ATLASATLAS fair value
£2.56
Below fair value · 14% discount
Range: £2.31–£2.82Fair valuePrice
The European Smaller Companies Trust (ESCT.LSE)
The European Smaller Companies Trust share price today, ATLAS forecast and fair value
Financial Services · Asset Management · London Stock Exchange · United Kingdom
£2.21▲ +1.61%
Prices as of Oct 26, 2026 · GBP
Chance of rising in 1 month
55%
that it ends higher than today in 21 sessions
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- Simulation and expected rangeThousands of simulated scenarios: how far the price could rise or fall.
- Officers and shareholdersWho runs the company and which funds hold its shares.
- Customer and supplier mapWho it does business with, from its own filings.
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- NewsThe latest on the company, in one place.
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ATLAS estimates The European Smaller Companies Trust's fair value at about £2.56 per share (reasonable range: £2.31 to £2.82). At £2.21, the stock trades 14% below it.
It is calculated with valuation multiples of comparable companies. Confidence in the estimate is medium. It is an estimate, not a promise: if the company's results change, so does its fair value.
ATLAS's model gives The European Smaller Companies Trust a 55% chance of finishing higher a month from now (21 trading sessions) than today: close to a coin flip.
In half of the simulated outcomes the price ends between £2.17 and £2.28; in 9 out of 10, between £2.07 and £2.38. Estimated annual volatility is 14%.
Price, last 12 months (weekly close)
Key numbers
- Market cap
- £758M
- Market cap (USD)
- $1.0B
- P/E ratio
- 6.2
- Dividend yield
- 3.73%
- 52-week high
- £2.47
- 52-week low
- £1.94
- Operating margin
- 95.3%
- Net margin
- 92.8%
- Beta
- 0.97
What this means
These are two different questions: fair value looks at the business (what it is worth given what it earns) and the odds look at the price over the next month. The European Smaller Companies Trust sits below fair value and its odds of rising over a month are close to a coin flip. An expensive stock can keep climbing and a cheap one can keep falling, which is why ATLAS shows the two readings separately.
Over the last 52 weeks ESCT.LSE has traded between £1.94 and £2.47. Today it is 10.6% below that high and 14% above its low.
On the business: net margin is 92.8%; it trades at 6.2 times earnings.
Its beta is 0.97: it moves roughly in line with the market.
About the company
TR European Growth Trust PLC is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by Henderson Investment Funds Limited. It is co-managed by Henderson Global Investors Limited. The fund invests in the public equity markets of Europe.
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Frequently asked questions
What is The European Smaller Companies Trust (ESCT.LSE) fair value?
About £2.56 per share according to ATLAS (reasonable range: £2.31 to £2.82). With the stock at £2.21, it is 14% below it.
What is the chance ESCT.LSE goes up next month?
55%: close to a coin flip. In half of the simulated outcomes, ESCT.LSE ends the month between £2.17 and £2.28.
How big is The European Smaller Companies Trust and what is its P/E ratio?
The European Smaller Companies Trust's market capitalization is £758M. Its price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio is 6.2: you pay £6.21 for each £1.00 of yearly earnings.
Does The European Smaller Companies Trust pay a dividend?
Yes. ESCT.LSE's current dividend yield is 3.73% at today's price (£2.21).
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