European Opportunities Trust (EOT) Competitors

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

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in EOT or INPP?

43.5% of European Opportunities Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 37.5% of International Public Partnerships shares are owned by institutional investors. 14.7% of European Opportunities Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of International Public Partnerships shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is EOT or INPP 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
European Opportunities Trust	88.38%	12.84%	7.67%
International Public Partnerships	52.68%	1.54%	0.63%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor EOT or INPP?

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

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

Which has more volatility & risk, EOT or INPP?

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

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, EOT or INPP?

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
European Opportunities Trust	£90.47M	6.13	£79.96M	£128.67	6.93
International Public Partnerships	£82.63M	25.51	£43.53M	£2.32	48.49

Does the media prefer EOT or INPP?

In the previous week, International Public Partnerships had 3 more articles in the media than European Opportunities Trust. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for International Public Partnerships and 0 mentions for European Opportunities Trust. International Public Partnerships' average media sentiment score of 0.70 beat European Opportunities Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that International Public Partnerships is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
European Opportunities Trust	Neutral
International Public Partnerships	Positive

Is EOT or INPP a better dividend stock?

European Opportunities Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. International Public Partnerships pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.1%. European Opportunities Trust pays out 1.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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.

Summary

European Opportunities Trust beats International Public Partnerships on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.