EAT vs. BNKR, FSV, JMG, BRWM, VEIL, ASL, HRI, ASHM, FGT, 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), Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values (FSV), JPMorgan Emerging Markets (JMG), BlackRock World Mining Trust (BRWM), Vietnam Enterprise (VEIL), Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust (ASL), Herald (HRI), Ashmore Group (ASHM), Finsbury Growth & Income (FGT), 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 superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, valuation, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and institutional ownership.
0.5% of The Bankers Investment Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.3% of European Assets Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of The Bankers Investment Trust shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of European Assets Trust shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
The Bankers Investment Trust has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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.
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.
In the previous week, The Bankers Investment Trust had 1 more articles in the media than European Assets Trust. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for The Bankers Investment Trust and 0 mentions for European Assets Trust. The Bankers Investment Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.58 beat European Assets Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that The Bankers Investment Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.
The Bankers Investment Trust has a beta of 0.6, meaning that its share price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, European Assets Trust has a beta of 1.05, meaning that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.
The Bankers Investment Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.03 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. European Assets Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. The Bankers Investment Trust pays out -137.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. European Assets Trust pays out 83.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
Summary
European Assets Trust beats The Bankers Investment Trust on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (LON:EAT) was last updated on 10/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
