ESCT vs. BPT, PHLL, MNKS, SSON, ABDN, HGT, EMG, BUR, HICL, and INPP
Should you be buying The European Smaller Companies Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of The European Smaller Companies Trust include Bridgepoint Group (BPT), Petershill Partners (PHLL), Monks (MNKS), Smithson Investment Trust (SSON), abrdn (ABDN), HgCapital Trust (HGT), Man Group (EMG), Burford Capital (BUR), HICL Infrastructure (HICL), and International Public Partnerships (INPP). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry.
The European Smaller Companies Trust vs.
The European Smaller Companies Trust (LON:ESCT) and Bridgepoint Group (LON:BPT) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, earnings, profitability, community ranking, risk, institutional ownership and media sentiment.
The European Smaller Companies Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Bridgepoint Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 9 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. The European Smaller Companies Trust pays out 2,381.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Bridgepoint Group pays out 11,250.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. The European Smaller Companies Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
34.1% of The European Smaller Companies Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 20.4% of Bridgepoint Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.3% of The European Smaller Companies Trust shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 20.0% of Bridgepoint Group shares are owned 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.
The European Smaller Companies Trust has a beta of 1.25, indicating that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bridgepoint Group has a beta of 1.72, indicating that its stock price is 72% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Bridgepoint Group received 11 more outperform votes than The European Smaller Companies Trust when rated by MarketBeat users.
Bridgepoint Group has a consensus target price of GBX 334, suggesting a potential downside of 7.95%. Given Bridgepoint Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Bridgepoint Group is more favorable than The European Smaller Companies Trust.
The European Smaller Companies Trust has a net margin of 87.07% compared to Bridgepoint Group's net margin of 19.18%. The European Smaller Companies Trust's return on equity of 11.05% beat Bridgepoint Group's return on equity.
In the previous week, The European Smaller Companies Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Bridgepoint Group'saverage media sentiment score.
The European Smaller Companies Trust has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Bridgepoint Group. The European Smaller Companies Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bridgepoint Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Bridgepoint Group beats The European Smaller Companies Trust on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:ESCT) was last updated on 1/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
