ProVen Growth & Income VCT (PGOO) Competitors GBX 48.10 0.00 (0.00%) As of 07/3/2025 Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsInsider TradesBuy This Stock PGOO vs. BUT, SEIT, P2P, SCAM, CHRY, GROW, SCIN, BRSC, SYNC, and MERIShould you be buying ProVen Growth & Income VCT stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of ProVen Growth & Income VCT include Brunner (BUT), SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust (SEIT), P2P Global Investments (P2P), Scottish American Investment (SCAM), Chrysalis Investments (CHRY), Molten Ventures (GROW), The Scottish Investment Trust (SCIN), BlackRock Smaller Companies (BRSC), Syncona (SYNC), and Chrysalis Investments (MERI). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry. ProVen Growth & Income VCT vs. Its Competitors Brunner SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust P2P Global Investments Scottish American Investment Chrysalis Investments Molten Ventures The Scottish Investment Trust BlackRock Smaller Companies Syncona Chrysalis Investments Brunner (LON:BUT) and ProVen Growth & Income VCT (LON:PGOO) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, dividends, earnings, institutional ownership and profitability. Which has more risk and volatility, BUT or PGOO? Brunner has a beta of 0.67, suggesting that its share price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ProVen Growth & Income VCT has a beta of -0.03, suggesting that its share price is 103% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher valuation and earnings, BUT or PGOO? 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 RatioBrunner£111.40M5.60£105.32M£241.425.95ProVen Growth & Income VCT£12.93M11.81£8.69M£2.7417.58 Is BUT or PGOO 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 Brunner94.54% 18.49% 11.63% ProVen Growth & Income VCT 67.21%5.12%4.08% Do insiders and institutionals believe in BUT or PGOO? 17.4% of Brunner shares are held by institutional investors. 32.0% of Brunner shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of ProVen Growth & Income VCT shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is BUT or PGOO a better dividend stock? Brunner pays an annual dividend of GBX 23 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. ProVen Growth & Income VCT pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.2%. Brunner pays out 9.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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. Does the media refer more to BUT or PGOO? In the previous week, Brunner's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled ProVen Growth & Income VCT'saverage media sentiment score. Company Overall Sentiment Brunner Neutral ProVen Growth & Income VCT Neutral SummaryBrunner beats ProVen Growth & Income VCT on 10 of the 13 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£152.82M£1.24B£6.21B£2.96BDividend Yield5.57%4.37%4.18%5.02%P/E Ratio17.5822.0313.15150.20Price / Sales11.812,373.641,750.04239,811.95Price / Cash2.9860.8149.6227.97Price / Book0.911.221.914.54Net Income£8.69M£263.98M£1.23B£5.90B7 Day PerformanceN/A0.42%0.40%1.41%1 Month Performance-2.63%2.70%3.04%4.64%1 Year Performance-6.55%6.63%15.09%79.64% ProVen Growth & Income VCT Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PGOOProVen Growth & Income VCTN/AGBX 48.10flatN/AN/A£152.82M£12.93M17.58N/ABUTBrunnerN/AGBX 1,428+0.6%N/A+6.1%£620.27M£111.40M5.91N/APositive NewsSEITSDCL Energy Efficiency Income TrustN/AGBX 56.50+0.9%N/A-12.6%£618.35M-£45.07M-10.92N/AGap DownP2PP2P Global InvestmentsN/AN/AN/AN/A£617.42M£119.18M20.91N/ANews CoverageSCAMScottish American InvestmentN/AN/AN/AN/A£603.25M£74.89M9.08N/ACHRYChrysalis InvestmentsN/AGBX 107.60+1.5%N/A+33.6%£599.45M-£20.59M6.19N/AGROWMolten Ventures1.6013 of 5 starsGBX 320+2.2%GBX 580+81.3%-16.2%£595.54M£9.10M-17.9020SCINThe Scottish Investment TrustN/AN/AN/AN/A£592.25M£51.43M1,570.1815BRSCBlackRock Smaller CompaniesN/AGBX 1,314+1.2%N/A-12.3%£591.80M£127.70M4.92N/ASYNCSynconaN/AGBX 94.30+1.1%N/A-19.7%£586.96M£5.44M-34.781,208High Trading VolumeMERIChrysalis InvestmentsN/AN/AN/AN/A£585.93MN/A0.00N/ANews CoverageHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Brunner Alternatives SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust Alternatives P2P Global Investments Alternatives Scottish American Investment Alternatives Chrysalis Investments Alternatives Molten Ventures Alternatives The Scottish Investment Trust Alternatives BlackRock Smaller Companies Alternatives Syncona Alternatives Chrysalis Investments 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 7/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersF1 Engineering Powers This Electric Marine MotorThe future of marine propulsion has arrived - powered by F-1 grade engineering. 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