SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust (SEIT) Competitors

Quilter (LON:QLT) and SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust (LON:SEIT) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings and dividends.

Is QLT or SEIT more profitable?

SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust has a net margin of 125.95% compared to Quilter's net margin of 0.78%. Quilter's return on equity of 3.33% beat SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Quilter	0.78%	3.33%	0.21%
SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust	125.95%	-5.73%	-6.21%

Does the media prefer QLT or SEIT?

In the previous week, Quilter had 10 more articles in the media than SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for Quilter and 0 mentions for SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust. Quilter's average media sentiment score of 0.54 beat SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that Quilter is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Quilter	Positive
SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust	Neutral

Is QLT or SEIT a better dividend stock?

Quilter pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.06 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%. Quilter pays out -59.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust pays out 1.0% 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.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, QLT or SEIT?

Quilter has higher revenue and earnings than SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust. Quilter is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SDCL Energy Efficiency Income 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
Quilter	£4.60B	0.52	£49.61M	-£0.10	-1,730.00
SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust	£72.50M	8.81	-£56.77M	£6.40	9.19

Do analysts rate QLT or SEIT?

Quilter presently has a consensus price target of GBX 186.17, suggesting a potential upside of 7.61%. Given Quilter's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Quilter is more favorable than SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Quilter	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has more risk & volatility, QLT or SEIT?

Quilter has a beta of 1.05, indicating that its stock price is 5% more 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.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in QLT or SEIT?

45.6% of Quilter shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.2% of SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Quilter shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Quilter beats SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.