Montanaro European Smaller (MTE) Competitors

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MTE vs. MRCH, SLPE, APAX, RICA, and JEO

Should you buy Montanaro European Smaller stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Montanaro European Smaller 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 Montanaro European Smaller include The Merchants Trust (MRCH), Standard Life Private Equity Trust (SLPE), Apax Global Alpha (APAX), Ruffer Investment (RICA), and European Opportunities Trust (JEO). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry.

How does Montanaro European Smaller compare to The Merchants Trust?

The Merchants Trust (LON:MRCH) and Montanaro European Smaller (LON:MTE) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, earnings, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and risk.

Montanaro European Smaller has a net margin of 20,362.04% compared to The Merchants Trust's net margin of 93.22%. The Merchants Trust's return on equity of 17.67% beat Montanaro European Smaller's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
The Merchants Trust	93.22%	17.67%	7.70%
Montanaro European Smaller	20,362.04%	9.88%	2.99%

5.3% of The Merchants Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.7% of Montanaro European Smaller shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of The Merchants Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Montanaro European Smaller shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

The Merchants Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Montanaro European Smaller. The Merchants Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Montanaro European Smaller, 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
The Merchants Trust	£165.40M	5.59	£109.11M	£109.59	5.71
Montanaro European Smaller	£29.23M	7.90	£53.01M	£17.92	10.33

The Merchants Trust has a beta of 0.686, meaning that its stock price is 31% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Montanaro European Smaller has a beta of 1.4692568, meaning that its stock price is 47% more volatile than the broader market.

The Merchants Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 29.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. Montanaro European Smaller pays an annual dividend of GBX 1.26 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. The Merchants Trust pays out 26.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Montanaro European Smaller pays out 7.0% 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.

In the previous week, The Merchants Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Montanaro European Smaller'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
The Merchants Trust	Neutral
Montanaro European Smaller	Neutral

Summary

The Merchants Trust beats Montanaro European Smaller on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Montanaro European Smaller compare to Standard Life Private Equity Trust?

Montanaro European Smaller (LON:MTE) and Standard Life Private Equity Trust (LON:SLPE) are both small-cap asset management industry companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, risk, valuation and profitability.

Montanaro European Smaller pays an annual dividend of GBX 1.26 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Standard Life Private Equity Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 13.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Montanaro European Smaller pays out 7.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Standard Life Private Equity Trust pays out 7.3% 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.

In the previous week, Montanaro European Smaller's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Standard Life Private Equity Trust'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Montanaro European Smaller	Neutral
Standard Life Private Equity Trust	Neutral

Montanaro European Smaller has a net margin of 20,362.04% compared to Standard Life Private Equity Trust's net margin of 0.00%. Montanaro European Smaller's return on equity of 9.88% beat Standard Life Private Equity Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Montanaro European Smaller	20,362.04%	9.88%	2.99%
Standard Life Private Equity Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A

Montanaro European Smaller has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Standard Life Private Equity Trust. Standard Life Private Equity Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Montanaro European Smaller, 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
Montanaro European Smaller	£29.23M	7.90	£53.01M	£17.92	10.33
Standard Life Private Equity Trust	£289.51M	3.22	N/A	£186.20	3.25

0.7% of Montanaro European Smaller shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.9% of Standard Life Private Equity Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Montanaro European Smaller shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of Standard Life Private Equity Trust shares are owned by company 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.

Summary

Montanaro European Smaller beats Standard Life Private Equity Trust on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Montanaro European Smaller compare to Apax Global Alpha?

Montanaro European Smaller (LON:MTE) and Apax Global Alpha (LON:APAX) 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 valuation, dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, risk and profitability.

In the previous week, Montanaro European Smaller's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Apax Global Alpha'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Montanaro European Smaller	Neutral
Apax Global Alpha	Neutral

0.7% of Montanaro European Smaller shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 14.3% of Apax Global Alpha shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Montanaro European Smaller shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Apax Global Alpha shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Montanaro European Smaller has higher revenue and earnings than Apax Global Alpha. Apax Global Alpha is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Montanaro European Smaller, 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
Montanaro European Smaller	£29.23M	7.90	£53.01M	£17.92	10.33
Apax Global Alpha	-£44.79M	-20.62	£4.12M	-£0.11	N/A

Montanaro European Smaller has a net margin of 20,362.04% compared to Apax Global Alpha's net margin of 132.67%. Montanaro European Smaller's return on equity of 9.88% beat Apax Global Alpha's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Montanaro European Smaller	20,362.04%	9.88%	2.99%
Apax Global Alpha	132.67%	-4.53%	2.57%

Montanaro European Smaller pays an annual dividend of GBX 1.26 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Apax Global Alpha pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.13 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Montanaro European Smaller pays out 7.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Apax Global Alpha pays out -120.3% 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.

Montanaro European Smaller has a beta of 1.4692568, suggesting that its share price is 47% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Apax Global Alpha has a beta of 0.74, suggesting that its share price is 26% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Montanaro European Smaller beats Apax Global Alpha on 11 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Montanaro European Smaller compare to Ruffer Investment?

Ruffer Investment (LON:RICA) and Montanaro European Smaller (LON:MTE) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, risk, valuation, dividends and earnings.

Montanaro European Smaller has a net margin of 20,362.04% compared to Ruffer Investment's net margin of 62.53%. Montanaro European Smaller's return on equity of 9.88% beat Ruffer Investment's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ruffer Investment	62.53%	4.37%	0.45%
Montanaro European Smaller	20,362.04%	9.88%	2.99%

In the previous week, Ruffer Investment had 1 more articles in the media than Montanaro European Smaller. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Ruffer Investment and 0 mentions for Montanaro European Smaller. Ruffer Investment's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Montanaro European Smaller's score of 0.00 indicating that Ruffer Investment is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Ruffer Investment	Positive
Montanaro European Smaller	Neutral

8.1% of Ruffer Investment shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.7% of Montanaro European Smaller shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Ruffer Investment shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Montanaro European Smaller shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Ruffer Investment has a beta of 0.214, suggesting that its share price is 79% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Montanaro European Smaller has a beta of 1.4692568, suggesting that its share price is 47% more volatile than the broader market.

Ruffer Investment pays an annual dividend of GBX 5.95 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Montanaro European Smaller pays an annual dividend of GBX 1.26 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Ruffer Investment pays out 47.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Montanaro European Smaller pays out 7.0% 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.

Montanaro European Smaller has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Ruffer Investment. Montanaro European Smaller is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ruffer Investment, 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
Ruffer Investment	£44.42M	19.96	£8.78M	£12.61	23.79
Montanaro European Smaller	£29.23M	7.90	£53.01M	£17.92	10.33

Summary

Montanaro European Smaller beats Ruffer Investment on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Montanaro European Smaller compare to European Opportunities Trust?

Montanaro European Smaller (LON:MTE) and European Opportunities Trust (LON:JEO) are both small-cap asset management industry companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership and earnings.

Montanaro European Smaller has higher revenue and earnings than European Opportunities Trust. European Opportunities Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Montanaro European Smaller, 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
Montanaro European Smaller	£29.23M	7.90	£53.01M	£17.92	10.33
European Opportunities Trust	-£62.33M	0.00	N/A	-£65.20	N/A

0.7% of Montanaro European Smaller shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Montanaro European Smaller shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, European Opportunities Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.63 beat Montanaro European Smaller's score of 0.00 indicating that European Opportunities Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Montanaro European Smaller	Neutral
European Opportunities Trust	Very Positive

Montanaro European Smaller pays an annual dividend of GBX 1.26 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. European Opportunities Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.04 per share. Montanaro European Smaller pays out 7.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. European Opportunities Trust pays out -0.1% 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.

Montanaro European Smaller has a net margin of 20,362.04% compared to European Opportunities Trust's net margin of 0.00%. Montanaro European Smaller's return on equity of 9.88% beat European Opportunities Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Montanaro European Smaller	20,362.04%	9.88%	2.99%
European Opportunities Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Montanaro European Smaller beats European Opportunities Trust on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

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MTE vs. The Competition

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Metric	Montanaro European Smaller	Asset Management Industry	Financial Sector	LON Exchange
Market Cap	£229.98M	£2.53B	£5.18B	£2.75B
Dividend Yield	0.74%	6.02%	5.28%	6.16%
P/E Ratio	10.33	25.89	16.38	366.37
Price / Sales	7.90	2,093.25	1,118.75	87,126.19
Price / Cash	334.00	60.15	90.12	27.85
Price / Book	1.12	1.37	6.50	7.68
Net Income	£53.01M	£264.62M	£1.14B	£5.89B
7 Day Performance	-1.43%	-0.98%	-0.87%	-0.50%
1 Month Performance	6.32%	-0.07%	0.62%	1.84%
1 Year Performance	8.29%	10.34%	18.76%	72.87%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
MTE Montanaro European Smaller	N/A	GBX 185.18 -0.2%	N/A	+8.3%	£229.98M	£29.23M	10.33	N/A
MRCH The Merchants Trust	N/A	GBX 630 -0.5%	N/A	+9.8%	£930.09M	£165.40M	5.75	N/A	Positive News
SLPE Standard Life Private Equity Trust	N/A	GBX 604 -0.3%	N/A	+11.2%	£928.63M	£289.51M	3.24	N/A
APAX Apax Global Alpha	N/A	GBX 191.50 flat	N/A	N/A	£923.78M	-£44.79M	N/A	N/A
RICA Ruffer Investment	N/A	GBX 304.50 -1.0%	N/A	+6.2%	£899.69M	£44.42M	24.15	N/A

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Montanaro European Smaller (MTE) Competitors

MTE vs. MRCH, SLPE, APAX, RICA, and JEO

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How does Montanaro European Smaller compare to Ruffer Investment?

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Montanaro European Smaller (MTE) Competitors

MTE vs. MRCH, SLPE, APAX, RICA, and JEO

How does Montanaro European Smaller compare to The Merchants Trust?

Is MRCH or MTE more profitable?

Do insiders and institutionals believe in MRCH or MTE?

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, MRCH or MTE?

Which has more volatility & risk, MRCH or MTE?

Is MRCH or MTE a better dividend stock?

Does the media favor MRCH or MTE?

Summary

How does Montanaro European Smaller compare to Standard Life Private Equity Trust?

Is MTE or SLPE a better dividend stock?

Does the media prefer MTE or SLPE?

Is MTE or SLPE more profitable?

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, MTE or SLPE?

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in MTE or SLPE?

Summary

How does Montanaro European Smaller compare to Apax Global Alpha?

Does the media prefer MTE or APAX?

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in MTE or APAX?

Which has higher earnings and valuation, MTE or APAX?

Is MTE or APAX more profitable?

Is MTE or APAX a better dividend stock?

Which has more volatility & risk, MTE or APAX?

Summary

How does Montanaro European Smaller compare to Ruffer Investment?

Is RICA or MTE more profitable?

Does the media refer more to RICA or MTE?

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in RICA or MTE?

Which has more risk and volatility, RICA or MTE?

Is RICA or MTE a better dividend stock?

Which has better earnings and valuation, RICA or MTE?

Summary

How does Montanaro European Smaller compare to European Opportunities Trust?

Which has better earnings & valuation, MTE or JEO?

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of MTE or JEO?

Does the media refer more to MTE or JEO?

Is MTE or JEO a better dividend stock?

Is MTE or JEO more profitable?

Summary

Media Sentiment Over Time

MTE vs. The Competition

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