Mobeus Income & Growth VCT (MIX) Competitors

The European Smaller Companies Trust (LON:TRG) and Mobeus Income & Growth VCT (LON:MIX) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, community ranking, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

Is TRG or MIX a better dividend stock?

The European Smaller Companies Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.03 per share. Mobeus Income & Growth VCT pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 16.0%. The European Smaller Companies Trust pays out 0.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Mobeus Income & Growth VCT pays out 179.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor TRG or MIX?

The European Smaller Companies Trust received 7 more outperform votes than Mobeus Income & Growth VCT when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.05% of users gave The European Smaller Companies Trust an outperform vote while only 65.82% of users gave Mobeus Income & Growth VCT an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
The European Smaller Companies Trust	Outperform Votes 59 67.05%	Underperform Votes 29 32.95%
Mobeus Income & Growth VCT	Outperform Votes 52 65.82%	Underperform Votes 27 34.18%

Does the media refer more to TRG or MIX?

In the previous week, The European Smaller Companies Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Mobeus Income & Growth VCT'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
The European Smaller Companies Trust	Neutral
Mobeus Income & Growth VCT	Neutral

Is TRG or MIX more profitable?

Mobeus Income & Growth VCT has a net margin of 73.26% compared to The European Smaller Companies Trust's net margin of 0.00%. Mobeus Income & Growth VCT's return on equity of 8.01% beat The European Smaller Companies Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
The European Smaller Companies Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A
Mobeus Income & Growth VCT	73.26%	8.01%	4.94%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, TRG or MIX?

Mobeus Income & Growth VCT has lower revenue, but higher earnings than The European Smaller Companies Trust. The European Smaller Companies Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mobeus Income & Growth VCT, 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
The European Smaller Companies Trust	£340.08M	0.00	N/A	£82.00	N/A
Mobeus Income & Growth VCT	£21.76M	8.02	£15.94M	£4.45	11.27

Summary

The European Smaller Companies Trust and Mobeus Income & Growth VCT tied by winning 5 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.