North American Income Trust (NAIT) Competitors

North American Income Trust (LON:NAIT) and Witan Investment Trust (LON:WTAN) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment, profitability and earnings.

Does the media prefer NAIT or WTAN?

In the previous week, North American Income Trust had 2 more articles in the media than Witan Investment Trust. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for North American Income Trust and 0 mentions for Witan Investment Trust. North American Income Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.77 beat Witan Investment Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that North American Income Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
North American Income Trust	Very Positive
Witan Investment Trust	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community favor NAIT or WTAN?

Witan Investment Trust received 7 more outperform votes than North American Income Trust when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.63% of users gave Witan Investment Trust an outperform vote while only 67.44% of users gave North American Income Trust an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
North American Income Trust	Outperform Votes 87 67.44%	Underperform Votes 42 32.56%
Witan Investment Trust	Outperform Votes 94 67.63%	Underperform Votes 45 32.37%

Is NAIT or WTAN a better dividend stock?

North American Income Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 12 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Witan Investment Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share. North American Income Trust pays out 29.5% 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. North American Income Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in NAIT or WTAN?

51.9% of North American Income Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.5% of Witan Investment Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.1% of North American 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 hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk and volatility, NAIT or WTAN?

North American Income Trust has a beta of 0.66, suggesting that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Witan Investment Trust has a beta of 0.7, suggesting that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is NAIT or WTAN more profitable?

Witan Investment Trust has a net margin of 89.43% compared to North American Income Trust's net margin of 88.41%. Witan Investment Trust's return on equity of 13.68% beat North American Income Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
North American Income Trust	88.41%	12.23%	-0.86%
Witan Investment Trust	89.43%	13.68%	7.95%

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, NAIT or WTAN?

Witan Investment Trust has higher revenue and earnings than North American Income Trust. Witan Investment Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than North American 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
North American Income Trust	£56.18M	7.09	£49.67M	£40.62	7.98
Witan Investment Trust	£246.38M	0.00	£220.34M	£0.36	N/A

Summary

Witan Investment Trust beats North American Income Trust on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.