European Opportunities Trust (EOT) Competitors

International Public Partnerships (LON:INPP) and European Opportunities Trust (LON:EOT) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, community ranking, institutional ownership, risk and dividends.

Does the media prefer INPP or EOT?

In the previous week, International Public Partnerships and International Public Partnerships both had 1 articles in the media. European Opportunities Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.82 beat International Public Partnerships' score of 0.00 indicating that European Opportunities Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
International Public Partnerships	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
European Opportunities 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

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer INPP or EOT?

International Public Partnerships received 63 more outperform votes than European Opportunities Trust when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
International Public Partnerships	Outperform Votes 63 64.29%	Underperform Votes 35 35.71%
European Opportunities Trust	N/A	N/A

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, INPP or EOT?

European Opportunities Trust has higher revenue and earnings than International Public Partnerships. European Opportunities Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than International Public Partnerships, 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
International Public Partnerships	£82.63M	27.60	£43.53M	£2.32	52.46
European Opportunities Trust	£90.47M	6.33	£79.96M	£128.67	7.16

Which has more volatility & risk, INPP or EOT?

International Public Partnerships has a beta of 0.31, suggesting that its share price is 69% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, European Opportunities Trust has a beta of 0.86, suggesting that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals believe in INPP or EOT?

37.5% of International Public Partnerships shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.5% of European Opportunities Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of International Public Partnerships shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 14.7% of European Opportunities Trust shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is INPP or EOT more profitable?

European Opportunities Trust has a net margin of 88.38% compared to International Public Partnerships' net margin of 52.68%. European Opportunities Trust's return on equity of 12.84% beat International Public Partnerships' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
International Public Partnerships	52.68%	1.54%	0.63%
European Opportunities Trust	88.38%	12.84%	7.67%

Is INPP or EOT a better dividend stock?

International Public Partnerships pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.6%. European Opportunities Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. International Public Partnerships pays out 345.1% 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 Opportunities Trust pays out 1.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Summary

European Opportunities Trust beats International Public Partnerships on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.