MTE vs. BNKR, LWDB, ASL, FCSS, JMG, FSV, HRI, EDIN, GSS, and BPCR
Should you be buying Montanaro European Smaller stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Montanaro European Smaller include The Bankers Investment Trust (BNKR), Law Debenture (LWDB), Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust (ASL), Fidelity China Special (FCSS), JPMorgan Emerging Markets (JMG), Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values (FSV), Herald (HRI), Edinburgh Investment (EDIN), Genesis Emerging Markets Fund (GSS), and BioPharma Credit (BPCR). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry.
Montanaro European Smaller vs. Its Competitors
The Bankers Investment Trust (LON:BNKR) and Montanaro European Smaller (LON:MTE) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership and profitability.
The Bankers Investment Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Montanaro European Smaller pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. The Bankers Investment Trust pays out 15.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Montanaro European Smaller pays out 3.6% 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.
In the previous week, The Bankers Investment Trust had 1 more articles in the media than Montanaro European Smaller. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for The Bankers Investment Trust and 1 mentions for Montanaro European Smaller. The Bankers Investment Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.57 beat Montanaro European Smaller's score of 1.11 indicating that The Bankers Investment Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.
23.4% of The Bankers Investment Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 21.1% of Montanaro European Smaller shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.2% of The Bankers Investment Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Montanaro European Smaller shares are owned by company 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.
The Bankers Investment Trust has a net margin of 94.23% compared to Montanaro European Smaller's net margin of 92.90%. Montanaro European Smaller's return on equity of 16.87% beat The Bankers Investment Trust's return on equity.
The Bankers Investment Trust has a beta of 0.6, suggesting that its stock price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Montanaro European Smaller has a beta of 1.17, suggesting that its stock price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500.
The Bankers Investment Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Montanaro European Smaller. The Bankers Investment 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.
Summary
The Bankers Investment Trust beats Montanaro European Smaller on 9 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
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This page (LON:MTE) was last updated on 7/1/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
