STS Global Income & Growth Trust (STS) Competitors

STS Global Income & Growth Trust (LON:STS) and Tetragon Financial (LON:TFG) 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 analyst recommendations, community ranking, dividends, risk, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership.

Does the media favor STS or TFG?

In the previous week, Tetragon Financial had 1 more articles in the media than STS Global Income & Growth Trust. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Tetragon Financial and 1 mentions for STS Global Income & Growth Trust. STS Global Income & Growth Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.90 beat Tetragon Financial's score of -0.05 indicating that STS Global Income & Growth Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
STS Global Income & Growth Trust	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Tetragon Financial	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is STS or TFG more profitable?

STS Global Income & Growth Trust has a net margin of 88.82% compared to Tetragon Financial's net margin of 57.23%. STS Global Income & Growth Trust's return on equity of 6.50% beat Tetragon Financial's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
STS Global Income & Growth Trust	88.82%	6.50%	2.28%
Tetragon Financial	57.23%	4.68%	3.14%

Which has more risk & volatility, STS or TFG?

STS Global Income & Growth Trust has a beta of 0.42, indicating that its stock price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tetragon Financial has a beta of 0.46, indicating that its stock price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer STS or TFG?

STS Global Income & Growth Trust received 51 more outperform votes than Tetragon Financial when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 77.42% of users gave Tetragon Financial an outperform vote while only 61.48% of users gave STS Global Income & Growth Trust an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
STS Global Income & Growth Trust	Outperform Votes 75 61.48%	Underperform Votes 47 38.52%
Tetragon Financial	Outperform Votes 24 77.42%	Underperform Votes 7 22.58%

Which has higher earnings and valuation, STS or TFG?

Tetragon Financial has higher revenue and earnings than STS Global Income & Growth Trust. Tetragon Financial is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than STS Global Income & Growth 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
STS Global Income & Growth Trust	£20.58M	14.40	£18.28M	£14.99	16.14
Tetragon Financial	£22.12B	0.05	£12.66B	£1.56	9.01

Is STS or TFG a better dividend stock?

STS Global Income & Growth Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 7 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Tetragon Financial pays an annual dividend of GBX 44 per share and has a dividend yield of 313.4%. STS Global Income & Growth Trust pays out 46.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Tetragon Financial pays out 2,822.4% 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 and insiders have more ownership in STS or TFG?

17.8% of STS Global Income & Growth Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 3.2% of Tetragon Financial shares are held by institutional investors. 26.9% of STS Global Income & Growth Trust shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 17.8% of Tetragon Financial shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

STS Global Income & Growth Trust beats Tetragon Financial on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.