SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust (SEIT) Competitors

City of London (LON:CTY) and SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust (LON:SEIT) are both financial services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment and profitability.

Is CTY or SEIT more profitable?

SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust has a net margin of 125.95% compared to City of London's net margin of 95.77%. City of London's return on equity of 14.45% beat SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
City of London	95.77%	14.45%	4.00%
SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust	125.95%	-5.73%	-6.21%

Which has better earnings & valuation, CTY or SEIT?

City of London has higher revenue and earnings than SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust. SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than City of London, 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
City of London	£222.11M	11.02	£294.08M	£0.44	1,122.17
SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust	£72.50M	8.85	-£56.77M	£0.06	923.44

Which has more risk & volatility, CTY or SEIT?

City of London has a beta of 0.66, indicating that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust has a beta of 0.48, indicating that its stock price is 52% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to CTY or SEIT?

In the previous week, City of London had 20 more articles in the media than SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust. MarketBeat recorded 22 mentions for City of London and 2 mentions for SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust. SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.40 beat City of London's score of 0.11 indicating that SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
City of London	2 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	14 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is CTY or SEIT a better dividend stock?

City of London pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.21 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. City of London pays out 47.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust pays out 98.4% 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 CTY or SEIT?

8.7% of City of London shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.2% of SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of City of London shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust shares are held 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

City of London beats SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.