The European Equity Fund (EEA) Competitors

TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC (NYSE:TPVG) and The European Equity Fund (NYSE:EEA) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, valuation, earnings and dividends.

Does the media favor TPVG or EEA?

In the previous week, The European Equity Fund had 3 more articles in the media than TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for The European Equity Fund and 1 mentions for TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC. TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC's average media sentiment score of 1.84 beat The European Equity Fund's score of 0.91 indicating that TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
The European Equity Fund	2 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is TPVG or EEA a better dividend stock?

TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC pays an annual dividend of $0.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 14.3%. The European Equity Fund pays an annual dividend of $0.17 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC pays out 88.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Which has more risk and volatility, TPVG or EEA?

TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC has a beta of 1.48, suggesting that its stock price is 48% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The European Equity Fund has a beta of 1.04, suggesting that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better earnings & valuation, TPVG or EEA?

TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC has higher revenue and earnings than The European Equity Fund.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC	$53.50M	4.85	$32.05M	$1.04	6.19
The European Equity Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do analysts prefer TPVG or EEA?

TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC presently has a consensus price target of $6.75, indicating a potential upside of 4.88%. Given TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC is more favorable than The European Equity Fund.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC	2 Sell rating(s)	4 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.67
The European Equity Fund	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is TPVG or EEA more profitable?

TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC has a net margin of 42.16% compared to The European Equity Fund's net margin of 0.00%. TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC's return on equity of 13.78% beat The European Equity Fund's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC	42.16%	13.78%	6.32%
The European Equity Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in TPVG or EEA?

12.8% of TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.9% of The European Equity Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of The European Equity Fund shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC beats The European Equity Fund on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.