ESCT vs. RCP, ABDN, MNKS, HVPE, HGT, HICL, INPP, CTY, QLT, and CLDN
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 RIT Capital Partners (RCP), abrdn (ABDN), Monks (MNKS), HarbourVest Global Private Equity (HVPE), HgCapital Trust (HGT), HICL Infrastructure (HICL), International Public Partnerships (INPP), City of London (CTY), Quilter (QLT), and Caledonia Investments (CLDN). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry.
The European Smaller Companies Trust vs.
RIT Capital Partners (LON:RCP) and The European Smaller Companies Trust (LON:ESCT) are both financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, earnings, valuation, community ranking, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends and institutional ownership.
In the previous week, The European Smaller Companies Trust had 2 more articles in the media than RIT Capital Partners. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for The European Smaller Companies Trust and 0 mentions for RIT Capital Partners. RIT Capital Partners' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled The European Smaller Companies Trust'saverage media sentiment score.
RIT Capital Partners has a net margin of 162.20% compared to The European Smaller Companies Trust's net margin of 87.06%. The European Smaller Companies Trust's return on equity of 10.91% beat RIT Capital Partners' return on equity.
RIT Capital Partners received 152 more outperform votes than The European Smaller Companies Trust when rated by MarketBeat users.
RIT Capital Partners pays an annual dividend of GBX 39 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. The European Smaller Companies Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. RIT Capital Partners pays out 33.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. The European Smaller Companies Trust pays out 23.6% 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 European Smaller Companies Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
RIT Capital Partners has a beta of 0.4, suggesting that its share price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The European Smaller Companies Trust has a beta of 1.25, suggesting that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500.
RIT Capital Partners has higher revenue and earnings than The European Smaller Companies Trust. The European Smaller Companies Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than RIT Capital Partners, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
22.9% of RIT Capital Partners shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.1% of The European Smaller Companies Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 41.4% of RIT Capital Partners shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.3% of The European Smaller Companies 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.
Summary
RIT Capital Partners beats The European Smaller Companies Trust on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:ESCT) was last updated on 2/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
