European Assets Trust (EAT) Competitors

Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust (LON:ASL) and European Assets Trust (LON:EAT) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, profitability, valuation, community ranking, risk, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, ASL or EAT?

Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust has higher revenue and earnings than European Assets Trust. Aberforth Smaller Companies 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust	£226.05M	5.55	£255.01M	£304.31	4.94
European Assets Trust	£35.04M	8.99	£27.91M	£7.77	11.27

Is ASL or EAT a better dividend stock?

Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 42 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. European Assets Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.8%. Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust pays out 13.8% 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.

Does the media prefer ASL or EAT?

In the previous week, Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust had 1 more articles in the media than European Assets Trust. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust and 0 mentions for European Assets Trust. Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.58 beat European Assets Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust	Very Positive
European Assets Trust	Neutral

Do institutionals & insiders believe in ASL or EAT?

52.3% of Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.0% of European Assets Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 10.4% of Aberforth Smaller Companies 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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, ASL or EAT?

Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust has a beta of 1.38, indicating that its share price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, European Assets Trust has a beta of 1.05, indicating that its share price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is ASL or EAT more profitable?

Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust has a net margin of 112.81% compared to European Assets Trust's net margin of 79.65%. Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust's return on equity of 18.22% beat European Assets Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust	112.81%	18.22%	11.67%
European Assets Trust	79.65%	7.51%	6.15%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ASL or EAT?

European Assets Trust received 27 more outperform votes than Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 72.81% of users gave Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust an outperform vote while only 65.09% of users gave European Assets Trust an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust	Outperform Votes 83 72.81%	Underperform Votes 31 27.19%
European Assets Trust	Outperform Votes 110 65.09%	Underperform Votes 59 34.91%

Summary

Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust beats European Assets Trust on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.