Aquila Energy Efficiency Trust (AEET) Competitors

Schroder Income Growth (LON:SCF) and Aquila Energy Efficiency Trust (LON:AEET) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, valuation, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Does the media prefer SCF or AEET?

In the previous week, Aquila Energy Efficiency Trust had 1 more articles in the media than Schroder Income Growth. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Aquila Energy Efficiency Trust and 1 mentions for Schroder Income Growth. Aquila Energy Efficiency Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.94 beat Schroder Income Growth's score of 1.66 indicating that Aquila Energy Efficiency Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Schroder Income Growth	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Aquila Energy Efficiency 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

Is SCF or AEET a better dividend stock?

Schroder Income Growth pays an annual dividend of GBX 14 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.8%. Aquila Energy Efficiency Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.2%. Schroder Income Growth pays out 26.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Aquila Energy Efficiency Trust pays out 372.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Is SCF or AEET more profitable?

Schroder Income Growth has a net margin of 91.20% compared to Aquila Energy Efficiency Trust's net margin of 27.99%. Schroder Income Growth's return on equity of 17.23% beat Aquila Energy Efficiency Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Schroder Income Growth	91.20%	17.23%	4.32%
Aquila Energy Efficiency Trust	27.99%	1.81%	2.90%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SCF or AEET?

Schroder Income Growth received 67 more outperform votes than Aquila Energy Efficiency Trust when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Schroder Income Growth	Outperform Votes 67 67.68%	Underperform Votes 32 32.32%
Aquila Energy Efficiency Trust	N/A	N/A

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, SCF or AEET?

Schroder Income Growth has higher revenue and earnings than Aquila Energy Efficiency Trust. Schroder Income Growth is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Aquila Energy Efficiency Trust, 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
Schroder Income Growth	£41.03M	4.97	£37.42M	£53.56	5.47
Aquila Energy Efficiency Trust	£4.37M	11.69	£1.22M	£1.61	40.30

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of SCF or AEET?

10.8% of Schroder Income Growth shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 83.9% of Aquila Energy Efficiency Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 2.6% of Schroder Income Growth shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.5% of Aquila Energy Efficiency Trust shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more volatility & risk, SCF or AEET?

Schroder Income Growth has a beta of 0.89, suggesting that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Aquila Energy Efficiency Trust has a beta of -0.19, suggesting that its share price is 119% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Schroder Income Growth beats Aquila Energy Efficiency Trust on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.