The European Smaller Companies Trust (ESCT) Competitors

JPMorgan Global Growth & Income (LON:JGGI) and The European Smaller Companies Trust (LON:ESCT) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, community ranking, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, dividends, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Do analysts rate JGGI or ESCT?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
JPMorgan Global Growth & Income	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
The European Smaller Companies Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Is JGGI or ESCT more profitable?

JPMorgan Global Growth & Income has a net margin of 93.49% compared to The European Smaller Companies Trust's net margin of 85.82%. JPMorgan Global Growth & Income's return on equity of 17.44% beat The European Smaller Companies Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
JPMorgan Global Growth & Income	93.49%	17.44%	10.62%
The European Smaller Companies Trust	85.82%	10.80%	6.54%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor JGGI or ESCT?

JPMorgan Global Growth & Income received 2 more outperform votes than The European Smaller Companies Trust when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
JPMorgan Global Growth & Income	Outperform Votes 2 66.67%	Underperform Votes 1 33.33%
The European Smaller Companies Trust	N/A	N/A

Is JGGI or ESCT a better dividend stock?

JPMorgan Global Growth & Income pays an annual dividend of GBX 23 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. The European Smaller Companies Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. JPMorgan Global Growth & Income pays out 2,643.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. The European Smaller Companies Trust pays out 2,500.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in JGGI or ESCT?

14.9% of JPMorgan Global Growth & Income shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.0% of The European Smaller Companies Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.9% of JPMorgan Global Growth & Income shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 4.3% of The European Smaller Companies Trust shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, JGGI or ESCT?

JPMorgan Global Growth & Income has a beta of 0.61, meaning that its share price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, 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.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, JGGI or ESCT?

JPMorgan Global Growth & Income has higher revenue and earnings than The European Smaller Companies Trust. JPMorgan Global Growth & Income is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than The European Smaller Companies Trust, 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
JPMorgan Global Growth & Income	£345.48M	8.08	£323M	£0.87	650.57
The European Smaller Companies Trust	£91.68M	7.66	£78.68M	£0.20	890.00

Does the media refer more to JGGI or ESCT?

In the previous week, JPMorgan Global Growth & Income had 1 more articles in the media than The European Smaller Companies Trust. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for JPMorgan Global Growth & Income and 1 mentions for The European Smaller Companies Trust. The European Smaller Companies Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.55 beat JPMorgan Global Growth & Income's score of 0.79 indicating that The European Smaller Companies Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
JPMorgan Global Growth & Income	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
The European Smaller Companies Trust	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Summary

JPMorgan Global Growth & Income beats The European Smaller Companies Trust on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.