VPC Specialty Lending Investments (VSL) Competitors GBX 16.40 +0.15 (+0.92%) As of 08/15/2025 12:10 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesBuy This Stock VSL vs. PU13, LTI, MTU, JARA, IVI, TIGT, MMIT, JUS, ASIT, and BSCShould you be buying VPC Specialty Lending Investments stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of VPC Specialty Lending Investments include Puma VCT 13 (PU13), Lindsell Train Investment Trust (LTI), Montanaro UK Smaller Companies (MTU), JPMorgan Global Core Real Assets (JARA), Invesco Income Growth Trust (IVI), Troy Income & Growth (TIGT), Mobius Investment Trust (MMIT), Jupiter US Smaller Companies (JUS), Aberforth Split Level Income Trust (ASIT), and British Smaller Companies VCT2 (BSC). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry. VPC Specialty Lending Investments vs. Its Competitors Puma VCT 13 Lindsell Train Investment Trust Montanaro UK Smaller Companies JPMorgan Global Core Real Assets Invesco Income Growth Trust Troy Income & Growth Mobius Investment Trust Jupiter US Smaller Companies Aberforth Split Level Income Trust British Smaller Companies VCT2 VPC Specialty Lending Investments (LON:VSL) and Puma VCT 13 (LON:PU13) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability and analyst recommendations. Does the media favor VSL or PU13? In the previous week, VPC Specialty Lending Investments' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Puma VCT 13'saverage media sentiment score. Company Overall Sentiment VPC Specialty Lending Investments Neutral Puma VCT 13 Neutral Is VSL or PU13 more profitable? VPC Specialty Lending Investments has a net margin of 126.83% compared to Puma VCT 13's net margin of 110.06%. Puma VCT 13's return on equity of -7.70% beat VPC Specialty Lending Investments' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets VPC Specialty Lending Investments126.83% -15.02% -3.93% Puma VCT 13 110.06%-7.70%N/A Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in VSL or PU13? 33.6% of VPC Specialty Lending Investments shares are owned by institutional investors. 25.4% of VPC Specialty Lending Investments shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Puma VCT 13 shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has higher earnings and valuation, VSL or PU13? Puma VCT 13 has higher revenue and earnings than VPC Specialty Lending Investments. Puma VCT 13 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 RatioVPC Specialty Lending Investments-£24.66M-1.85-£31.27M-£11.24-1.46Puma VCT 13-£12.12M-13.97-£13.34M-£9.42-12.69 Is VSL or PU13 a better dividend stock? VPC Specialty Lending Investments pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 48.8%. Puma VCT 13 pays an annual dividend of GBX 10 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.4%. VPC Specialty Lending Investments pays out -71.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Puma VCT 13 pays out -106.2% 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. SummaryVPC Specialty Lending Investments and Puma VCT 13 tied by winning 6 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks. Get VPC Specialty Lending Investments News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for VSL and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address Media 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£45.64M£1.30B£6.42B£3.09BDividend Yield30.52%4.39%4.17%5.04%P/E Ratio-1.4622.5514.21174.60Price / Sales-1.852,570.251,858.97282,733.39Price / Cash1.6960.70127.1227.94Price / Book0.241.425.215.38Net Income-£31.27M£265.04M£1.23B£5.89B7 Day Performance4.79%0.17%0.75%-0.13%1 Month Performance10.81%0.62%2.30%1.01%1 Year Performance-63.06%6.99%26.70%64.41% VPC Specialty Lending Investments Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)VSLVPC Specialty Lending InvestmentsN/AGBX 16.40+0.9%N/A-62.7%£45.64M-£24.66M-1.46N/APU13Puma VCT 13N/AGBX 119.50flatN/AN/A£169.33M-£12.12M-12.69N/ALTILindsell Train Investment TrustN/AGBX 843.82+0.5%N/A+2.8%£168.95M£936.35M21.90N/AMTUMontanaro UK Smaller CompaniesN/AGBX 100.60-0.4%N/A-8.9%£167.35M£28.80M6.37N/ANews CoverageJARAJPMorgan Global Core Real AssetsN/AGBX 80+2.6%N/A+0.0%£163.85M-£2.67M-36.16N/AIVIInvesco Income Growth TrustN/AN/AN/AN/A£162.22M-£28.62M-5.42N/APositive NewsTIGTTroy Income & GrowthN/AN/AN/AN/A£162.08M-£7.86M-2,320.00N/AGap DownMMITMobius Investment TrustN/AGBX 138.87-0.5%N/A+4.5%£160.86M£21.43M9.30N/APositive NewsJUSJupiter US Smaller CompaniesN/AN/AN/AN/A£159.73M-£3.32M-31.64N/AGap DownHigh Trading VolumeASITAberforth Split Level Income TrustN/AN/AN/AN/A£158.86M£821K927.78N/AGap UpBSCBritish Smaller Companies VCT2N/AGBX 53+1.9%N/A-3.6%£158.56M£10.71M23.35N/ANews Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Puma VCT 13 Alternatives Lindsell Train Investment Trust Alternatives Montanaro UK Smaller Companies Alternatives JPMorgan Global Core Real Assets Alternatives Invesco Income Growth Trust Alternatives Troy Income & Growth Alternatives Mobius Investment Trust Alternatives Jupiter US Smaller Companies Alternatives Aberforth Split Level Income Trust Alternatives British Smaller Companies VCT2 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 8/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersGenerate up to $5,000/month with 10X less money?The secret to retiring without a million-dollar nest egg. 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