Ecofin Global Utilities and Infrastructure Trust (EGL) Competitors

Ecofin Global Utilities and Infrastructure Trust (LON:EGL) and Temple Bar (LON:TMPL) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, community ranking and earnings.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer EGL or TMPL?

Temple Bar received 20 more outperform votes than Ecofin Global Utilities and Infrastructure Trust when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 72.87% of users gave Temple Bar an outperform vote while only 70.91% of users gave Ecofin Global Utilities and Infrastructure Trust an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Ecofin Global Utilities and Infrastructure Trust	Outperform Votes 117 70.91%	Underperform Votes 48 29.09%
Temple Bar	Outperform Votes 137 72.87%	Underperform Votes 51 27.13%

Is EGL or TMPL more profitable?

Temple Bar has a net margin of 91.16% compared to Ecofin Global Utilities and Infrastructure Trust's net margin of 0.00%. Temple Bar's return on equity of 12.00% beat Ecofin Global Utilities and Infrastructure Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ecofin Global Utilities and Infrastructure Trust	N/A	-9.10%	-4.86%
Temple Bar	91.16%	12.00%	7.08%

Is EGL or TMPL a better dividend stock?

Ecofin Global Utilities and Infrastructure Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Temple Bar pays an annual dividend of GBX 10 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Ecofin Global Utilities and Infrastructure Trust pays out -4,444.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Temple Bar pays out 3,448.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Ecofin Global Utilities and Infrastructure Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of EGL or TMPL?

43.9% of Ecofin Global Utilities and Infrastructure Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.5% of Temple Bar shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Ecofin Global Utilities and Infrastructure Trust shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.7% of Temple Bar shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer EGL or TMPL?

In the previous week, Temple Bar had 1 more articles in the media than Ecofin Global Utilities and Infrastructure Trust. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Temple Bar and 2 mentions for Ecofin Global Utilities and Infrastructure Trust. Ecofin Global Utilities and Infrastructure Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.55 beat Temple Bar's score of -0.32 indicating that Ecofin Global Utilities and Infrastructure Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Ecofin Global Utilities and Infrastructure Trust	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Temple Bar	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more risk & volatility, EGL or TMPL?

Ecofin Global Utilities and Infrastructure Trust has a beta of 0.53, indicating that its share price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Temple Bar has a beta of 1.11, indicating that its share price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, EGL or TMPL?

Temple Bar has higher revenue and earnings than Ecofin Global Utilities and Infrastructure Trust. Ecofin Global Utilities and Infrastructure Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Temple Bar, 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
Ecofin Global Utilities and Infrastructure Trust	-£16.19M	-12.50	-£20.26M	-£0.18	-1,013.89
Temple Bar	£95.25M	7.96	£86.83M	£0.29	912.07

Summary

Temple Bar beats Ecofin Global Utilities and Infrastructure Trust on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.