Stock Research: City Of London

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City Of London

LSE:CLIG GB00B104RS51
78
  • Value
    56
  • Growth
    36
  • Safety
    Safety
    87
  • Combined
    52
  • Sentiment
    80
  • 360° View
    360° View
    78
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Company Description

City of London Investment Group PLC is a UK-based asset management company that invests in closed-end funds. It operates through subsidiaries City of London Investment Management Company Limited (CLIM) and Karpus Investment Management (KIM), specializing in Emerging Markets, International, Opportunistic Value, Frontier strategies, and closed-end fund strategies across asset classes. The company serves institutional clients and wealth management clients. It operates in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Europe, and others. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $244 million, profits of $67 million, revenue of $70 million, and 117 employees.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 55 (better than 55% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock City Of London are above average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with half below and half above average for City Of London. The consolidated Sentiment Rank has a good rank of 55, which means that professional investors are more optimistic about the stock than for 55% of alternative investment opportunities. It also rates well regarding its financing structure, with the consolidated Safety Rank at 85 or better than 85% of its peers when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. But the stock is expensive and expects low growth. The consolidated Value Rank is only 49, meaning that the share price of City Of London is on the high side, compared with indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. The company exhibits below-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, invested capital growth,and stock returns, with its Growth Rank at 38. ...read more

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The higher the 360° View, the better the stock performed against its peers, considering all metrics. The 360° View represents an average of the other 5 ranks and is then scaled to a rank from 1 to 100. The shaded values are illustrative only.
Last update: 26-May-2026.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
56 91 93 86
Growth
36 21 7 41
Safety
Safety
87 76 79 69
Sentiment
80 61 78 89
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360° View
78 76 85 95
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
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Opinions Change
50 50 50 50
Pro Holdings
n/a 57 62 90
Market Pulse
84 73 90 72
Sentiment
80 61 78 89
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
56 91 93 86
Growth
36 21 7 41
Safety Safety
87 76 79 69
Combined
52 84 77 79
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
28 70 66 48
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
48 79 87 79
Price vs. Book (P/B)
48 50 54 42
Dividend Yield
91 94 100 100
Value
56 91 93 86
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
69 31 18 48
Profit Growth
11 60 40 32
Capital Growth
25 1 22 25
Stock Returns
67 41 11 61
Growth
36 21 7 41
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
85 77 84 86
Refinancing
57 35 25 23
Liquidity
82 74 85 78
Safety Safety
87 76 79 69

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The value case is weak (expensive and low Growth Rank), but sentiment is strong and financing is safe. This scenario may indicate future growth not yet in current financials. This is a speculative choice for investors with a high-risk appetite who are betting on the positive sentiment and safe financing to sustain a long-term turnaround.

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