European Assets Trust (EAT) Competitors

Finsbury Growth & Income (LON:FGT) and European Assets Trust (LON:EAT) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, risk, profitability, earnings and media sentiment.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of FGT or EAT?

28.5% of Finsbury Growth & Income shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.0% of European Assets Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 5.8% of Finsbury Growth & Income 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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer FGT or EAT?

In the previous week, Finsbury Growth & Income had 5 more articles in the media than European Assets Trust. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Finsbury Growth & Income and 2 mentions for European Assets Trust. European Assets Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.75 beat Finsbury Growth & Income's score of 1.73 indicating that European Assets Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Finsbury Growth & Income	7 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
European Assets Trust	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, FGT or EAT?

Finsbury Growth & Income has a beta of 0.52, indicating that its share price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, European Assets Trust has a beta of 1.05, indicating that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is FGT or EAT more profitable?

Finsbury Growth & Income has a net margin of 89.28% compared to European Assets Trust's net margin of 79.65%. European Assets Trust's return on equity of 7.51% beat Finsbury Growth & Income's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Finsbury Growth & Income	89.28%	6.50%	4.42%
European Assets Trust	79.65%	7.51%	6.15%

Is FGT or EAT a better dividend stock?

Finsbury Growth & Income pays an annual dividend of GBX 19 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. European Assets Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.3%. Finsbury Growth & Income pays out 31.2% 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.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, FGT or EAT?

Finsbury Growth & Income has higher revenue and earnings than European Assets Trust. European Assets Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Finsbury Growth & Income, 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
Finsbury Growth & Income	£101.41M	13.03	£90.54M	£60.89	14.58
European Assets Trust	£35.04M	9.83	£27.91M	£7.77	12.33

Summary

Finsbury Growth & Income beats European Assets Trust on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.