European Assets Trust (EAT) Competitors

Law Debenture (LON:LWDB) and European Assets Trust (LON:EAT) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, community ranking, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation and dividends.

Does the media prefer LWDB or EAT?

In the previous week, Law Debenture had 1 more articles in the media than European Assets Trust. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Law Debenture and 0 mentions for European Assets Trust. European Assets Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.70 beat Law Debenture's score of 1.11 indicating that European Assets Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Law Debenture	Positive
European Assets Trust	Very Positive

Is LWDB or EAT a better dividend stock?

Law Debenture pays an annual dividend of GBX 32 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. European Assets Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.1%. Law Debenture pays out 29.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. European Assets Trust pays out 77.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor LWDB or EAT?

European Assets Trust received 31 more outperform votes than Law Debenture when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.09% of users gave European Assets Trust an outperform vote while only 64.75% of users gave Law Debenture an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Law Debenture	Outperform Votes 79 64.75%	Underperform Votes 43 35.25%
European Assets Trust	Outperform Votes 110 65.09%	Underperform Votes 59 34.91%

Is LWDB or EAT more profitable?

European Assets Trust has a net margin of 79.65% compared to Law Debenture's net margin of 69.85%. Law Debenture's return on equity of 15.91% beat European Assets Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Law Debenture	69.85%	15.91%	8.76%
European Assets Trust	79.65%	7.51%	6.15%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of LWDB or EAT?

9.3% of Law Debenture shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.0% of European Assets Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 6.3% of Law Debenture shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of European Assets Trust 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.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, LWDB or EAT?

Law Debenture has higher revenue and earnings than European Assets Trust. Law Debenture is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than European Assets Trust, 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
Law Debenture	£203.87M	5.87	£142.39M	£107.45	8.42
European Assets Trust	£35.04M	8.72	£27.91M	£7.77	10.94

Which has more volatility & risk, LWDB or EAT?

Law Debenture has a beta of 0.93, suggesting that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, European Assets Trust has a beta of 1.05, suggesting that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

European Assets Trust beats Law Debenture on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.