Ecofin Global Utilities and Infrastructure Trust (EGL) Competitors

Apax Global Alpha (LON:APAX) and Ecofin Global Utilities and Infrastructure Trust (LON:EGL) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Which has more risk & volatility, APAX or EGL?

Apax Global Alpha has a beta of 0.74, meaning that its share price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ecofin Global Utilities and Infrastructure Trust has a beta of 0.53, meaning that its share price is 47% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to APAX or EGL?

In the previous week, Apax Global Alpha had 1 more articles in the media than Ecofin Global Utilities and Infrastructure Trust. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Apax Global Alpha and 1 mentions for Ecofin Global Utilities and Infrastructure Trust. Ecofin Global Utilities and Infrastructure Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.55 beat Apax Global Alpha's score of 0.11 indicating that Ecofin Global Utilities and Infrastructure Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Apax Global Alpha	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Ecofin Global Utilities and Infrastructure 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 APAX or EGL a better dividend stock?

Apax Global Alpha pays an annual dividend of GBX 11 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.8%. Ecofin Global Utilities and Infrastructure Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Apax Global Alpha pays out 1,866.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Ecofin Global Utilities and Infrastructure Trust pays out -89.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Which has better valuation and earnings, APAX or EGL?

Apax Global Alpha has higher revenue and earnings than Ecofin Global Utilities and Infrastructure Trust. Ecofin Global Utilities and Infrastructure Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Apax Global Alpha, 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
Apax Global Alpha	£9.05M	104.86	£4.12M	£0.59	275.66
Ecofin Global Utilities and Infrastructure Trust	-£5.01M	-47.17	-£9.63M	-£8.92	-24.59

Is APAX or EGL more profitable?

Ecofin Global Utilities and Infrastructure Trust has a net margin of 192.30% compared to Apax Global Alpha's net margin of 45.55%. Apax Global Alpha's return on equity of 0.27% beat Ecofin Global Utilities and Infrastructure Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Apax Global Alpha	45.55%	0.27%	2.57%
Ecofin Global Utilities and Infrastructure Trust	192.30%	-4.40%	-4.86%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of APAX or EGL?

16.5% of Apax Global Alpha shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.9% of Ecofin Global Utilities and Infrastructure Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 14.4% of Apax Global Alpha shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Ecofin Global Utilities and Infrastructure Trust shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Apax Global Alpha beats Ecofin Global Utilities and Infrastructure Trust on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.