Starwood European Real Estate Finance (SWEF) Competitors GBX 87.50 +2.00 (+2.34%) As of 05:13 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesBuy This Stock SWEF vs. APAX, ICGT, IEM, RICA, CGT, MUT, SAIN, JEO, APEO, and VOFShould you be buying Starwood European Real Estate Finance stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Starwood European Real Estate Finance include Apax Global Alpha (APAX), ICG Enterprise Trust (ICGT), Impax Environmental Markets (IEM), Ruffer Investment (RICA), Capital Gearing (CGT), Murray Income Trust (MUT), Scottish American Investment (SAIN), European Opportunities Trust (JEO), abrdn Private Equity Opportunities (APEO), and VinaCapital Vietnam Opp Fund (VOF). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry. Starwood European Real Estate Finance vs. Its Competitors Apax Global Alpha ICG Enterprise Trust Impax Environmental Markets Ruffer Investment Capital Gearing Murray Income Trust Scottish American Investment European Opportunities Trust abrdn Private Equity Opportunities VinaCapital Vietnam Opp Fund Starwood European Real Estate Finance (LON:SWEF) and Apax Global Alpha (LON:APAX) are both small-cap asset management industry companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations. Is SWEF or APAX more profitable? Starwood European Real Estate Finance has a net margin of 80.09% compared to Apax Global Alpha's net margin of 45.55%. Starwood European Real Estate Finance's return on equity of 6.79% beat Apax Global Alpha's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Starwood European Real Estate Finance80.09% 6.79% N/A Apax Global Alpha 45.55%0.27%2.57% Does the media refer more to SWEF or APAX? In the previous week, Starwood European Real Estate Finance and Starwood European Real Estate Finance both had 1 articles in the media. Starwood European Real Estate Finance's average media sentiment score of 1.20 beat Apax Global Alpha's score of 0.00 indicating that Starwood European Real Estate Finance is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Starwood European Real Estate Finance Positive Apax Global Alpha Neutral Is SWEF or APAX a better dividend stock? Starwood European Real Estate Finance pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Apax Global Alpha pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.13 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Starwood European Real Estate Finance pays out 192.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Apax Global Alpha pays out -120.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Apax Global Alpha is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in SWEF or APAX? 48.6% of Starwood European Real Estate Finance shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 14.3% of Apax Global Alpha shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Starwood European Real Estate Finance shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Apax Global Alpha shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has higher earnings and valuation, SWEF or APAX? Starwood European Real Estate Finance has higher revenue and earnings than Apax Global Alpha. Apax Global Alpha is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Starwood European Real Estate Finance, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioStarwood European Real Estate Finance£19.86M6.52£18.07M£0.032,813.50Apax Global Alpha-£44.79M-17.66£4.12M-£0.11-1,499.09 SummaryStarwood European Real Estate Finance beats Apax Global Alpha on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks. 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Media Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart SWEF vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricStarwood European Real Estate FinanceAsset Management IndustryFinance SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£129.54M£1.42B£12.42B£2.57BDividend Yield6.30%4.58%5.41%5.30%P/E Ratio2,813.504,692.56232.165,365.40Price / Sales6.521,972.7131.2696,655.09Price / CashN/A60.6219.0927.93Price / Book1.011.362.297.51Net Income£18.07M£265.04M£1.01B£5.89B7 Day Performance0.94%0.71%1.05%1.49%1 Month Performance-0.57%1.08%3.89%55.66%1 Year Performance-6.54%8.96%542.42%125.95% Starwood European Real Estate Finance Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SWEFStarwood European Real Estate FinanceN/AGBX 87.50+2.3%N/A-9.0%£129.54M£19.86M2,813.50N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsEarnings ReportAPAXApax Global AlphaN/AGBX 163+0.1%N/A+13.2%£951.70M£9.05M276.54N/ANews CoverageICGTICG Enterprise TrustN/AGBX 1,442-0.7%N/A+19.1%£931.94M£55.63M28.79N/APositive NewsIEMImpax Environmental MarketsN/AGBX 397.61+0.2%N/A+6.5%£923.05M£1.35M-98.90N/ARICARuffer InvestmentN/AGBX 284.50flatN/A+3.6%£915.45M£16.91M103.49N/ACGTCapital GearingN/AGBX 4,840-0.4%N/A+2.3%£900.12M£17.92M19.68N/AMUTMurray Income TrustN/AGBX 894flatN/A+5.3%£893.18M£97.96M9.85147,000News CoveragePositive NewsDividend CutSAINScottish American InvestmentN/AGBX 508flatN/A+2.1%£888.27M£75.38M10.19N/APositive NewsJEOEuropean Opportunities TrustN/AN/AN/AN/A£886.70M-£62.33M-12.93N/AAPEOabrdn Private Equity OpportunitiesN/AN/AN/AN/A£880.29M£80.21M1,435.00N/AVOFVinaCapital Vietnam Opp FundN/AGBX 495+0.2%N/A+8.1%£877.73M£115.59M13.20125News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Apax Global Alpha Alternatives ICG Enterprise Trust Alternatives Impax Environmental Markets Alternatives Ruffer Investment Alternatives Capital Gearing Alternatives Murray Income Trust Alternatives Scottish American Investment Alternatives European Opportunities Trust Alternatives abrdn Private Equity Opportunities Alternatives VinaCapital Vietnam Opp Fund Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (LON:SWEF) was last updated on 9/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhy Trump’s “Smart Dollar” could rewrite the rulesMUST SEE: Donald Trump's Radical Overhaul of the U.S. Dollar Congress just approved President Trump's lates...Stansberry Research | SponsoredBuffett, Gates and Bezos Dumping StocksThe world's wealthiest individuals are making huge moves with their money. 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