European Assets Trust (EAT) Competitors

European Assets Trust (LON:EAT) and Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust (LON:ASL) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, community ranking, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, dividends and institutional ownership.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer EAT or ASL?

European Assets Trust received 27 more outperform votes than Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 72.81% of users gave Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust an outperform vote while only 65.09% of users gave European Assets Trust an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
European Assets Trust	Outperform Votes 110 65.09%	Underperform Votes 59 34.91%
Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust	Outperform Votes 83 72.81%	Underperform Votes 31 27.19%

Is EAT or ASL more profitable?

Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust has a net margin of 93.74% compared to European Assets Trust's net margin of 87.09%. Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust's return on equity of 19.45% beat European Assets Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
European Assets Trust	87.09%	9.94%	6.15%
Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust	93.74%	19.45%	11.67%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, EAT or ASL?

Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust has higher revenue and earnings than European Assets Trust. Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust 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
European Assets Trust	£40.06M	7.35	£34.89M	£0.10	818.00
Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust	£274.39M	4.42	£257.22M	£3.05	472.13

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

44.0% of European Assets Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 52.3% of Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of European Assets Trust shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 10.4% of Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media refer more to EAT or ASL?

In the previous week, European Assets Trust had 2 more articles in the media than Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for European Assets Trust and 0 mentions for Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust. European Assets Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
European Assets Trust	Neutral
Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust	Neutral

Which has more risk & volatility, EAT or ASL?

European Assets Trust has a beta of 1.05, indicating that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust has a beta of 1.38, indicating that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is EAT or ASL a better dividend stock?

European Assets Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.3%. Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 42 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. European Assets Trust pays out 6,000.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust pays out 1,377.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Summary

Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust beats European Assets Trust on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.