VPC Specialty Lending Investments (VSL) Competitors GBX 27.80 +0.40 (+1.46%) As of 04:30 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesBuy This Stock VSL vs. BGHS, NCYF, HHI, MTE, EAT, BBH, STS, SJG, ASLI, and RECIShould you be buying VPC Specialty Lending Investments stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of VPC Specialty Lending Investments include Boussard & Gavaudan GBP (BGHS), CQS New City High Yield (NCYF), Henderson High Income Trust (HHI), Montanaro European Smaller (MTE), European Assets Trust (EAT), Bellevue Healthcare (BBH), STS Global Income & Growth Trust (STS), Schroder Japan Trust (SJG), abrdn European Logistics Income (ASLI), and Real Estate Credit Investments (RECI). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry. VPC Specialty Lending Investments vs. Boussard & Gavaudan GBP CQS New City High Yield Henderson High Income Trust Montanaro European Smaller European Assets Trust Bellevue Healthcare STS Global Income & Growth Trust Schroder Japan Trust abrdn European Logistics Income Real Estate Credit Investments VPC Specialty Lending Investments (LON:VSL) and Boussard & Gavaudan GBP (LON:BGHS) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment and community ranking. Is VSL or BGHS more profitable? VPC Specialty Lending Investments has a net margin of 126.83% compared to Boussard & Gavaudan GBP's net margin of 0.00%. Boussard & Gavaudan GBP's return on equity of -5.37% 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% Boussard & Gavaudan GBP N/A -5.37%-3.34% Does the media refer more to VSL or BGHS? In the previous week, VPC Specialty Lending Investments had 2 more articles in the media than Boussard & Gavaudan GBP. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for VPC Specialty Lending Investments and 0 mentions for Boussard & Gavaudan GBP. VPC Specialty Lending Investments' average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat Boussard & Gavaudan GBP's score of 0.00 indicating that VPC Specialty Lending Investments is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment VPC Specialty Lending Investments Positive Boussard & Gavaudan GBP Neutral Does the MarketBeat Community believe in VSL or BGHS? VPC Specialty Lending Investments received 86 more outperform votes than Boussard & Gavaudan GBP when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.33% of users gave VPC Specialty Lending Investments an outperform vote while only 56.82% of users gave Boussard & Gavaudan GBP an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformVPC Specialty Lending InvestmentsOutperform Votes11161.33% Underperform Votes7038.67% Boussard & Gavaudan GBPOutperform Votes2556.82% Underperform Votes1943.18% Which has preferable earnings & valuation, VSL or BGHS? Boussard & Gavaudan GBP has higher revenue and earnings than VPC Specialty Lending Investments. VPC Specialty Lending Investments is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Boussard & Gavaudan GBP, 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-3.14-£31.27M-£11.24-2.47Boussard & Gavaudan GBP-£12.39M0.00-£18.37M-£1.28N/A Do institutionals and insiders believe in VSL or BGHS? 33.6% of VPC Specialty Lending Investments shares are owned by institutional investors. 25.4% of VPC Specialty Lending Investments shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of Boussard & Gavaudan GBP shares are owned 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. Which has more volatility and risk, VSL or BGHS? VPC Specialty Lending Investments has a beta of 0.58, suggesting that its share price is 42% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Boussard & Gavaudan GBP has a beta of 0.26, suggesting that its share price is 74% less volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryVPC Specialty Lending Investments beats Boussard & Gavaudan GBP on 9 of the 14 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£77.36M£1.15B£3.85B£2.57BDividend Yield30.52%4.46%4.21%4.84%P/E Ratio-2.4721.7813.04133.67Price / Sales-3.142,268.791,678.28244,979.30Price / Cash1.6961.4750.4928.16Price / Book0.401.143.414.56Net Income-£31.27M£263.56M£1.25B£5.85B7 Day Performance2.58%1.42%1.22%2.98%1 Month Performance1.46%10.86%13.33%9.28%1 Year Performance-43.03%2.61%12.99%115.29% VPC Specialty Lending Investments Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)VSLVPC Specialty Lending InvestmentsN/AGBX 27.80+1.5%N/A-43.4%£77.36M£-24,659,178.55-2.47N/AEarnings ReportBGHSBoussard & Gavaudan GBPN/AN/AN/AN/A£300.90M£-12,390,000.00-1,890.63N/AGap UpNCYFCQS New City High YieldN/AGBX 51.17+0.7%N/A-3.4%£300.72M£53.40M6.42N/APositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeHHIHenderson High Income TrustN/AGBX 170.23+1.6%N/A+8.2%£294.16M£39.56M8.64N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsMTEMontanaro European SmallerN/AGBX 152+1.3%N/A+13.9%£289.12M£57.06M5.52N/APositive NewsEATEuropean Assets TrustN/AGBX 79.60+1.0%N/A-2.3%£286.27M£35.04M10.24N/ANews CoverageBBHBellevue HealthcareN/AGBX 116.15+0.5%N/A-14.0%£286.27M£-9,595,061.74-17.67N/ASTSSTS Global Income & Growth TrustN/AGBX 232-0.4%N/A+12.4%£284.16M£20.58M15.486Positive NewsGap DownSJGSchroder Japan TrustN/AGBX 239+0.8%N/A-4.0%£280.12M£60.80M4.69N/ADividend CutPositive NewsASLIabrdn European Logistics IncomeN/AGBX 56.30-0.7%N/A-3.5%£278.86M£47.93M-4.19N/ANews CoverageRECIReal Estate Credit InvestmentsN/AGBX 125+2.5%N/A+5.2%£278.52M£28.71M1.20N/APositive NewsGap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Boussard & Gavaudan GBP Alternatives CQS New City High Yield Alternatives Henderson High Income Trust Alternatives Montanaro European Smaller Alternatives European Assets Trust Alternatives Bellevue Healthcare Alternatives STS Global Income & Growth Trust Alternatives Schroder Japan Trust Alternatives abrdn European Logistics Income Alternatives Real Estate Credit Investments 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 5/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHow to invest in Elon Musk’s Optimus before its launchElon Musk is set to completely take over the AI industry with Optimus… A breakthrough AI-powered robot that El...InvestorPlace | SponsoredIs he more powerful than Trump? 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