EOT vs. TRIG, CLDN, BHMG, QLT, SSON, AJB, JAM, TEM, MRC, and PNL
Should you be buying European Opportunities Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of European Opportunities Trust include The Renewables Infrastructure Group (TRIG), Caledonia Investments (CLDN), BH Macro GBP (BHMG), Quilter (QLT), Smithson Investment Trust (SSON), AJ Bell (AJB), JPMorgan American (JAM), Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust (TEM), The Mercantile Investment Trust (MRC), and Personal Assets (PNL). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry.
European Opportunities Trust vs.
The Renewables Infrastructure Group (LON:TRIG) and European Opportunities Trust (LON:EOT) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, community ranking and analyst recommendations.
The Renewables Infrastructure Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 7 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.0%. European Opportunities Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. The Renewables Infrastructure Group pays out -461.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. European Opportunities Trust pays out 1.6% 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. The Renewables Infrastructure Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
European Opportunities Trust has a net margin of 88.38% compared to The Renewables Infrastructure Group's net margin of 46.95%. European Opportunities Trust's return on equity of 12.84% beat The Renewables Infrastructure Group's return on equity.
The Renewables Infrastructure Group received 77 more outperform votes than European Opportunities Trust when rated by MarketBeat users.
European Opportunities Trust has higher revenue and earnings than The Renewables Infrastructure Group. The Renewables Infrastructure Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than European Opportunities Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, The Renewables Infrastructure Group had 1 more articles in the media than European Opportunities Trust. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for The Renewables Infrastructure Group and 1 mentions for European Opportunities Trust. European Opportunities Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.85 beat The Renewables Infrastructure Group's score of 0.36 indicating that European Opportunities Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
50.5% of The Renewables Infrastructure Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.5% of European Opportunities Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of The Renewables Infrastructure Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 14.7% of European Opportunities Trust shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
The Renewables Infrastructure Group has a beta of 0.22, suggesting that its share price is 78% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, European Opportunities Trust has a beta of 0.86, suggesting that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500.
The Renewables Infrastructure Group currently has a consensus target price of GBX 130, suggesting a potential upside of 67.10%. Given The Renewables Infrastructure Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe The Renewables Infrastructure Group is more favorable than European Opportunities Trust.
Summary
European Opportunities Trust beats The Renewables Infrastructure Group on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:EOT) was last updated on 4/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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