ESCT vs. BUR, RCP, JGGI, ABDN, EMG, HGT, HICL, CTY, HVPE, and MNKS
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 Burford Capital (BUR), RIT Capital Partners (RCP), JPMorgan Global Growth & Income (JGGI), abrdn (ABDN), Man Group (EMG), HgCapital Trust (HGT), HICL Infrastructure (HICL), City of London (CTY), HarbourVest Global Private Equity (HVPE), and Monks (MNKS). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry.
The European Smaller Companies Trust vs.
Burford Capital (LON:BUR) and The European Smaller Companies Trust (LON:ESCT) are both financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, community ranking, institutional ownership, dividends and earnings.
Burford Capital pays an annual dividend of GBX 10 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. The European Smaller Companies Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Burford Capital pays out 17.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. The European Smaller Companies Trust pays out 23.6% 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.
Burford Capital 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 Burford Capital, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Burford Capital presently has a consensus price target of GBX 1,600, indicating a potential upside of 55.19%. Given Burford Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Burford Capital is more favorable than The European Smaller Companies Trust.
The European Smaller Companies Trust has a net margin of 87.06% compared to Burford Capital's net margin of 64.53%. The European Smaller Companies Trust's return on equity of 10.91% beat Burford Capital's return on equity.
Burford Capital received 384 more outperform votes than The European Smaller Companies Trust when rated by MarketBeat users.
In the previous week, Burford Capital had 1 more articles in the media than The European Smaller Companies Trust. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Burford Capital and 2 mentions for The European Smaller Companies Trust. The European Smaller Companies Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat Burford Capital's score of 0.42 indicating that The European Smaller Companies Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Burford Capital has a beta of 0.94, suggesting that its share price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The European Smaller Companies Trust has a beta of 1.25, suggesting that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500.
62.2% of Burford Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 34.1% of The European Smaller Companies Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.6% of Burford Capital shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.3% of The European Smaller Companies Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Burford Capital beats The European Smaller Companies Trust on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:ESCT) was last updated on 5/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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