European Opportunities Trust (EOT) Competitors

European Opportunities Trust (LON:EOT) and JPMorgan American (LON:JAM) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, risk, community ranking, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership and valuation.

Is EOT or JAM more profitable?

JPMorgan American has a net margin of 97.58% compared to European Opportunities Trust's net margin of 88.38%. JPMorgan American's return on equity of 25.80% beat European Opportunities Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
European Opportunities Trust	88.38%	12.96%	7.67%
JPMorgan American	97.58%	25.80%	15.33%

Does the media refer more to EOT or JAM?

In the previous week, JPMorgan American had 2 more articles in the media than European Opportunities Trust. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for JPMorgan American and 1 mentions for European Opportunities Trust. European Opportunities Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.66 beat JPMorgan American's score of 0.49 indicating that European Opportunities Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
European Opportunities 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
JPMorgan American	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more volatility & risk, EOT or JAM?

European Opportunities Trust has a beta of 0.86, indicating that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, JPMorgan American has a beta of 0.65, indicating that its share price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in EOT or JAM?

JPMorgan American received 95 more outperform votes than European Opportunities Trust when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
European Opportunities Trust	N/A	N/A
JPMorgan American	Outperform Votes 95 65.07%	Underperform Votes 51 34.93%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in EOT or JAM?

43.5% of European Opportunities Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.5% of JPMorgan American shares are held by institutional investors. 14.7% of European Opportunities Trust shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.4% of JPMorgan American shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, EOT or JAM?

JPMorgan American has higher revenue and earnings than European Opportunities Trust. JPMorgan American 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
European Opportunities Trust	£111.39M	4.59	£98.45M	£1.13	707.77
JPMorgan American	£434.58M	4.67	£424.07M	£2.32	486.21

Is EOT or JAM a better dividend stock?

European Opportunities Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. JPMorgan American pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. European Opportunities Trust pays out 177.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. JPMorgan American pays out 344.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Summary

JPMorgan American beats European Opportunities Trust on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.