European Opportunities Trust (EOT) Competitors

European Opportunities Trust (LON:EOT) and International Public Partnerships (LON:INPP) are both financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings and dividends.

Is EOT or INPP more profitable?

European Opportunities Trust has a net margin of 88.38% compared to International Public Partnerships' net margin of 52.68%. European Opportunities Trust's return on equity of 12.84% beat International Public Partnerships' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
European Opportunities Trust	88.38%	12.84%	7.67%
International Public Partnerships	52.68%	1.54%	0.63%

Which has more volatility & risk, EOT or INPP?

European Opportunities Trust has a beta of 0.86, meaning that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, International Public Partnerships has a beta of 0.31, meaning that its share price is 69% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is EOT or INPP a better dividend stock?

European Opportunities Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. International Public Partnerships pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.5%. European Opportunities Trust pays out 1.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. International Public Partnerships pays out 345.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in EOT or INPP?

43.5% of European Opportunities Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 37.5% of International Public Partnerships shares are held by institutional investors. 14.7% of European Opportunities Trust shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of International Public Partnerships shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, EOT or INPP?

European Opportunities Trust has higher revenue and earnings than International Public Partnerships. European Opportunities Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than International Public Partnerships, 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	£90.47M	6.32	£79.96M	£128.67	7.14
International Public Partnerships	£82.63M	28.00	£43.53M	£2.32	53.24

Does the media refer more to EOT or INPP?

In the previous week, European Opportunities Trust and European Opportunities Trust both had 1 articles in the media. European Opportunities Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.81 beat International Public Partnerships' score of 0.12 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
International Public Partnerships	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Summary

European Opportunities Trust beats International Public Partnerships on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.