The Central and Eastern Europe Fund (CEE) Competitors

The Central and Eastern Europe Fund (NYSE:CEE) and Sprott Focus Trust (NASDAQ:FUND) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, community ranking, risk, earnings, dividends and valuation.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in CEE or FUND?

Sprott Focus Trust received 80 more outperform votes than The Central and Eastern Europe Fund when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 70.75% of users gave The Central and Eastern Europe Fund an outperform vote while only 68.28% of users gave Sprott Focus Trust an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
The Central and Eastern Europe Fund	Outperform Votes 75 70.75%	Underperform Votes 31 29.25%
Sprott Focus Trust	Outperform Votes 155 68.28%	Underperform Votes 72 31.72%

Is CEE or FUND more profitable?

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
The Central and Eastern Europe Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A
Sprott Focus Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A

Which has more volatility and risk, CEE or FUND?

The Central and Eastern Europe Fund has a beta of 1.32, indicating that its share price is 32% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Sprott Focus Trust has a beta of 1.04, indicating that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor CEE or FUND?

In the previous week, The Central and Eastern Europe Fund and The Central and Eastern Europe Fund both had 1 articles in the media. Sprott Focus Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.96 beat The Central and Eastern Europe Fund's score of 0.12 indicating that Sprott Focus Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
The Central and Eastern Europe Fund	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Sprott Focus Trust	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in CEE or FUND?

34.4% of The Central and Eastern Europe Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 12.6% of Sprott Focus Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of The Central and Eastern Europe Fund shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 50.6% of Sprott Focus Trust shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, CEE or FUND?

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
The Central and Eastern Europe Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Sprott Focus Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do analysts recommend CEE or FUND?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
The Central and Eastern Europe Fund	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Sprott Focus Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Is CEE or FUND a better dividend stock?

The Central and Eastern Europe Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.37 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Sprott Focus Trust pays an annual dividend of $0.52 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.7%.

Summary

Sprott Focus Trust beats The Central and Eastern Europe Fund on 4 of the 7 factors compared between the two stocks.