The European Smaller Companies Trust (ESCT) Competitors

JPMorgan European Discovery (LON:JEDT) and The European Smaller Companies Trust (LON:ESCT) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, community ranking, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings and dividends.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in JEDT or ESCT?

59.2% of JPMorgan European Discovery shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.9% of The European Smaller Companies Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.0% of JPMorgan European Discovery shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.8% of The European Smaller Companies Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is JEDT or ESCT more profitable?

The European Smaller Companies Trust has a net margin of 85.82% compared to The European Smaller Companies Trust's net margin of 71.30%. JPMorgan European Discovery's return on equity of 10.80% beat The European Smaller Companies Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
JPMorgan European Discovery	71.30%	4.17%	2.78%
The European Smaller Companies Trust	85.82%	10.80%	6.54%

Does the media prefer JEDT or ESCT?

In the previous week, The European Smaller Companies Trust had 1 more articles in the media than JPMorgan European Discovery. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for The European Smaller Companies Trust and 1 mentions for JPMorgan European Discovery. JPMorgan European Discovery's average media sentiment score of 1.38 beat The European Smaller Companies Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that The European Smaller Companies Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
JPMorgan European Discovery	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
The European Smaller Companies Trust	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better valuation & earnings, JEDT or ESCT?

The European Smaller Companies Trust has higher revenue and earnings than JPMorgan European Discovery. The European Smaller Companies Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than JPMorgan European Discovery, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
JPMorgan European Discovery	£39.60M	18.11	£28.24M	£0.18	2,658.33
The European Smaller Companies Trust	£91.68M	7.99	£78.68M	£0.20	914.50

Is JEDT or ESCT a better dividend stock?

JPMorgan European Discovery pays an annual dividend of GBX 10 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. The European Smaller Companies Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. JPMorgan European Discovery pays out 5,555.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. The European Smaller Companies Trust pays out 2,500.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. The European Smaller Companies Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more risk & volatility, JEDT or ESCT?

JPMorgan European Discovery has a beta of 1.23, indicating that its share price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The European Smaller Companies Trust has a beta of 1.28, indicating that its share price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor JEDT or ESCT?

JPMorgan European Discovery and The European Smaller Companies Trust both received 0 outperform votes by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
JPMorgan European Discovery	N/A	N/A
The European Smaller Companies Trust	N/A	N/A

Do analysts rate JEDT or ESCT?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
JPMorgan European Discovery	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
The European Smaller Companies Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Summary

The European Smaller Companies Trust beats JPMorgan European Discovery on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.