VPC Specialty Lending Investments (VSL) Competitors GBX 16.25 +0.10 (+0.62%) As of 05:05 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesBuy This Stock VSL vs. DORE, JSGI, DIVI, BSC, MMIT, PVN, MIX, UAV, IVI, and TIGTShould you be buying VPC Specialty Lending Investments stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of VPC Specialty Lending Investments include Downing Renewables & Infrastructure (DORE), JPMorgan Japan Small Cap Growth & Income (JSGI), Diverse Income Trust (DIVI), British Smaller Companies VCT2 (BSC), Mobius Investment Trust (MMIT), ProVen VCT (PVN), Mobeus Income & Growth VCT (MIX), Unicorn AIM VCT (UAV), Invesco Income Growth Trust (IVI), and Troy Income & Growth (TIGT). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry. VPC Specialty Lending Investments vs. Its Competitors Downing Renewables & Infrastructure JPMorgan Japan Small Cap Growth & Income Diverse Income Trust British Smaller Companies VCT2 Mobius Investment Trust ProVen VCT Mobeus Income & Growth VCT Unicorn AIM VCT Invesco Income Growth Trust Troy Income & Growth Downing Renewables & Infrastructure (LON:DORE) and VPC Specialty Lending Investments (LON:VSL) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, valuation, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability and dividends. Is DORE or VSL a better dividend stock? Downing Renewables & Infrastructure pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. VPC Specialty Lending Investments pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.05 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Downing Renewables & Infrastructure pays out -260.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. VPC Specialty Lending Investments pays out -23.9% 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 believe in DORE or VSL? 22.3% of Downing Renewables & Infrastructure shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.9% of VPC Specialty Lending Investments shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Downing Renewables & Infrastructure shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of VPC Specialty Lending Investments shares are held 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. Does the media prefer DORE or VSL? In the previous week, Downing Renewables & Infrastructure had 1 more articles in the media than VPC Specialty Lending Investments. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Downing Renewables & Infrastructure and 0 mentions for VPC Specialty Lending Investments. Downing Renewables & Infrastructure's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled VPC Specialty Lending Investments'average media sentiment score. Company Overall Sentiment Downing Renewables & Infrastructure Neutral VPC Specialty Lending Investments Neutral Is DORE or VSL more profitable? VPC Specialty Lending Investments has a net margin of 126.83% compared to Downing Renewables & Infrastructure's net margin of 98.10%. Downing Renewables & Infrastructure's return on equity of 3.21% beat VPC Specialty Lending Investments' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Downing Renewables & Infrastructure98.10% 3.21% N/A VPC Specialty Lending Investments 126.83%-15.02%-3.93% Which has stronger earnings & valuation, DORE or VSL? Downing Renewables & Infrastructure has higher revenue and earnings than VPC Specialty Lending Investments. Downing Renewables & Infrastructure is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than VPC Specialty Lending Investments, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioDowning Renewables & Infrastructure-£3.17M-54.96£6.43M-£0.02-4,564.73VPC Specialty Lending Investments-£54.79M-0.83-£31.27M-£0.20-80.25 SummaryDowning Renewables & Infrastructure beats VPC Specialty Lending Investments on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks. 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New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding VSL and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart VSL vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricVPC Specialty Lending InvestmentsAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£45.22M£1.47B£4.93B£2.58BDividend Yield30.11%4.60%4.32%5.32%P/E Ratio-80.253,128.381,353.314,417.45Price / Sales-0.831,975.871,371.14101,206.46Price / Cash1.6960.47127.6927.90Price / Book0.241.383.598.10Net Income-£31.27M£264.59M£1.22B£5.89B7 Day Performance1.56%0.05%0.14%-0.13%1 Month Performance4.50%0.74%2.76%2.32%1 Year Performance-59.27%8.42%45.69%136.94% VPC Specialty Lending Investments Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)VSLVPC Specialty Lending InvestmentsN/AGBX 16.25+0.6%N/A-58.9%£45.22M-£54.79M-80.25N/ADOREDowning Renewables & InfrastructureN/AGBX 102.06+0.1%N/A+18.1%£173.62M-£3.17M-4,556.03N/ANews CoverageJSGIJPMorgan Japan Small Cap Growth & IncomeN/AN/AN/AN/A£173.59M£10.36M1,894.12N/ADIVIDiverse Income TrustN/AGBX 105.25+0.2%N/A+16.1%£172.16M£29.66M866.97N/ABSCBritish Smaller Companies VCT2N/AGBX 52+2.0%N/A-6.5%£171.22M£5.60M3,076.92N/ANews CoverageMMITMobius Investment TrustN/AGBX 144.50+0.3%N/A+3.7%£166.78M-£2.61M-3,980.72N/APositive NewsHigh Trading VolumePVNProVen VCTN/AGBX 58.50flatN/AN/A£166.42M£3.41M6,500.00N/APositive NewsMIXMobeus Income & Growth VCTN/AGBX 49.60flatN/AN/A£165.21M£8.18M1,090.11N/AUAVUnicorn AIM VCTN/AGBX 76.50flatN/AN/A£164.69M-£5.78M-2,483.77N/ADividend IncreaseIVIInvesco Income Growth TrustN/AN/AN/AN/A£162.22M-£28.62M-5.42N/ATIGTTroy Income & GrowthN/AN/AN/AN/A£162.08M-£7.86M-2,320.00N/AGap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Downing Renewables & Infrastructure Alternatives JPMorgan Japan Small Cap Growth & Income Alternatives Diverse Income Trust Alternatives British Smaller Companies VCT2 Alternatives Mobius Investment Trust Alternatives ProVen VCT Alternatives Mobeus Income & Growth VCT Alternatives Unicorn AIM VCT Alternatives Invesco Income Growth Trust Alternatives Troy Income & Growth 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:VSL) was last updated on 10/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersURGENT: The Market's 3 Red Flags Are FlashingHere’s the uncomfortable truth: The smartest investors in the world are already preparing for a crash befor...StockEarnings | SponsoredOctober 16 Changes the Microchip Game — and InvestingWhile everyone's chasing the same AI plays, George Gilder is focused on something completely different. 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