EOT vs. TRIG, QLT, AJB, CLDN, TEM, SSON, MRC, JAM, BHMG, and RAT
Should you be buying European Opportunities Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of European Opportunities Trust include The Renewables Infrastructure Group (TRIG), Quilter (QLT), AJ Bell (AJB), Caledonia Investments (CLDN), Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust (TEM), Smithson Investment Trust (SSON), The Mercantile Investment Trust (MRC), JPMorgan American (JAM), BH Macro GBP (BHMG), and Rathbones Group (RAT). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry.
European Opportunities Trust vs. Its Competitors
The Renewables Infrastructure Group (LON:TRIG) and European Opportunities Trust (LON:EOT) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, earnings, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations and valuation.
European Opportunities Trust has a net margin of 88.38% compared to The Renewables Infrastructure Group's net margin of 46.95%. European Opportunities Trust's return on equity of 12.84% beat The Renewables Infrastructure Group's return on equity.
The Renewables Infrastructure Group presently has a consensus target price of GBX 130, suggesting a potential upside of 48.91%. Given The Renewables Infrastructure Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe The Renewables Infrastructure Group is more favorable than European Opportunities Trust.
50.5% of The Renewables Infrastructure Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.5% of European Opportunities Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of The Renewables Infrastructure Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 14.7% of European Opportunities Trust shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
European Opportunities Trust has higher revenue and earnings than The Renewables Infrastructure Group. The Renewables Infrastructure Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than European Opportunities Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, The Renewables Infrastructure Group had 1 more articles in the media than European Opportunities Trust. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for The Renewables Infrastructure Group and 0 mentions for European Opportunities Trust. European Opportunities Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat The Renewables Infrastructure Group's score of -0.45 indicating that European Opportunities Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
The Renewables Infrastructure Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 7 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.0%. European Opportunities Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. The Renewables Infrastructure Group pays out -461.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. European Opportunities Trust pays out 1.6% 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. The Renewables Infrastructure Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
The Renewables Infrastructure Group has a beta of 0.22, meaning that its share price is 78% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, European Opportunities Trust has a beta of 0.86, meaning that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
European Opportunities Trust beats The Renewables Infrastructure Group on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:EOT) was last updated on 7/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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