Utilico Emerging Markets Trust (UEM) Competitors

Murray International (LON:MYI) and Utilico Emerging Markets Trust (LON:UEM) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, profitability, risk and analyst recommendations.

Is MYI or UEM more profitable?

Murray International has a net margin of 90.03% compared to Utilico Emerging Markets Trust's net margin of 63.48%. Murray International's return on equity of 10.98% beat Utilico Emerging Markets Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Murray International	90.03%	10.98%	6.89%
Utilico Emerging Markets Trust	63.48%	4.12%	7.22%

Does the media prefer MYI or UEM?

In the previous week, Murray International had 2 more articles in the media than Utilico Emerging Markets Trust. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Murray International and 1 mentions for Utilico Emerging Markets Trust. Utilico Emerging Markets Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.56 beat Murray International's score of 0.32 indicating that Utilico Emerging Markets Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Murray International	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Utilico Emerging Markets 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

Which has more volatility and risk, MYI or UEM?

Murray International has a beta of 0.79, indicating that its share price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Utilico Emerging Markets Trust has a beta of 0.59, indicating that its share price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, MYI or UEM?

Murray International has higher revenue and earnings than Utilico Emerging Markets Trust. Utilico Emerging Markets Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Murray International, 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
Murray International	£144.64M	12.39	£178.39M	£0.23	1,346.07
Utilico Emerging Markets Trust	-£12.00M	-38.31	£20.98M	-£0.09	-2,855.53

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in MYI or UEM?

1.5% of Murray International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 23.2% of Utilico Emerging Markets Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Murray International shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.6% of Utilico Emerging Markets Trust shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is MYI or UEM a better dividend stock?

Murray International pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Utilico Emerging Markets Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.09 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Murray International pays out 52.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Utilico Emerging Markets Trust pays out -101.0% 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.

Summary

Murray International beats Utilico Emerging Markets Trust on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.