Edinburgh Investment (EDIN) Competitors

Alliance Trust (LON:ATST) and Edinburgh Investment (LON:EDIN) are both financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, community ranking and earnings.

Does the media refer more to ATST or EDIN?

In the previous week, Edinburgh Investment had 4 more articles in the media than Alliance Trust. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Edinburgh Investment and 0 mentions for Alliance Trust. Edinburgh Investment's average media sentiment score of 0.26 beat Alliance Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that Edinburgh Investment is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Alliance Trust	Neutral
Edinburgh Investment	Neutral

Is ATST or EDIN more profitable?

Edinburgh Investment has a net margin of 95.34% compared to Alliance Trust's net margin of 92.17%. Alliance Trust's return on equity of 17.93% beat Edinburgh Investment's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Alliance Trust	92.17%	17.93%	10.95%
Edinburgh Investment	95.34%	16.15%	6.69%

Which has more risk and volatility, ATST or EDIN?

Alliance Trust has a beta of 0.65, meaning that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Edinburgh Investment has a beta of 0.81, meaning that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ATST or EDIN?

Alliance Trust received 24 more outperform votes than Edinburgh Investment when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.33% of users gave Alliance Trust an outperform vote while only 64.66% of users gave Edinburgh Investment an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Alliance Trust	Outperform Votes 110 73.33%	Underperform Votes 40 26.67%
Edinburgh Investment	Outperform Votes 86 64.66%	Underperform Votes 47 35.34%

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in ATST or EDIN?

6.9% of Alliance Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 23.1% of Edinburgh Investment shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.4% of Alliance Trust shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.1% of Edinburgh Investment shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, ATST or EDIN?

Alliance Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Edinburgh Investment. Alliance Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Edinburgh Investment, 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
Alliance Trust	£652.76M	0.00	£601.66M	£2.12	N/A
Edinburgh Investment	£189.32M	5.67	£180.50M	£124.99	5.94

Is ATST or EDIN a better dividend stock?

Alliance Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 26 per share. Edinburgh Investment pays an annual dividend of GBX 28 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Alliance Trust pays out 1,226.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Edinburgh Investment pays out 22.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Edinburgh Investment is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Edinburgh Investment beats Alliance Trust on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.