EGL vs. MRCH, JESC, VOF, CGI, APAX, GSCT, SDP, USA, BGSC, and ESCT
Should you be buying Ecofin Global Utilities and Infrastructure Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Ecofin Global Utilities and Infrastructure Trust include The Merchants Trust (MRCH), JPMorgan European Smaller Companies Trust (JESC), VinaCapital Vietnam Opp Fund (VOF), Canadian General Investments (CGI), Apax Global Alpha (APAX), The Global Smaller Companies Trust (GSCT), Schroder Investment Trust - Schroder AsiaPacific Fund (SDP), Baillie Gifford US Growth (USA), BMO Global Smaller Companies (BGSC), and The European Smaller Companies Trust (ESCT). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry.
Ecofin Global Utilities and Infrastructure Trust vs.
Ecofin Global Utilities and Infrastructure Trust (LON:EGL) and The Merchants Trust (LON:MRCH) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, community ranking, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, valuation and risk.
Ecofin Global Utilities and Infrastructure Trust has a net margin of 192.30% compared to The Merchants Trust's net margin of 90.97%. The Merchants Trust's return on equity of 13.03% beat Ecofin Global Utilities and Infrastructure Trust's return on equity.
Ecofin Global Utilities and Infrastructure Trust received 36 more outperform votes than The Merchants Trust when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 70.91% of users gave Ecofin Global Utilities and Infrastructure Trust an outperform vote while only 55.48% of users gave The Merchants Trust an outperform vote.
In the previous week, Ecofin Global Utilities and Infrastructure Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled The Merchants Trust'saverage media sentiment score.
The Merchants Trust 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 The Merchants Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Ecofin Global Utilities and Infrastructure Trust has a beta of 0.53, indicating that its stock price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The Merchants Trust has a beta of 0.95, indicating that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500.
43.9% of Ecofin Global Utilities and Infrastructure Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.1% of The Merchants Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Ecofin Global Utilities and Infrastructure Trust shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.4% of The Merchants Trust shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Ecofin Global Utilities and Infrastructure Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. The Merchants Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 29 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.4%. Ecofin Global Utilities and Infrastructure Trust pays out -89.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. The Merchants Trust pays out 39.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.
Summary
The Merchants Trust beats Ecofin Global Utilities and Infrastructure Trust on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:EGL) was last updated on 2/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
