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ProVen VCT (PVN) Competitors

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GBX 59.50 0.00 (0.00%)
As of 07/3/2025

PVN vs. JEDT, EWI, GCP, PCFT, HSL, P2P, BUT, SEIT, SCAM, and SCIN

Should you be buying ProVen VCT stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of ProVen VCT include JPMorgan European Discovery (JEDT), Edinburgh Worldwide (EWI), GCP Infrastructure Investments (GCP), Polar Capital Global Financials (PCFT), Henderson Smaller Companies (HSL), P2P Global Investments (P2P), Brunner (BUT), SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust (SEIT), Scottish American Investment (SCAM), and The Scottish Investment Trust (SCIN). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry.

ProVen VCT vs. Its Competitors

ProVen VCT (LON:PVN) and JPMorgan European Discovery (LON:JEDT) 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 media sentiment, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, institutional ownership and earnings.

In the previous week, ProVen VCT and ProVen VCT both had 1 articles in the media. ProVen VCT's average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat JPMorgan European Discovery's score of 0.00 indicating that ProVen VCT is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
ProVen VCT
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
JPMorgan European Discovery
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

ProVen VCT has a beta of 0.02, suggesting that its stock price is 98% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, JPMorgan European Discovery has a beta of 1.24, suggesting that its stock price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500.

ProVen VCT pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. JPMorgan European Discovery pays an annual dividend of GBX 11 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. ProVen VCT pays out 86.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. JPMorgan European Discovery pays out 13.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

JPMorgan European Discovery has a net margin of 90.80% compared to ProVen VCT's net margin of 67.04%. JPMorgan European Discovery's return on equity of 17.01% beat ProVen VCT's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
ProVen VCT67.04% 5.22% 3.12%
JPMorgan European Discovery 90.80%17.01%3.09%

59.3% of JPMorgan European Discovery shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of ProVen VCT shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.6% of JPMorgan European Discovery shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

JPMorgan European Discovery has higher revenue and earnings than ProVen VCT. JPMorgan European Discovery is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ProVen VCT, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
ProVen VCT£14.11M11.47£9.46M£3.4817.11
JPMorgan European Discovery£106.93M6.31£97.08M£83.526.96

Summary

JPMorgan European Discovery beats ProVen VCT on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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PVN vs. The Competition

MetricProVen VCTAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£161.87M£1.25B£6.15B£3.00B
Dividend Yield5.46%4.37%4.20%5.02%
P/E Ratio17.1121.9613.00148.87
Price / Sales11.472,407.971,771.94254,749.67
Price / Cash2.7860.81128.0927.97
Price / Book0.891.221.924.58
Net Income£9.46M£263.98M£1.23B£5.90B
7 Day Performance-2.46%0.63%0.85%0.84%
1 Month Performance4.39%2.78%3.18%4.64%
1 Year Performance-2.46%6.20%16.01%81.52%

ProVen VCT Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
PVN
ProVen VCT
N/AGBX 59.50
flat
N/AN/A£161.87M£14.11M17.11N/A
JEDT
JPMorgan European Discovery
N/AGBX 571.24
+0.4%
N/A+25.5%£663.10M£106.93M6.84N/ANews Coverage
EWI
Edinburgh Worldwide
N/AGBX 177.80
+1.3%
N/A+18.9%£659.14M£77.34M9.39N/APositive News
GCP
GCP Infrastructure Investments
1.2534 of 5 stars
GBX 73.40
-1.3%
GBX 90
+22.6%
-5.6%£658.78M£74.34M42.241,950
PCFT
Polar Capital Global Financials
N/AGBX 207
-0.5%
N/A+24.3%£631.15M£125.99M5.51N/A
HSL
Henderson Smaller Companies
N/AGBX 853
-2.2%
N/A-2.6%£626.34M£98.67M6.83N/A
P2P
P2P Global Investments
N/AN/AN/AN/A£617.42M£119.18M20.91N/A
BUT
Brunner
N/AGBX 1,420
-0.4%
N/A+5.0%£616.80M£111.40M5.88N/APositive News
SEIT
SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust
N/AGBX 55.94
-0.1%
N/A-9.3%£612.23M-£45.07M-10.81N/AGap Up
SCAM
Scottish American Investment
N/AN/AN/AN/A£603.25M£74.89M9.08N/A
SCIN
The Scottish Investment Trust
N/AN/AN/AN/A£592.25M£51.43M1,570.1815

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This page (LON:PVN) was last updated on 7/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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