EOT vs. SSON, FEV, PNL, FCSS, WTAN, BRW, PIN, SNN, WWH, and LWDB
Should you be buying European Opportunities Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of European Opportunities Trust include Smithson Investment Trust (SSON), Fidelity European Trust (FEV), Personal Assets (PNL), Fidelity China Special (FCSS), Witan Investment Trust (WTAN), Brewin Dolphin (BRW), Pantheon International (PIN), Sanne Group (SNN), Worldwide Healthcare (WWH), and Law Debenture (LWDB). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry.
European Opportunities Trust vs. Its Competitors
European Opportunities Trust (LON:EOT) and Smithson Investment Trust (LON:SSON) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk and media sentiment.
Smithson Investment Trust has a net margin of 317.04% compared to European Opportunities Trust's net margin of 88.38%. European Opportunities Trust's return on equity of 12.84% beat Smithson Investment Trust's return on equity.
In the previous week, Smithson Investment Trust had 1 more articles in the media than European Opportunities Trust. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Smithson Investment Trust and 0 mentions for European Opportunities Trust. European Opportunities Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.85 beat Smithson Investment Trust's score of 1.17 indicating that European Opportunities Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.
European Opportunities Trust has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Smithson Investment Trust. European Opportunities Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Smithson Investment Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
European Opportunities Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.02 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Smithson Investment Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.01 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. European Opportunities Trust pays out -4.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Smithson Investment Trust pays out 1.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. European Opportunities Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
14.0% of European Opportunities Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.5% of Smithson Investment Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.9% of European Opportunities Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Smithson Investment Trust shares are owned by company 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
European Opportunities Trust beats Smithson Investment Trust on 8 of the 14 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:EOT) was last updated on 10/11/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
