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SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust (SEIT) Competitors

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SEIT vs. WTAN, BRW, SSON, SNN, and HRI

Should you buy SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust 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 SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust include Witan Investment Trust (WTAN), Brewin Dolphin (BRW), Smithson Investment Trust (SSON), Sanne Group (SNN), and Herald (HRI). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry.

How does SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust compare to Witan Investment Trust?

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

28.1% of SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.5% of Witan Investment Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.2% of Witan Investment 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.

SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust has a net margin of 192.94% compared to Witan Investment Trust's net margin of 89.43%. Witan Investment Trust's return on equity of 13.68% beat SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust192.94% -9.74% -6.21%
Witan Investment Trust 89.43%13.68%7.95%

Witan Investment Trust 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 Witan Investment Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust-£84.10M-4.98-£56.77M-£8.10N/A
Witan Investment Trust£246.38M0.00£220.34M£0.36N/A

SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust has a beta of 0.816457, meaning that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Witan Investment Trust has a beta of 0.7, meaning that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust had 1 more articles in the media than Witan Investment Trust. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust and 0 mentions for Witan Investment Trust. SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat Witan Investment Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust Very Positive
Witan Investment Trust Neutral

SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 6.35 per share and has a dividend yield of 16.5%. Witan Investment Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share. SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust pays out -78.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Witan Investment Trust pays out 1,666.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust and Witan Investment Trust tied by winning 7 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust compare to Brewin Dolphin?

SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust (LON:SEIT) and Brewin Dolphin (LON:BRW) are both small-cap asset management industry companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings, profitability, valuation and risk.

Brewin Dolphin 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 Brewin Dolphin, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust-£84.10M-4.98-£56.77M-£8.10N/A
Brewin Dolphin£415.46M0.00N/A£0.17N/A

SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 6.35 per share and has a dividend yield of 16.5%. Brewin Dolphin pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.16 per share. SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust pays out -78.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Brewin Dolphin pays out 92.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust has a net margin of 192.94% compared to Brewin Dolphin's net margin of 0.00%. Brewin Dolphin's return on equity of 0.00% beat SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust192.94% -9.74% -6.21%
Brewin Dolphin N/A N/A N/A

28.1% of SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust 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.

In the previous week, SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust had 1 more articles in the media than Brewin Dolphin. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust and 0 mentions for Brewin Dolphin. SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat Brewin Dolphin's score of 0.00 indicating that SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust Very Positive
Brewin Dolphin Neutral

Summary

SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust beats Brewin Dolphin on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust compare to Smithson Investment Trust?

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

In the previous week, SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust had 1 more articles in the media than Smithson Investment Trust. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust and 0 mentions for Smithson Investment Trust. SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat Smithson Investment Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Smithson Investment Trust Neutral
SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust Very Positive

Smithson Investment Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.58 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 6.35 per share and has a dividend yield of 16.5%. Smithson Investment Trust pays out -1.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust pays out -78.4% 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. SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Smithson Investment Trust has higher revenue and earnings than SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust. Smithson Investment Trust 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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Smithson Investment Trust-£58.23M-26.53-£42.74M-£53.80N/A
SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust-£84.10M-4.98-£56.77M-£8.10N/A

5.0% of Smithson Investment Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.1% of SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Smithson Investment Trust shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust has a net margin of 192.94% compared to Smithson Investment Trust's net margin of -34.17%. Smithson Investment Trust's return on equity of -3.46% beat SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Smithson Investment Trust-34.17% -3.46% N/A
SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust 192.94%-9.74%-6.21%

Summary

SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust beats Smithson Investment Trust on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust compare to Sanne Group?

SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust (LON:SEIT) and Sanne Group (LON:SNN) are both small-cap asset management industry companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends and analyst recommendations.

In the previous week, SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust had 1 more articles in the media than Sanne Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust and 0 mentions for Sanne Group. SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat Sanne Group's score of 0.00 indicating that SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust Very Positive
Sanne Group Neutral

Sanne Group 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 Sanne Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust-£84.10M-4.98-£56.77M-£8.10N/A
Sanne Group£194.16M0.00N/A-£4.50N/A

SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 6.35 per share and has a dividend yield of 16.5%. Sanne Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.10 per share. SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust pays out -78.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Sanne Group pays out -2.2% 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. SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust has a net margin of 192.94% compared to Sanne Group's net margin of 0.00%. Sanne Group's return on equity of 0.00% beat SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust192.94% -9.74% -6.21%
Sanne Group N/A N/A N/A

28.1% of SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust shares are held 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

SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust beats Sanne Group on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust compare to Herald?

Herald (LON:HRI) and SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust (LON:SEIT) are both small-cap asset management industry companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk and dividends.

Herald 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 Herald, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Herald£101.21M14.49£175.20M£199.0115.39
SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust-£84.10M-4.98-£56.77M-£8.10N/A

In the previous week, SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust had 1 more articles in the media than Herald. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust and 0 mentions for Herald. SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat Herald's score of -1.23 indicating that SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Herald Negative
SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust Very Positive

6.4% of Herald shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.1% of SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 15.2% of Herald shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Herald has a beta of 0.977886, meaning that its stock price is 2% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust has a beta of 0.816457, meaning that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the broader market.

SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust has a net margin of 192.94% compared to Herald's net margin of 86.00%. Herald's return on equity of 7.67% beat SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Herald86.00% 7.67% 9.22%
SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust 192.94%-9.74%-6.21%

Summary

Herald beats SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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SEIT vs. The Competition

MetricSDCL Energy Efficiency Income TrustAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£418.97M£2.54B£6.21B£2.79B
Dividend Yield18.71%6.00%5.24%6.12%
P/E Ratio-4.7762.8430.11368.63
Price / Sales-4.981,850.861,181.1284,796.26
Price / Cash6.9560.3388.6827.87
Price / Book0.432.167.157.77
Net Income-£56.77M£265.27M£1.13B£5.89B
7 Day Performance3.21%1.85%0.95%1.32%
1 Month Performance-16.09%1.56%0.75%-0.69%
1 Year Performance-33.90%8.37%16.00%62.54%

SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
SEIT
SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust
N/AGBX 38.60
-0.8%
N/A-33.0%£418.97M-£84.10MN/AN/A
WTAN
Witan Investment Trust
N/AN/AN/AN/A£1.58B£246.38M738.896
BRW
Brewin Dolphin
N/AN/AN/AN/A£1.56B£415.46M3,029.412,186
SSON
Smithson Investment Trust
N/AGBX 1,438
flat
N/AN/A£1.54B-£58.23MN/AN/A
SNN
Sanne Group
N/AN/AN/AN/A£1.50B£194.16MN/A20,100

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This page (LON:SEIT) was last updated on 7/15/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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