EGL vs. GSCT, JFJ, JESC, MRCH, BGSC, TMPL, EWI, NBPE, SLS, and VOF
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 Global Smaller Companies Trust (GSCT), JPMorgan Japanese (JFJ), JPMorgan European Smaller Companies Trust (JESC), The Merchants Trust (MRCH), BMO Global Smaller Companies (BGSC), Temple Bar (TMPL), Edinburgh Worldwide (EWI), NB Private Equity Partners (NBPE), Standard Life UK Smaller Companies Trust (SLS), and VinaCapital Vietnam Opp Fund (VOF). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry.
Ecofin Global Utilities and Infrastructure Trust vs.
The Global Smaller Companies Trust (LON:GSCT) and Ecofin Global Utilities and Infrastructure Trust (LON:EGL) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, risk and dividends.
Ecofin Global Utilities and Infrastructure Trust has higher revenue and earnings than The Global Smaller Companies Trust. The Global Smaller Companies Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ecofin Global Utilities and Infrastructure Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
The Global Smaller Companies Trust's return on equity of -3.48% beat Ecofin Global Utilities and Infrastructure Trust's return on equity.
The Global Smaller Companies Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Ecofin Global Utilities and Infrastructure Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. The Global Smaller Companies Trust pays out -3,333.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ecofin Global Utilities and Infrastructure Trust pays out -4,444.4% 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. Ecofin Global Utilities and Infrastructure Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Ecofin Global Utilities and Infrastructure Trust received 117 more outperform votes than The Global Smaller Companies Trust when rated by MarketBeat users.
68.9% of The Global Smaller Companies Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.9% of Ecofin Global Utilities and Infrastructure Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 4.5% of The Global Smaller Companies Trust shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Ecofin Global Utilities and Infrastructure Trust shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Ecofin Global Utilities and Infrastructure Trust had 1 more articles in the media than The Global Smaller Companies Trust. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Ecofin Global Utilities and Infrastructure Trust and 0 mentions for The Global Smaller Companies Trust. The Global Smaller Companies Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Ecofin Global Utilities and Infrastructure Trust'saverage media sentiment score.
The Global Smaller Companies Trust has a beta of 1.01, suggesting that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ecofin Global Utilities and Infrastructure Trust has a beta of 0.53, suggesting that its stock price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Ecofin Global Utilities and Infrastructure Trust beats The Global Smaller Companies Trust on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:EGL) was last updated on 1/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
