abrdn Equity Income Trust (AEI) Competitors

Countrywide (LON:CWD) and abrdn Equity Income Trust (LON:AEI) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, community ranking, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, earnings and risk.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor CWD or AEI?

Countrywide received 233 more outperform votes than abrdn Equity Income Trust when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Countrywide	Outperform Votes 233 56.55%	Underperform Votes 179 43.45%
abrdn Equity Income Trust	N/A	N/A

Does the media prefer CWD or AEI?

In the previous week, abrdn Equity Income Trust had 3 more articles in the media than Countrywide. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for abrdn Equity Income Trust and 0 mentions for Countrywide. abrdn Equity Income Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.92 beat Countrywide's score of 0.00 indicating that abrdn Equity Income Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Countrywide	Neutral
abrdn Equity Income Trust	Very Positive

Is CWD or AEI more profitable?

Countrywide has a net margin of 0.00% compared to abrdn Equity Income Trust's net margin of -6.55%. Countrywide's return on equity of 0.00% beat abrdn Equity Income Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Countrywide	N/A	N/A	N/A
abrdn Equity Income Trust	-6.55%	-0.14%	0.71%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, CWD or AEI?

Countrywide has higher revenue and earnings than abrdn Equity Income Trust. abrdn Equity Income Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Countrywide, 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
Countrywide	£427.28M	0.00	N/A	-£143.90	N/A
abrdn Equity Income Trust	£3.37M	45.74	-£220.80K	-£0.46	-696.83

Do institutionals and insiders believe in CWD or AEI?

33.1% of abrdn Equity Income Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 14.8% of abrdn Equity Income Trust shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

abrdn Equity Income Trust beats Countrywide on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.