Worldsec (WSL) Competitors

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WSL vs. ADA, LAHL, PRIM, TREE, and EDGH

Should you buy Worldsec stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Worldsec with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Worldsec include Adams (ADA), Landscape Acquisition (LAHL), Primorus Investments (PRIM), Cambium Global Timberland (TREE), and Edge Performance VCT Public (EDGH). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry.

How does Worldsec compare to Adams?

Adams (LON:ADA) and Worldsec (LON:WSL) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, risk, profitability, earnings and institutional ownership.

Adams has a beta of 1.7, suggesting that its stock price is 70% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Worldsec has a beta of 1.05, suggesting that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Adams had 4 more articles in the media than Worldsec. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Adams and 0 mentions for Worldsec. Adams' average media sentiment score of 0.16 beat Worldsec's score of 0.00 indicating that Adams is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Adams	Neutral
Worldsec	Neutral

Worldsec has higher revenue and earnings than Adams. Adams is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Worldsec, 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
Adams	-£2.19M	0.00	-£1.05M	-£0.01	N/A
Worldsec	£808K	1.58	-£1.01M	£0.25	6.00

Adams has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Worldsec's net margin of -1.03%. Worldsec's return on equity of -0.11% beat Adams' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Adams	N/A	-17.70%	-11.03%
Worldsec	-1.03%	-0.11%	-5.26%

0.2% of Worldsec shares are held by institutional investors. 95.3% of Adams shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 14.5% of Worldsec shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Worldsec beats Adams on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Worldsec compare to Landscape Acquisition?

Landscape Acquisition (LON:LAHL) and Worldsec (LON:WSL) are both small-cap asset management industry companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, risk, profitability, earnings and institutional ownership.

In the previous week, Landscape Acquisition's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Worldsec'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Landscape Acquisition	Neutral
Worldsec	Neutral

0.2% of Worldsec shares are held by institutional investors. 14.5% of Worldsec shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Landscape Acquisition has higher revenue and earnings than Worldsec. Landscape Acquisition is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Worldsec, 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
Landscape Acquisition	£10.75M	0.00	N/A	£0.08	N/A
Worldsec	£808K	1.58	-£1.01M	£0.25	6.00

Landscape Acquisition has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Worldsec's net margin of -1.03%. Landscape Acquisition's return on equity of 0.00% beat Worldsec's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Landscape Acquisition	N/A	N/A	N/A
Worldsec	-1.03%	-0.11%	-5.26%

Summary

Landscape Acquisition beats Worldsec on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Worldsec compare to Primorus Investments?

Primorus Investments (LON:PRIM) and Worldsec (LON:WSL) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, valuation, earnings and institutional ownership.

Primorus Investments has a beta of 0.323, meaning that its stock price is 68% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Worldsec has a beta of 1.05, meaning that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Primorus Investments' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Worldsec'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Primorus Investments	Neutral
Worldsec	Neutral

Primorus Investments has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Worldsec. Primorus Investments is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Worldsec, 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
Primorus Investments	-£265K	-17.94	£927.00K	-£1.98 thousand	N/A
Worldsec	£808K	1.58	-£1.01M	£0.25	6.00

Primorus Investments has a net margin of 194.02% compared to Worldsec's net margin of -1.03%. Worldsec's return on equity of -0.11% beat Primorus Investments' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Primorus Investments	194.02%	-12.42%	26.08%
Worldsec	-1.03%	-0.11%	-5.26%

0.2% of Worldsec shares are owned by institutional investors. 47.4% of Primorus Investments shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 14.5% of Worldsec shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Worldsec beats Primorus Investments on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Worldsec compare to Cambium Global Timberland?

Cambium Global Timberland (LON:TREE) and Worldsec (LON:WSL) are both small-cap asset management industry companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability and risk.

In the previous week, Cambium Global Timberland's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Worldsec'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Cambium Global Timberland	Neutral
Worldsec	Neutral

Cambium Global Timberland has higher revenue and earnings than Worldsec. Cambium Global Timberland is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Worldsec, 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
Cambium Global Timberland	£4.57B	0.00	N/A	£0.60	N/A
Worldsec	£808K	1.58	-£1.01M	£0.25	6.00

0.2% of Worldsec shares are held by institutional investors. 14.5% of Worldsec shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Cambium Global Timberland has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Worldsec's net margin of -1.03%. Cambium Global Timberland's return on equity of 0.00% beat Worldsec's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Cambium Global Timberland	N/A	N/A	N/A
Worldsec	-1.03%	-0.11%	-5.26%

Summary

Cambium Global Timberland beats Worldsec on 6 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Worldsec compare to Edge Performance VCT Public?

Edge Performance VCT Public (LON:EDGH) and Worldsec (LON:WSL) are both small-cap asset management industry companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, media sentiment and valuation.

In the previous week, Edge Performance VCT Public's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Worldsec'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Edge Performance VCT Public	Neutral
Worldsec	Neutral

Worldsec has higher revenue and earnings than Edge Performance VCT Public. Edge Performance VCT Public is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Worldsec, 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
Edge Performance VCT Public	£344K	0.00	-£3.42M	-£0.31	N/A
Worldsec	£808K	1.58	-£1.01M	£0.25	6.00

Edge Performance VCT Public has a beta of 0.48, suggesting that its stock price is 52% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Worldsec has a beta of 1.05, suggesting that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the broader market.

0.2% of Worldsec shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.7% of Edge Performance VCT Public shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 14.5% of Worldsec shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Edge Performance VCT Public has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Worldsec's net margin of -1.03%. Worldsec's return on equity of -0.11% beat Edge Performance VCT Public's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Edge Performance VCT Public	N/A	-27.02%	-16.79%
Worldsec	-1.03%	-0.11%	-5.26%

Summary

Worldsec beats Edge Performance VCT Public on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.

WSL vs. The Competition

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Metric	Worldsec	Asset Management Industry	Financial Sector	LON Exchange
Market Cap	£1.28M	£2.35B	£5.16B	£2.71B
Dividend Yield	3.23%	5.97%	5.25%	6.15%
P/E Ratio	6.00	25.14	15.92	365.91
Price / Sales	1.58	2,063.56	998.03	88,030.91
Price / Cash	1.67	60.17	90.25	27.89
Price / Book	0.24	1.35	6.59	7.74
Net Income	-£1.01M	£265.53M	£1.15B	£5.89B
7 Day Performance	N/A	-0.72%	-0.26%	0.21%
1 Month Performance	N/A	1.03%	0.64%	0.63%
1 Year Performance	N/A	11.97%	18.08%	78.11%

Worldsec Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
WSL Worldsec	N/A	GBX 1.50 flat	N/A	N/A	£1.28M	£808K	6.00	N/A
ADA Adams	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	£5.11M	-£2.19M	N/A	3	Gap Up High Trading Volume
LAHL Landscape Acquisition	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	£5.10M	£10.75M	105.12	N/A
PRIM Primorus Investments	N/A	GBX 4 +9.6%	N/A	+9.1%	£4.98M	-£265K	N/A	12,800	Gap Down
TREE Cambium Global Timberland	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	£4.98M	£4.57B	11.27	1,250	Gap Down High Trading Volume

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Worldsec (WSL) Competitors

WSL vs. ADA, LAHL, PRIM, TREE, and EDGH

How does Worldsec compare to Adams?

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How does Worldsec compare to Landscape Acquisition?

Summary

How does Worldsec compare to Primorus Investments?

Summary

How does Worldsec compare to Cambium Global Timberland?

Summary

How does Worldsec compare to Edge Performance VCT Public?

Summary

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Worldsec (WSL) Competitors

WSL vs. ADA, LAHL, PRIM, TREE, and EDGH

How does Worldsec compare to Adams?

Which has more risk and volatility, ADA or WSL?

Does the media favor ADA or WSL?

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, ADA or WSL?

Is ADA or WSL more profitable?

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of ADA or WSL?

Summary

How does Worldsec compare to Landscape Acquisition?

Does the media prefer LAHL or WSL?

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of LAHL or WSL?

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, LAHL or WSL?

Is LAHL or WSL more profitable?

Summary

How does Worldsec compare to Primorus Investments?

Which has more risk & volatility, PRIM or WSL?

Does the media favor PRIM or WSL?

Which has better earnings and valuation, PRIM or WSL?

Is PRIM or WSL more profitable?

Do institutionals and insiders believe in PRIM or WSL?

Summary

How does Worldsec compare to Cambium Global Timberland?

Does the media prefer TREE or WSL?

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, TREE or WSL?

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in TREE or WSL?

Is TREE or WSL more profitable?

Summary

How does Worldsec compare to Edge Performance VCT Public?

Does the media favor EDGH or WSL?

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, EDGH or WSL?

Which has more volatility & risk, EDGH or WSL?

Do insiders and institutionals believe in EDGH or WSL?

Is EDGH or WSL more profitable?

Summary

New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

Media Sentiment Over Time

WSL vs. The Competition

Worldsec Competitors List

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