North Atlantic Smaller Cos (NAS) Competitors GBX 380 +1.00 (+0.26%) As of 08/8/2025 12:30 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock NAS vs. AFHP, IGV, BMD, IFP, CMHY, FTV, JMF, OIG, BVT, and CLDNShould you be buying North Atlantic Smaller Cos stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of North Atlantic Smaller Cos include AFH Financial Group (AFHP), Income & Growth VCT (IGV), Baronsmead Second Venture Trust (BMD), IFG Group (IFP), Invesco Bond Income Plus (CMHY), Foresight VCT (FTV), JPMorgan Mid Cap Investment Trust (JMF), Oryx International Growth Fund (OIG), Baronsmead Venture Trust (BVT), and Caledonia Investments (CLDN). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry. North Atlantic Smaller Cos vs. Its Competitors AFH Financial Group Income & Growth VCT Baronsmead Second Venture Trust IFG Group Invesco Bond Income Plus Foresight VCT JPMorgan Mid Cap Investment Trust Oryx International Growth Fund Baronsmead Venture Trust Caledonia Investments North Atlantic Smaller Cos (LON:NAS) and AFH Financial Group (LON:AFHP) are both small-cap asset management industry companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, dividends, earnings and valuation. Do institutionals and insiders believe in NAS or AFHP? 29.4% of North Atlantic Smaller Cos shares are owned by institutional investors. 40.4% of North Atlantic Smaller Cos shares are owned 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. Does the media favor NAS or AFHP? In the previous week, North Atlantic Smaller Cos' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled AFH Financial Group'saverage media sentiment score. Company Overall Sentiment North Atlantic Smaller Cos Neutral AFH Financial Group Neutral Is NAS or AFHP more profitable? North Atlantic Smaller Cos has a net margin of 91.37% compared to AFH Financial Group's net margin of 0.00%. North Atlantic Smaller Cos' return on equity of 12.49% beat AFH Financial Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets North Atlantic Smaller Cos91.37% 12.49% 0.24% AFH Financial Group N/A N/A N/A Which has better earnings & valuation, NAS or AFHP? North Atlantic Smaller Cos has higher revenue and earnings than AFH Financial Group. AFH Financial Group 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 RatioNorth Atlantic Smaller Cos£96.28M0.52£87.97M£665.500.57AFH Financial Group£77.13M0.00N/A£23.00N/A Is NAS or AFHP a better dividend stock? North Atlantic Smaller Cos pays an annual dividend of GBX 69 per share and has a dividend yield of 18.2%. AFH Financial Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.06 per share. North Atlantic Smaller Cos pays out 10.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. AFH Financial Group pays out 0.3% 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. SummaryNorth Atlantic Smaller Cos beats AFH Financial Group on 8 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks. 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 NAS 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£50.23M£1.29B£6.35B£3.07BDividend Yield1.88%4.41%4.19%5.03%P/E Ratio0.5722.5414.28170.60Price / Sales0.522,547.711,845.83303,757.13Price / Cash13.8560.70127.2327.96Price / Book0.071.442.264.52Net Income£87.97M£265.04M£1.23B£5.90B7 Day Performance-1.81%0.73%1.73%1.23%1 Month Performance-3.55%0.42%2.19%3.22%1 Year Performance-90.52%7.68%27.37%60.28% North Atlantic Smaller Cos Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NASNorth Atlantic Smaller CosN/AGBX 380+0.3%N/A-90.5%£50.23M£96.28M0.57N/AAFHPAFH Financial GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£204.84M£77.13M20.65400IGVIncome & Growth VCTN/AGBX 62.50flatN/A-7.4%£204.61M£17.88M16.09N/ABMDBaronsmead Second Venture TrustN/AGBX 52.24-0.5%N/A-11.5%£204.61M£11.82M45.17N/ANews CoverageDividend IncreaseHigh Trading VolumeIFPIFG GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£203.43M£87.63M-214.44837Gap UpCMHYInvesco Bond Income PlusN/AN/AN/AN/A£202.47M£16.64M17.46N/AFTVForesight VCTN/AGBX 66.50+2.3%N/A-8.9%£199.74M£32.45M8.1118,000News CoverageGap UpJMFJPMorgan Mid Cap Investment TrustN/AN/AN/AN/A£196.54M£17.85M1,381.82N/AOIGOryx International Growth FundN/AGBX 1,325+0.6%N/A-4.8%£192.99M£30.97M7.46N/APositive NewsGap UpHigh Trading VolumeBVTBaronsmead Venture TrustN/AGBX 49.63-1.6%N/AN/A£192.65M£17.57M14.51N/ADividend IncreaseHigh Trading VolumeCLDNCaledonia InvestmentsN/AGBX 357.02+0.9%N/A-89.5%£190.48M£231.70M0.9574Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AFHP Alternatives IGV Alternatives BMD Alternatives IFP Alternatives CMHY Alternatives FTV Alternatives JMF Alternatives OIG Alternatives BVT Alternatives CLDN 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 8/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersGENIUS Act: Cancel Your Money?A new law called the GENIUS Act could quietly trigger the most radical shift in American finance in decades. 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