EAT vs. BNKR, LWDB, FGT, ASL, JMG, FSV, HRI, ASHM, IHP, and EDIN
Should you be buying European Assets Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of European Assets Trust include The Bankers Investment Trust (BNKR), Law Debenture (LWDB), Finsbury Growth & Income (FGT), Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust (ASL), JPMorgan Emerging Markets (JMG), Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values (FSV), Herald (HRI), Ashmore Group (ASHM), IntegraFin (IHP), and Edinburgh Investment (EDIN). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry.
European Assets Trust vs. Its Competitors
The Bankers Investment Trust (LON:BNKR) and European Assets Trust (LON:EAT) are both small-cap asset management industry companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, profitability, institutional ownership and earnings.
The Bankers Investment Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. European Assets Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.2%. The Bankers Investment Trust pays out 15.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. European Assets Trust pays out 77.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
In the previous week, European Assets Trust had 3 more articles in the media than The Bankers Investment Trust. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for European Assets Trust and 0 mentions for The Bankers Investment Trust. European Assets Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.68 beat The Bankers Investment Trust's score of 1.67 indicating that European Assets Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
The Bankers Investment Trust has a net margin of 94.23% compared to European Assets Trust's net margin of 79.65%. The Bankers Investment Trust's return on equity of 15.93% beat European Assets Trust's return on equity.
The Bankers Investment Trust has a beta of 0.6, meaning that its stock price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, European Assets Trust has a beta of 1.05, meaning that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.
The Bankers Investment Trust has higher revenue and earnings than European Assets Trust. The Bankers Investment Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than European Assets Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
23.4% of The Bankers Investment Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.0% of European Assets Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.2% of The Bankers Investment Trust shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of European Assets Trust shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Summary
European Assets Trust beats The Bankers Investment Trust on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON 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.
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This page (LON:EAT) was last updated on 8/23/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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