STS Global Income & Growth Trust (STS) Competitors GBX 246 -2.50 (-1.01%) As of 09/12/2025 12:31 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock STS vs. EDIN, BRWM, JFJ, IHP, AGT, ASHM, GSS, JPE, TRY, and TMPLShould you be buying STS Global Income & Growth Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of STS Global Income & Growth Trust include Edinburgh Investment (EDIN), BlackRock World Mining Trust (BRWM), JPMorgan Japanese (JFJ), IntegraFin (IHP), AVI Global Trust (AGT), Ashmore Group (ASHM), Genesis Emerging Markets Fund (GSS), JPMorgan Elect plc - Managed Growth (JPE), TR Property Investment Trust (TRY), and Temple Bar (TMPL). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry. STS Global Income & Growth Trust vs. Its Competitors Edinburgh Investment BlackRock World Mining Trust JPMorgan Japanese IntegraFin AVI Global Trust Ashmore Group Genesis Emerging Markets Fund JPMorgan Elect plc - Managed Growth TR Property Investment Trust Temple Bar STS Global Income & Growth Trust (LON:STS) and Edinburgh Investment (LON:EDIN) 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 profitability, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk and dividends. Which has higher earnings and valuation, STS or EDIN? Edinburgh Investment has higher revenue and earnings than STS Global Income & Growth Trust. STS Global Income & Growth Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Edinburgh Investment, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSTS Global Income & Growth Trust£31.48M9.17£18.28M£0.231,050.38Edinburgh Investment£86.82M13.13£180.50M£0.581,391.20 Does the media refer more to STS or EDIN? In the previous week, Edinburgh Investment had 1 more articles in the media than STS Global Income & Growth Trust. MarketBeat recorded 9 mentions for Edinburgh Investment and 8 mentions for STS Global Income & Growth Trust. STS Global Income & Growth Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.94 beat Edinburgh Investment's score of 0.90 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 6 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Edinburgh Investment 5 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is STS or EDIN a better dividend stock? STS Global Income & Growth Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Edinburgh Investment pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. STS Global Income & Growth Trust pays out 26.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Edinburgh Investment pays out 47.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in STS or EDIN? 7.4% of STS Global Income & Growth Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.7% of Edinburgh Investment shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of STS Global Income & Growth Trust shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Edinburgh Investment shares are held by company 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. Which has more volatility & risk, STS or EDIN? STS Global Income & Growth Trust has a beta of 0.42, indicating that its share price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Edinburgh Investment has a beta of 0.81, indicating that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is STS or EDIN more profitable? Edinburgh Investment has a net margin of 95.34% compared to STS Global Income & Growth Trust's net margin of 88.82%. Edinburgh Investment's return on equity of 16.15% beat STS Global Income & Growth Trust's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets STS Global Income & Growth Trust88.82% 6.50% 2.28% Edinburgh Investment 95.34%16.15%6.69% SummaryEdinburgh Investment beats STS Global Income & Growth Trust on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Get STS Global Income & Growth Trust News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for STS and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. 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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 STS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSTS Global Income & Growth TrustAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£292.15M£1.45B£5.92B£2.51BDividend Yield3.37%4.58%4.31%5.30%P/E Ratio1,050.384,757.921,777.845,410.94Price / Sales9.171,965.451,341.7496,613.70Price / Cash52.1160.62127.4727.93Price / Book1.111.362.067.77Net Income£18.28M£265.04M£1.23B£5.89B7 Day Performance-1.20%13.32%7.11%6.51%1 Month Performance-0.81%13.58%7.62%55.22%1 Year Performance6.96%8.42%31.58%154.12% STS Global Income & Growth Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)STSSTS Global Income & Growth TrustN/AGBX 246-1.0%N/A+7.0%£292.15M£31.48M1,050.386News CoveragePositive NewsInsider TradeEDINEdinburgh InvestmentN/AGBX 805+0.6%N/A+6.6%£1.14B£86.82M1,394.66N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsBRWMBlackRock World Mining TrustN/AGBX 602.50-0.1%N/A+28.0%£1.13B-£115.12M-960.16147,000Positive NewsJFJJPMorgan JapaneseN/AGBX 688+1.2%N/A+28.2%£1.11B£53.11M2,011.11N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsIHPIntegraFinN/AGBX 335.58+0.0%GBX 423.75+26.3%-9.8%£1.11B£151.70M2,298.473,520Dividend IncreaseAGTAVI Global TrustN/AGBX 263flatN/A+14.6%£1.09B£11.21M27,395.83N/AASHMAshmore Group1.0385 of 5 starsGBX 165.80+1.7%GBX 155-6.5%-10.8%£1.09B£144.40M1,588.12283Gap DownGSSGenesis Emerging Markets FundN/AN/AN/AN/A£1.06B£250.40M6.181,626Gap DownJPEJPMorgan Elect plc - Managed GrowthN/AN/AN/AN/A£1.00B£104.78M1,250.00N/ATRYTR Property Investment TrustN/AGBX 314.50-0.3%N/A-11.5%£998.07M-£19.36M-3,635.8426News CoveragePositive NewsTMPLTemple BarN/AGBX 349+0.9%N/A+33.0%£993.27M£168.39M606.96N/ANews Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Edinburgh Investment Alternatives BlackRock World Mining Trust Alternatives JPMorgan Japanese Alternatives IntegraFin Alternatives AVI Global Trust Alternatives Ashmore Group Alternatives Genesis Emerging Markets Fund Alternatives JPMorgan Elect plc - Managed Growth Alternatives TR Property Investment Trust Alternatives Temple Bar 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:STS) was last updated on 9/14/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump set to Boost Social Security Checks by 400%?If you're collecting or planning to collect social security... 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