ESCT vs. 3IN, PHLL, JGGI, RCP, BPT, EMG, MNKS, CTY, HICL, and HGT
Should you be buying The European Smaller Companies Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of The European Smaller Companies Trust include 3i Infrastructure (3IN), Petershill Partners (PHLL), JPMorgan Global Growth & Income (JGGI), RIT Capital Partners (RCP), Bridgepoint Group (BPT), Man Group (EMG), Monks (MNKS), City of London (CTY), HICL Infrastructure (HICL), and HgCapital Trust (HGT). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry.
The European Smaller Companies Trust vs. Its Competitors
The European Smaller Companies Trust (LON:ESCT) and 3i Infrastructure (LON:3IN) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, media sentiment and institutional ownership.
In the previous week, 3i Infrastructure had 2 more articles in the media than The European Smaller Companies Trust. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for 3i Infrastructure and 1 mentions for The European Smaller Companies Trust. The European Smaller Companies Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.55 beat 3i Infrastructure's score of 0.94 indicating that The European Smaller Companies Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.
The European Smaller Companies Trust has a beta of 1.25, meaning that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, 3i Infrastructure has a beta of 0.5, meaning that its share price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500.
34.1% of The European Smaller Companies Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.1% of 3i Infrastructure shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.3% of The European Smaller Companies Trust shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of 3i Infrastructure shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
3i Infrastructure has higher revenue and earnings than The European Smaller Companies Trust. The European Smaller Companies Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than 3i Infrastructure, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
3i Infrastructure has a net margin of 92.78% compared to The European Smaller Companies Trust's net margin of 87.06%. The European Smaller Companies Trust's return on equity of 10.91% beat 3i Infrastructure's return on equity.
The European Smaller Companies Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. 3i Infrastructure pays an annual dividend of GBX 12 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. The European Smaller Companies Trust pays out 23.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 3i Infrastructure pays out 3,157.9% 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
The European Smaller Companies Trust beats 3i Infrastructure on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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This page (LON:ESCT) was last updated on 7/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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