Schroder Income Growth (SCF) Competitors

The European Smaller Companies Trust (LON:ESCT) and Schroder Income Growth (LON:SCF) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, media sentiment and risk.

Which has better earnings and valuation, ESCT or SCF?

The European Smaller Companies Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Schroder Income Growth. Schroder Income Growth 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
The European Smaller Companies Trust	£96.24M	8.93	£83.79M	£21.21	10.28
Schroder Income Growth	£41.03M	5.29	£37.42M	£53.56	5.83

Is ESCT or SCF more profitable?

Schroder Income Growth has a net margin of 91.20% compared to The European Smaller Companies Trust's net margin of 87.06%. Schroder Income Growth's return on equity of 17.23% beat The European Smaller Companies Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
The European Smaller Companies Trust	87.06%	10.91%	6.62%
Schroder Income Growth	91.20%	17.23%	4.32%

Is ESCT or SCF a better dividend stock?

The European Smaller Companies Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Schroder Income Growth pays an annual dividend of GBX 14 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. The European Smaller Companies Trust pays out 23.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Schroder Income Growth pays out 26.1% 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.

Do institutionals & insiders believe in ESCT or SCF?

34.1% of The European Smaller Companies Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.8% of Schroder Income Growth shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.3% of The European Smaller Companies Trust shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.6% of Schroder Income Growth 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 risk and volatility, ESCT or SCF?

The European Smaller Companies Trust has a beta of 1.25, indicating that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Schroder Income Growth has a beta of 0.89, indicating that its share price is 11% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor ESCT or SCF?

In the previous week, The European Smaller Companies Trust and The European Smaller Companies Trust both had 1 articles in the media. The European Smaller Companies Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.68 beat Schroder Income Growth's score of 1.55 indicating that The European Smaller Companies Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
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
Schroder Income Growth	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

The European Smaller Companies Trust beats Schroder Income Growth on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.