The European Smaller Companies Trust PLC

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228.15+2.15 (+0.95%)today

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Key statistics

Previous close226.00

Open227.50

Day range225.69228.50

52-week range193.80247.21

Off day high−0.15%

Off 52-week high−7.71%

Volume47.82K

Avg. volume (3M)583.68K

Market cap765.19M

EPS (TTM)0.3600

Forward P/E—

P/E ratio (TTM)6.34

Dividend yield0.04% (0.0840)

Beta (5Y)—

Shares outstanding335.39M

Short interest—

Earnings dateMar 20, 2025

Analyst target—

Profit margin—

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	ESCT.L	EWI.L	ECMPA.AS	AD-UN.TO	EVT.TO	CLDN.L
Market cap	765.19M	871.18M	1.54B	1.12B	—	1.95B
P/E (TTM)	6.3	3.5	7.7	14.7	0.5	14.9
Forward P/E	—	—	10.0	9.5	—	—
Price/book	0.9	1.1	0.6	0.8	0.9	0.7
Dividend yield	0.04%	—	7.16%	7.08%	—	0.02%
1-year change	+3.97%	+26.25%	−2.11%	+14.74%	+21.24%	+0.78%
Today	+0.95%	−0.05%	+0.20%	−4.92%	+0.57%	+0.26%

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The businesses closest to European Smaller Companies Trust's by what they do, from their descriptions, with the same industry weighted in.

Company	Mkt cap	Price	Today
Edinburgh Worldwide OrdEWI.L · Asset Management	871.18M	251.87	−0.05%
Eurocommercial Properties N.V.ECMPA.AS · REIT - Retail	1.54B	25.60	+0.20%
Alaris Equity Partners Income TrustAD-UN.TO · Asset Management	1.12B	22.03	−4.92%
Economic Investment Trust LimitedEVT.TO	—	24.89	+0.57%
Caledonia Investments OrdCLDN.L · Asset Management	1.95B	387.00	+0.26%
Alliance Witan OrdALW.L · Asset Management	4.97B	1,372.00	+0.44%
Income Financial TrustINC-UN.TO	30.62M	10.02	−0.69%
Euroseas Ltd.ESEA · Marine Shipping	459.09M	65.07	−0.58%

Companies on LSE of a similar market value (749.04M).

Company	Mkt cap	Price	Today
Pacific Horizon OrdPHI.L	715.92M	940.20	−3.07%
Avon Technologies PlcAVON.L · Aerospace & Defense	708.31M	2,405.00	−0.62%
Target Healthcare REIT OrdTHRL.L	744.28M	120.00	+0.67%
The Global Smaller Companies Trust OrdGSCT.L	769.46M	189.42	+0.97%
Thungela Resources LimitedTGA.L · Thermal Coal	671.07M	528.00	−2.04%
Morgan Advanced Materials plcMGAM.L · Specialty Industrial Machinery	764.94M	276.74	+6.85%
Young & Co.'s Brewery, P.L.C.YNGA.L · Restaurants	698.03M	1,168.00	+0.86%
Diversified Energy CompanyDEC.L · Oil & Gas Integrated	690.37M	1,000.00	−0.40%

The stocks whose daily moves over the past year went most closely with European Smaller Companies Trust's: the correlation of their daily returns, where 1 would be moving as one.

Company	Mkt cap	Price	Today
Fidelity European Trust OrdFEV.L · Correlation 0.77	2.00B	417.50	+0.85%
JPMorgan European Growth & Income OrdJEGI.L · Correlation 0.74	814.99M	137.00	+0.59%
JPMorgan Global Growth & Income OrdJGGI.L · Correlation 0.67	3.28B	606.00	+0.08%
The Global Smaller Companies Trust OrdGSCT.L · Correlation 0.66	769.46M	189.42	+0.97%
Alliance Witan OrdALW.L · Correlation 0.66	4.97B	1,372.00	+0.44%
Pacific Horizon OrdPHI.L · Correlation 0.61	715.92M	940.20	−3.07%
Morgan Advanced Materials plcMGAM.L · Correlation 0.61	764.94M	276.74	+6.85%
Edinburgh Worldwide OrdEWI.L · Correlation 0.56	871.18M	251.87	−0.05%

What visitors to European Smaller Companies Trust's page also look at.

Company	Mkt cap	Price	Today
JPMORGAN GLOBAL GROWTH & INCOMEJGGI.L	3.28B	606.00	+0.08%
JPMORGAN EUROPEAN GROWTH & INCOJEGI.L	814.99M	137.00	+0.59%
FIDELITY EUROPEAN TRUST PLC ORDFEV.L	2.00B	417.50	+0.85%
MURRAY INTERNATIONAL TRUST PLCMYI.L	2.24B	375.80	+0.75%
THE GLOBAL SMALLER COMPANIES TRGSCT.L	769.46M	189.42	+0.97%

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Markets Daily·Oct 22Positive

The European Smaller Companies Trust (LON:ESCT) Stock Jumps 1.1% – Still a Buy?

Posted by Michael Walen on Oct 22nd, 2026 The European Smaller Companies Trust PLC (LON:ESCT – Get Free Report) shares were up 1.1% during trading on Wednesday. The stock traded as high as GBX 223.50 and last traded at GBX 223.50.…

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TradingView·Oct 21

Price to sales forward of Montanaro European Smaller Companies Trust PLC – TURQUOISE:MTEL

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@kalkineuk·Oct 13

Montanaro European Smaller Companies Trust (MTE) Repurchases 35,931 Shares at 177.27p, Boosting Treasury Holdings

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