European Opportunities Trust (EOT) Competitors

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EOT vs. PNL, RAT, PIN, LWDB, and WTAN

Should you buy European Opportunities Trust stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares European Opportunities Trust with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with European Opportunities Trust include Personal Assets (PNL), Rathbones Group (RAT), Pantheon International (PIN), Law Debenture (LWDB), and Witan Investment Trust (WTAN). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry.

How does European Opportunities Trust compare to Personal Assets?

European Opportunities Trust (LON:EOT) and Personal Assets (LON:PNL) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, earnings, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

In the previous week, Personal Assets had 1 more articles in the media than European Opportunities Trust. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Personal Assets and 0 mentions for European Opportunities Trust. Personal Assets' average media sentiment score of 1.59 beat European Opportunities Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that Personal Assets is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
European Opportunities Trust Neutral
Personal Assets Very Positive

Personal Assets has higher revenue and earnings than European Opportunities Trust. Personal Assets 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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
European Opportunities Trust£29.05M14.41£79.96M£39.0622.96
Personal Assets£89.00M18.75£124.81M£29.1118.45

European Opportunities Trust has a beta of 1.2266852, suggesting that its share price is 23% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Personal Assets has a beta of 0.33067337, suggesting that its share price is 67% less volatile than the broader market.

European Opportunities Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Personal Assets pays an annual dividend of GBX 5.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. European Opportunities Trust pays out 5.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Personal Assets pays out 19.2% 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.

Personal Assets has a net margin of 95.99% compared to European Opportunities Trust's net margin of 73.73%. Personal Assets' return on equity of 6.04% beat European Opportunities Trust's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
European Opportunities Trust73.73% 5.01% 7.67%
Personal Assets 95.99%6.04%1.96%

14.0% of European Opportunities Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.1% of Personal Assets shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.9% of European Opportunities Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Personal Assets shares are owned 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.

Summary

Personal Assets beats European Opportunities Trust on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does European Opportunities Trust compare to Rathbones Group?

Rathbones Group (LON:RAT) and European Opportunities Trust (LON:EOT) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk and valuation.

61.6% of Rathbones Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 14.0% of European Opportunities Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Rathbones Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 9.9% of European Opportunities Trust shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Rathbones Group had 3 more articles in the media than European Opportunities Trust. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Rathbones Group and 0 mentions for European Opportunities Trust. Rathbones Group's average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat European Opportunities Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that Rathbones Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Rathbones Group Positive
European Opportunities Trust Neutral

Rathbones Group has a beta of 0.709, indicating that its share price is 29% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, European Opportunities Trust has a beta of 1.2266852, indicating that its share price is 23% more volatile than the broader market.

European Opportunities Trust has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Rathbones Group. Rathbones 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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Rathbones Group£923.30M1.80£63.46M£104.7015.32
European Opportunities Trust£29.05M14.41£79.96M£39.0622.96

Rathbones Group presently has a consensus target price of GBX 1,982.50, indicating a potential upside of 23.60%. Given Rathbones Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Rathbones Group is more favorable than European Opportunities Trust.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Rathbones Group
1 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.25
European Opportunities Trust
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

European Opportunities Trust has a net margin of 73.73% compared to Rathbones Group's net margin of 10.85%. Rathbones Group's return on equity of 8.33% beat European Opportunities Trust's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Rathbones Group10.85% 8.33% 3.57%
European Opportunities Trust 73.73%5.01%7.67%

Rathbones Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 94 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.9%. European Opportunities Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Rathbones Group pays out 89.8% 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 5.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Summary

Rathbones Group beats European Opportunities Trust on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does European Opportunities Trust compare to Pantheon International?

European Opportunities Trust (LON:EOT) and Pantheon International (LON:PIN) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations and valuation.

European Opportunities Trust has a net margin of 73.73% compared to Pantheon International's net margin of -35.06%. European Opportunities Trust's return on equity of 5.01% beat Pantheon International's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
European Opportunities Trust73.73% 5.01% 7.67%
Pantheon International -35.06%-0.30%1.05%

European Opportunities Trust has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Pantheon International. European Opportunities Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Pantheon International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
European Opportunities Trust£29.05M14.41£79.96M£39.0622.96
Pantheon International£43.18M37.25£31.00M£8.1947.25

14.0% of European Opportunities Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.8% of Pantheon International shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.9% of European Opportunities Trust shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.2% of Pantheon International shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
European Opportunities Trust
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
Pantheon International
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

In the previous week, European Opportunities Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Pantheon International'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
European Opportunities Trust Neutral
Pantheon International Neutral

European Opportunities Trust has a beta of 1.2266852, meaning that its stock price is 23% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Pantheon International has a beta of 0.8237807, meaning that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

European Opportunities Trust beats Pantheon International on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does European Opportunities Trust compare to Law Debenture?

European Opportunities Trust (LON:EOT) and Law Debenture (LON:LWDB) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

In the previous week, Law Debenture had 2 more articles in the media than European Opportunities Trust. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Law Debenture and 0 mentions for European Opportunities Trust. Law Debenture's average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat European Opportunities Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that Law Debenture is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
European Opportunities Trust Neutral
Law Debenture Positive

14.0% of European Opportunities Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.7% of Law Debenture shares are held by institutional investors. 9.9% of European Opportunities Trust shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Law Debenture shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Law Debenture has higher revenue and earnings than European Opportunities Trust. Law Debenture 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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
European Opportunities Trust£29.05M14.41£79.96M£39.0622.96
Law Debenture£366.00M4.37£142.39M£229.505.24

European Opportunities Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Law Debenture pays an annual dividend of GBX 34.63 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. European Opportunities Trust pays out 5.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Law Debenture pays out 15.1% 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 has a beta of 1.2266852, indicating that its share price is 23% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Law Debenture has a beta of 1.2201135, indicating that its share price is 22% more volatile than the broader market.

Law Debenture has a net margin of 81.41% compared to European Opportunities Trust's net margin of 73.73%. Law Debenture's return on equity of 26.88% beat European Opportunities Trust's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
European Opportunities Trust73.73% 5.01% 7.67%
Law Debenture 81.41%26.88%8.76%

Summary

Law Debenture beats European Opportunities Trust on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does European Opportunities Trust compare to Witan Investment Trust?

European Opportunities Trust (LON:EOT) and Witan Investment Trust (LON:WTAN) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, risk, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership and dividends.

Witan Investment Trust has a net margin of 89.43% compared to European Opportunities Trust's net margin of 73.73%. Witan Investment Trust's return on equity of 13.68% beat European Opportunities Trust's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
European Opportunities Trust73.73% 5.01% 7.67%
Witan Investment Trust 89.43%13.68%7.95%

European Opportunities Trust has a beta of 1.2266852, suggesting that its share price is 23% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Witan Investment Trust has a beta of 0.7, suggesting that its share price is 30% less volatile than the broader market.

14.0% of European Opportunities Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.5% of Witan Investment Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 9.9% of European Opportunities Trust shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 8.2% of Witan Investment Trust shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

European Opportunities Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Witan Investment Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share. European Opportunities Trust pays out 5.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Witan Investment Trust pays out 1,666.7% 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 is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

In the previous week, European Opportunities Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Witan Investment Trust'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
European Opportunities Trust Neutral
Witan Investment Trust Neutral

Witan Investment Trust has higher revenue and earnings than European Opportunities Trust. Witan Investment Trust 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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
European Opportunities Trust£29.05M14.41£79.96M£39.0622.96
Witan Investment Trust£246.38M0.00£220.34M£0.36N/A

Summary

European Opportunities Trust and Witan Investment Trust tied by winning 6 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

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EOT vs. The Competition

MetricEuropean Opportunities TrustAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£418.53M£2.38B£5.96B£2.77B
Dividend Yield0.22%6.02%5.26%6.16%
P/E Ratio22.9660.2529.29366.66
Price / Sales14.412,054.671,107.3485,978.63
Price / Cash122.7160.3384.9827.87
Price / Book1.051.386.697.76
Net Income£79.96M£265.27M£1.14B£5.89B
7 Day Performance-1.86%-0.33%-0.33%-0.71%
1 Month Performance-2.82%-0.35%0.40%-1.20%
1 Year Performance-0.77%9.04%18.33%65.93%

European Opportunities Trust Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
EOT
European Opportunities Trust
N/AGBX 897
-1.1%
N/A+1.0%£418.53M£29.05M22.96N/A
PNL
Personal Assets
N/AGBX 533
-0.2%
N/A+4.5%£1.66B£89.00M18.31N/A
RAT
Rathbones Group
4.2738 of 5 stars
GBX 1,620
+2.4%
GBX 1,982.50
+22.4%
-6.5%£1.64B£923.30M15.473,500
PIN
Pantheon International
1.1483 of 5 stars
GBX 391.25
-0.9%
N/A+25.7%£1.63B£43.18M47.77455
LWDB
Law Debenture
N/AGBX 1,214
+0.7%
N/A+23.1%£1.62B£366.00M5.29260

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This page (LON:EOT) was last updated on 6/26/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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