Good Energy Group (GOOD) Competitors

abrdn Equity Income Trust (LON:AEI) and Good Energy Group (LON:GOOD) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, community ranking and media sentiment.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in AEI or GOOD?

33.1% of abrdn Equity Income Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.3% of Good Energy Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 14.8% of abrdn Equity Income Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 51.1% of Good Energy Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in AEI or GOOD?

Good Energy Group received 172 more outperform votes than abrdn Equity Income Trust when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
abrdn Equity Income Trust	N/A	N/A
Good Energy Group	Outperform Votes 172 62.55%	Underperform Votes 103 37.45%

Is AEI or GOOD more profitable?

Good Energy Group has a net margin of -3.30% compared to abrdn Equity Income Trust's net margin of -6.55%. abrdn Equity Income Trust's return on equity of -0.14% beat Good Energy Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
abrdn Equity Income Trust	-6.55%	-0.14%	0.71%
Good Energy Group	-3.30%	-13.10%	-0.95%

Which has more volatility and risk, AEI or GOOD?

abrdn Equity Income Trust has a beta of 0.85, suggesting that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Good Energy Group has a beta of 0.8, suggesting that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer AEI or GOOD?

In the previous week, abrdn Equity Income Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Good Energy Group'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
abrdn Equity Income Trust	Neutral
Good Energy Group	Neutral

Is AEI or GOOD a better dividend stock?

abrdn Equity Income Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 23 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.2%. Good Energy Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. abrdn Equity Income Trust pays out -230,000.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Good Energy Group pays out -769.2% 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. abrdn Equity Income Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts prefer AEI or GOOD?

Good Energy Group has a consensus price target of GBX 500, indicating a potential upside of 34.59%. Given Good Energy Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Good Energy Group is more favorable than abrdn Equity Income Trust.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
abrdn Equity Income Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Good Energy Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Which has better valuation and earnings, AEI or GOOD?

abrdn Equity Income Trust has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Good Energy Group. abrdn Equity Income Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Good Energy Group, 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
abrdn Equity Income Trust	£3.37M	45.37	£3.02M	-£0.01	-32,000.00
Good Energy Group	£195.98M	0.35	-£6.47M	-£0.39	-952.56

Summary

abrdn Equity Income Trust beats Good Energy Group on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.