Seneca Growth Capital VCT (SVCT) Competitors

Jupiter Green (LON:JGC) and Seneca Growth Capital VCT (LON:SVCT) are both small-cap asset management industry companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, valuation and earnings.

Which has better earnings & valuation, JGC or SVCT?

Jupiter Green has higher revenue and earnings than Seneca Growth Capital VCT. Seneca Growth Capital VCT is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Jupiter Green, 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
Jupiter Green	£7.93M	0.00	£6.55M	£34.51	N/A
Seneca Growth Capital VCT	-£1.95M	-6.09	-£2.19M	-£8.48	-5.43

Is JGC or SVCT more profitable?

Seneca Growth Capital VCT has a net margin of 112.22% compared to Jupiter Green's net margin of 82.61%. Jupiter Green's return on equity of 12.91% beat Seneca Growth Capital VCT's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Jupiter Green	82.61%	12.91%	0.15%
Seneca Growth Capital VCT	112.22%	-16.19%	-10.71%

Which has more volatility and risk, JGC or SVCT?

Jupiter Green has a beta of 0.72, meaning that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Seneca Growth Capital VCT has a beta of 0.33, meaning that its stock price is 67% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is JGC or SVCT a better dividend stock?

Jupiter Green pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share. Seneca Growth Capital VCT pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.5%. Jupiter Green pays out 2.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Seneca Growth Capital VCT pays out -35.4% 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. Seneca Growth Capital VCT is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the media refer more to JGC or SVCT?

In the previous week, Jupiter Green's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Seneca Growth Capital VCT'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Jupiter Green	Neutral
Seneca Growth Capital VCT	Neutral

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in JGC or SVCT?

37.4% of Jupiter Green shares are owned by institutional investors. 39.6% of Jupiter Green shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Seneca Growth Capital VCT shares are owned 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.

Summary

Jupiter Green beats Seneca Growth Capital VCT on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.