European Assets Trust (EAT) Competitors

IntegraFin (LON:IHP) and European Assets Trust (LON:EAT) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, risk, profitability, media sentiment and community ranking.

Which has more volatility & risk, IHP or EAT?

IntegraFin has a beta of 1.15, indicating that its share price is 15% 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.

Does the media favor IHP or EAT?

In the previous week, European Assets Trust had 2 more articles in the media than IntegraFin. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for European Assets Trust and 0 mentions for IntegraFin. European Assets Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.74 beat IntegraFin's score of 0.00 indicating that European Assets Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
IntegraFin	Neutral
European Assets Trust	Positive

Is IHP or EAT more profitable?

European Assets Trust has a net margin of 87.09% compared to IntegraFin's net margin of 37.68%. IntegraFin's return on equity of 28.83% beat European Assets Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
IntegraFin	37.68%	28.83%	20.29%
European Assets Trust	87.09%	9.94%	6.15%

Which has better valuation and earnings, IHP or EAT?

IntegraFin has higher revenue and earnings than European Assets Trust. European Assets Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than IntegraFin, 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
IntegraFin	£138.80M	8.49	£52.30M	£0.16	2,221.88
European Assets Trust	£40.06M	7.55	£34.89M	£0.10	840.00

Is IHP or EAT a better dividend stock?

IntegraFin pays an annual dividend of GBX 10 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 7.1%. IntegraFin pays out 6,250.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. European Assets Trust pays out 6,000.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. European Assets Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts rate IHP or EAT?

IntegraFin currently has a consensus price target of GBX 400, suggesting a potential upside of 12.52%. European Assets Trust has a consensus price target of GBX 1,437, suggesting a potential upside of 1,610.71%. Given European Assets Trust's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe European Assets Trust is more favorable than IntegraFin.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
IntegraFin	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
European Assets Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Does the MarketBeat Community favor IHP or EAT?

European Assets Trust received 32 more outperform votes than IntegraFin when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.09% of users gave European Assets Trust an outperform vote while only 61.42% of users gave IntegraFin an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
IntegraFin	Outperform Votes 78 61.42%	Underperform Votes 49 38.58%
European Assets Trust	Outperform Votes 110 65.09%	Underperform Votes 59 34.91%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in IHP or EAT?

51.6% of IntegraFin shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 44.0% of European Assets Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 26.1% of IntegraFin shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of European Assets Trust shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

IntegraFin beats European Assets Trust on 12 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.