North Atlantic Smaller Cos (NAS) Competitors GBX 3,600 +20.00 (+0.56%) As of 12:41 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock NAS vs. SSON, JAM, TEM, TRIG, AJB, MRC, BHMG, RAT, FEV, and WWHShould you be buying North Atlantic Smaller Cos stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of North Atlantic Smaller Cos include Smithson Investment Trust (SSON), JPMorgan American (JAM), Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust (TEM), The Renewables Infrastructure Group (TRIG), AJ Bell (AJB), The Mercantile Investment Trust (MRC), BH Macro GBP (BHMG), Rathbones Group (RAT), Fidelity European Trust (FEV), and Worldwide Healthcare (WWH). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry. North Atlantic Smaller Cos vs. Smithson Investment Trust JPMorgan American Templeton Emerging Markets Investment Trust The Renewables Infrastructure Group AJ Bell The Mercantile Investment Trust BH Macro GBP Rathbones Group Fidelity European Trust Worldwide Healthcare Smithson Investment Trust (LON:SSON) and North Atlantic Smaller Cos (LON:NAS) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, community ranking, risk and media sentiment. Do institutionals and insiders believe in SSON or NAS? 19.1% of Smithson Investment Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 29.4% of North Atlantic Smaller Cos shares are held by institutional investors. 2.7% of Smithson Investment Trust shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 40.4% of North Atlantic Smaller Cos shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is SSON or NAS more profitable? Smithson Investment Trust has a net margin of 317.04% compared to North Atlantic Smaller Cos' net margin of 91.37%. North Atlantic Smaller Cos' return on equity of 12.49% beat Smithson Investment Trust's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Smithson Investment Trust317.04% -2.13% N/A North Atlantic Smaller Cos 91.37%12.49%0.24% Does the MarketBeat Community favor SSON or NAS? North Atlantic Smaller Cos received 93 more outperform votes than Smithson Investment Trust when rated by MarketBeat users. CompanyUnderperformOutperformSmithson Investment TrustN/AN/ANorth Atlantic Smaller CosOutperform Votes9368.38% Underperform Votes4331.62% Does the media prefer SSON or NAS? In the previous week, Smithson Investment Trust had 1 more articles in the media than North Atlantic Smaller Cos. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Smithson Investment Trust and 1 mentions for North Atlantic Smaller Cos. Smithson Investment Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.69 beat North Atlantic Smaller Cos' score of 0.75 indicating that Smithson Investment Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Smithson Investment 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 North Atlantic Smaller Cos 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has stronger valuation and earnings, SSON or NAS? North Atlantic Smaller Cos has higher revenue and earnings than Smithson Investment Trust. Smithson Investment Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than North Atlantic Smaller Cos, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSmithson Investment Trust-£13.48M-136.19-£42.74M-£33.47-42.90North Atlantic Smaller Cos£96.28M4.94£87.97M£665.505.41 SummaryNorth Atlantic Smaller Cos beats Smithson Investment Trust on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get North Atlantic Smaller Cos News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for NAS and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart NAS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricNorth Atlantic Smaller CosAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£475.89M£1.13B£4.21B£2.60BDividend Yield1.88%4.42%4.19%4.82%P/E Ratio5.4126.9215.96141.21Price / Sales4.942,260.211,695.72281,678.09Price / Cash13.8560.8148.9727.94Price / Book0.651.113.354.61Net Income£87.97M£259.01M£1.28B£5.78B7 Day PerformanceN/A-0.35%-0.13%1.37%1 Month Performance-1.37%-2.34%6.17%7.22%1 Year PerformanceN/A4.04%9.87%108.14% North Atlantic Smaller Cos Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NASNorth Atlantic Smaller CosN/AGBX 3,600+0.6%N/A+1.1%£475.89M£96.28M5.41N/ANews CoverageSSONSmithson Investment TrustN/AGBX 1,468+0.8%N/A+2.2%£1.88B£-13,481,214.92-43.86N/AInsider TradeNews CoverageHigh Trading VolumeJAMJPMorgan AmericanN/AGBX 1,021.52-0.2%N/A+2.7%£1.85B£431.16M4.43N/AHigh Trading VolumeTEMTempleton Emerging Markets Investment TrustN/AGBX 174.60-0.2%N/A+13.3%£1.82B£160.96M14.00N/APositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeTRIGThe Renewables Infrastructure Group3.045 of 5 starsGBX 72.40+0.3%GBX 130+79.6%-25.5%£1.78B£-79,286,162.81-47.72N/AHigh Trading VolumeAJBAJ Bell1.1076 of 5 starsGBX 421.50+0.8%GBX 455+7.9%+35.9%£1.74B£244.77M21.561,373Dividend IncreaseNews CoverageGap DownHigh Trading VolumeMRCThe Mercantile Investment TrustN/AGBX 232.75+0.3%N/A+3.3%£1.73B£415.73M4.382,800High Trading VolumeBHMGBH Macro GBPN/AGBX 373-0.8%N/A+10.6%£1.72B£35.67M40.28N/ANews CoverageHigh Trading VolumeRATRathbones GroupN/AGBX 1,634+2.5%N/A+5.0%£1.70B£874.75M26.593,500High Trading VolumeFEVFidelity European TrustN/AGBX 401.25+0.1%N/A-0.9%£1.65B£221.98M7.95N/APositive NewsWWHWorldwide HealthcareN/AGBX 309.53+0.2%N/A-8.8%£1.65B£245.62M7.20N/APositive NewsHigh Trading Volume Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies SSON Alternatives JAM Alternatives TEM Alternatives TRIG Alternatives AJB Alternatives MRC Alternatives BHMG Alternatives RAT Alternatives FEV Alternatives WWH Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (LON:NAS) was last updated on 3/28/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon Warns: Exec Order 14024 Targets DollarExecutive Order 14024 is paving the way for irreversible damage to the dollar's value—threatening your wealth,...Priority Gold | SponsoredNew “Trump” currency proposed in DCAccording to one of the most connected men in Washington… A surprising new bill was just introduced in Wash...Paradigm Press | SponsoredA market crash is coming—here’s whenThe stock market cycle I've used to identify the most likely day of the next market crash is the exact same in...Chaikin Analytics | SponsoredYour Wealth is Under AttackPlease don't wait—this is your moment to take action. 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