The European Equity Fund (EEA) Competitors

The European Equity Fund (NYSE:EEA) and Nuveen California Municipal Va (NYSE:NCA) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings and institutional ownership.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, EEA or NCA?

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
The European Equity Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Nuveen California Municipal Va	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Which has more risk & volatility, EEA or NCA?

The European Equity Fund has a beta of 1.04, suggesting that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Nuveen California Municipal Va has a beta of 0.37, suggesting that its stock price is 63% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to EEA or NCA?

In the previous week, The European Equity Fund and The European Equity Fund both had 1 articles in the media. Nuveen California Municipal Va's average media sentiment score of 1.81 beat The European Equity Fund's score of 0.97 indicating that Nuveen California Municipal Va is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
The European Equity Fund	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Nuveen California Municipal Va	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Is EEA or NCA more profitable?

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
The European Equity Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A
Nuveen California Municipal Va	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do institutionals and insiders believe in EEA or NCA?

51.9% of The European Equity Fund shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 21.5% of Nuveen California Municipal Va shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of The European Equity Fund shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Nuveen California Municipal Va shares are held 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.

Is EEA or NCA a better dividend stock?

The European Equity Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.17 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Nuveen California Municipal Va pays an annual dividend of $0.17 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%.

Summary

Nuveen California Municipal Va beats The European Equity Fund on 3 of the 5 factors compared between the two stocks.