncona Alternatives 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:PGOO) was last updated on 7/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s New Order Could Boost Social Security Benefits by 400%If you collect—or plan to collect—Social Security, you need to see this. 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