Pacific Horizon Investment Trust (PHI) Competitors

Pacific Horizon Investment Trust (LON:PHI) and BBGI Global Infrastructure (LON:BBGI) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, risk and institutional ownership.

Is PHI or BBGI more profitable?

BBGI Global Infrastructure has a net margin of 80.75% compared to Pacific Horizon Investment Trust's net margin of 63.44%. BBGI Global Infrastructure's return on equity of 5.24% beat Pacific Horizon Investment Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pacific Horizon Investment Trust	63.44%	4.68%	3.98%
BBGI Global Infrastructure	80.75%	5.24%	3.32%

Does the media prefer PHI or BBGI?

In the previous week, Pacific Horizon Investment Trust had 1 more articles in the media than BBGI Global Infrastructure. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Pacific Horizon Investment Trust and 0 mentions for BBGI Global Infrastructure. Pacific Horizon Investment Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.67 beat BBGI Global Infrastructure's score of 0.00 indicating that Pacific Horizon Investment Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Pacific Horizon Investment Trust	Very Positive
BBGI Global Infrastructure	Neutral

Which has higher earnings & valuation, PHI or BBGI?

BBGI Global Infrastructure has higher revenue and earnings than Pacific Horizon Investment Trust. BBGI Global Infrastructure is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Pacific Horizon Investment 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
Pacific Horizon Investment Trust	£42.03M	13.92	£26.66M	£29.76	21.89
BBGI Global Infrastructure	£67.98M	14.48	£54.89M	£7.72	17.93

Which has more volatility & risk, PHI or BBGI?

Pacific Horizon Investment Trust has a beta of 0.75, indicating that its share price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, BBGI Global Infrastructure has a beta of 0.23, indicating that its share price is 77% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is PHI or BBGI a better dividend stock?

Pacific Horizon Investment Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.5%. BBGI Global Infrastructure pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. Pacific Horizon Investment Trust pays out 10.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. BBGI Global Infrastructure pays out 103.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in PHI or BBGI?

23.1% of Pacific Horizon Investment Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 58.9% of BBGI Global Infrastructure shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Pacific Horizon Investment Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of BBGI Global Infrastructure shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Pacific Horizon Investment Trust beats BBGI Global Infrastructure on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.