Free Trial

The European Equity Fund (EEA) Competitors

The European Equity Fund logo
$9.13 +0.03 (+0.33%)
As of 02:29 PM Eastern

EEA vs. TDF, BKT, IIF, TWN, MVT, NPV, MXF, BKN, EMF, and HYB

Should you be buying The European Equity Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of The European Equity Fund include Templeton Dragon Fund (TDF), BlackRock Income Trust (BKT), Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund (IIF), The Taiwan Fund (TWN), BlackRock MuniVest Fund II (MVT), Nuveen Virginia Quality Municipal Income Fund (NPV), The Mexico Fund (MXF), BlackRock Investment Quality Municipal Trust (BKN), Templeton Emerging Markets Fund (EMF), and The New America High Income Fund (HYB). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry.

The European Equity Fund vs.

Templeton Dragon Fund (NYSE:TDF) and The European Equity Fund (NYSE:EEA) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership and community ranking.

In the previous week, Templeton Dragon Fund had 3 more articles in the media than The European Equity Fund. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Templeton Dragon Fund and 3 mentions for The European Equity Fund. The European Equity Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.30 beat Templeton Dragon Fund's score of 0.16 indicating that The European Equity Fund is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Templeton Dragon Fund
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
The European Equity Fund
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Templeton Dragon FundN/A N/A N/A
The European Equity Fund N/A N/A N/A

Templeton Dragon Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. The European Equity Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.17 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%.

Templeton Dragon Fund received 66 more outperform votes than The European Equity Fund when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.54% of users gave Templeton Dragon Fund an outperform vote while only 68.93% of users gave The European Equity Fund an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Templeton Dragon FundOutperform Votes
137
69.54%
Underperform Votes
60
30.46%
The European Equity FundOutperform Votes
71
68.93%
Underperform Votes
32
31.07%

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Templeton Dragon Fund$27.67M8.91N/AN/AN/A
The European Equity Fund-$1.36M-46.33N/AN/AN/A

Templeton Dragon Fund has a beta of 0.42, meaning that its stock price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The European Equity Fund has a beta of 1.11, meaning that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500.

47.2% of Templeton Dragon Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.9% of The European Equity Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of The European Equity Fund shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Templeton Dragon Fund and The European Equity Fund tied by winning 5 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

Remove Ads
Get The European Equity Fund News Delivered to You Automatically

Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for EEA and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter.

New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
Skip Chart

Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE 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

EEA vs. The Competition

MetricThe European Equity FundInvestment offices IndustryFinance SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$63.08M$7.90B$11.38B$19.60B
Dividend Yield1.95%6.78%5.40%3.77%
P/E RatioN/A3.6822.7233.43
Price / Sales-46.3316.1125.6226.67
Price / CashN/A7.5117.6217.54
Price / BookN/A0.942.754.61
Net IncomeN/A$66.51M$1.03B$1.02B
7 Day Performance-0.60%-0.24%-0.69%-1.01%
1 Month Performance2.07%-1.94%498.70%-3.29%
1 Year Performance3.81%2.50%536.85%5.35%

The European Equity Fund Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
EEA
The European Equity Fund
N/A$9.13
+0.3%
N/A+2.0%$63.02M$-1,361,665.000.0014,000
TDF
Templeton Dragon Fund
N/A$9.87
-0.3%
N/A+22.9%$250.11M$27.67M0.00147,000Positive News
BKT
BlackRock Income Trust
N/A$11.67
-0.4%
N/A+0.7%$248.66M$3.59M0.00N/A
IIF
Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund
N/A$24.59
+1.3%
N/A+4.6%$240.71M$63.07M0.00N/A
TWN
The Taiwan Fund
N/A$35.75
+1.6%
N/A-16.4%$228.59M$99.70M0.00N/A
MVT
BlackRock MuniVest Fund II
N/A$10.75
-0.6%
N/A-0.7%$228.33M$11.49M0.00N/AShort Interest ↑
News Coverage
High Trading Volume
NPV
Nuveen Virginia Quality Municipal Income Fund
N/A$12.16
-0.1%
N/A+9.0%$218.05M$18.93M0.00N/A
MXF
The Mexico Fund
N/A$14.51
+0.7%
N/A-24.4%$212.44M$-5,770,281.000.00N/APositive News
BKN
BlackRock Investment Quality Municipal Trust
N/A$11.49
+0.7%
N/A-6.1%$202.44M$8.19M0.00N/AHigh Trading Volume
EMF
Templeton Emerging Markets Fund
N/A$13.28
+0.7%
N/A+8.1%$201.56M$28.87M0.00N/APositive News
HYB
The New America High Income Fund
N/A$8.23
-0.8%
N/A+13.4%$192.30MN/A0.00N/AHigh Trading Volume
Remove Ads

Related Companies and Tools


This page (NYSE:EEA) was last updated on 4/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
From Our Partners