North Atlantic Smaller Cos (NAS) Competitors

North Atlantic Smaller Cos (LON:NAS) and JPMorgan American (LON:JAM) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, profitability, dividends, earnings, community ranking and media sentiment.

Which has more volatility and risk, NAS or JAM?

North Atlantic Smaller Cos has a beta of 0.77, suggesting that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, JPMorgan American has a beta of 0.65, suggesting that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is NAS or JAM more profitable?

JPMorgan American has a net margin of 97.58% compared to North Atlantic Smaller Cos' net margin of 19.05%. JPMorgan American's return on equity of 25.80% beat North Atlantic Smaller Cos' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
North Atlantic Smaller Cos	19.05%	0.31%	0.24%
JPMorgan American	97.58%	25.80%	15.33%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor NAS or JAM?

JPMorgan American received 2 more outperform votes than North Atlantic Smaller Cos when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 68.38% of users gave North Atlantic Smaller Cos an outperform vote while only 65.07% of users gave JPMorgan American an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
North Atlantic Smaller Cos	Outperform Votes 93 68.38%	Underperform Votes 43 31.62%
JPMorgan American	Outperform Votes 95 65.07%	Underperform Votes 51 34.93%

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, NAS or JAM?

JPMorgan American has higher revenue and earnings than North Atlantic Smaller Cos. JPMorgan American 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
North Atlantic Smaller Cos	£11.28M	45.91	£2.15M	£0.16	24,375.00
JPMorgan American	£434.58M	4.61	£424.07M	£2.32	479.31

Does the media favor NAS or JAM?

In the previous week, JPMorgan American had 5 more articles in the media than North Atlantic Smaller Cos. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for JPMorgan American and 0 mentions for North Atlantic Smaller Cos. JPMorgan American's average media sentiment score of 0.30 beat North Atlantic Smaller Cos' score of 0.00 indicating that JPMorgan American is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
North Atlantic Smaller Cos	Neutral
JPMorgan American	Neutral

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of NAS or JAM?

29.4% of North Atlantic Smaller Cos shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.5% of JPMorgan American shares are held by institutional investors. 40.4% of North Atlantic Smaller Cos shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.4% of JPMorgan American shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is NAS or JAM a better dividend stock?

North Atlantic Smaller Cos pays an annual dividend of GBX 69 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. JPMorgan American pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. North Atlantic Smaller Cos pays out 43,125.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. JPMorgan American pays out 344.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Summary

JPMorgan American beats North Atlantic Smaller Cos on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.