North Atlantic Smaller Cos (NAS) Competitors

Caledonia Investments (LON:CLDN) and North Atlantic Smaller Cos (LON:NAS) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

Is CLDN or NAS a better dividend stock?

Caledonia Investments pays an annual dividend of GBX 70 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. North Atlantic Smaller Cos pays an annual dividend of GBX 69 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Caledonia Investments pays out 1,897.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. 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. Caledonia Investments is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CLDN or NAS?

Caledonia Investments received 49 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 60.94% of users gave Caledonia Investments an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Caledonia Investments	Outperform Votes 142 60.94%	Underperform Votes 91 39.06%
North Atlantic Smaller Cos	Outperform Votes 93 68.38%	Underperform Votes 43 31.62%

Is CLDN or NAS more profitable?

Caledonia Investments has a net margin of 86.28% compared to North Atlantic Smaller Cos' net margin of 19.05%. Caledonia Investments' return on equity of 7.07% beat North Atlantic Smaller Cos' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Caledonia Investments	86.28%	7.07%	4.23%
North Atlantic Smaller Cos	19.05%	0.31%	0.24%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, CLDN or NAS?

Caledonia Investments has higher revenue and earnings than North Atlantic Smaller Cos. Caledonia Investments 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
Caledonia Investments	£236.20M	8.31	£203.80M	£3.69	989.16
North Atlantic Smaller Cos	£11.28M	43.21	£2.15M	£0.16	22,937.50

Does the media refer more to CLDN or NAS?

In the previous week, North Atlantic Smaller Cos had 2 more articles in the media than Caledonia Investments. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for North Atlantic Smaller Cos and 0 mentions for Caledonia Investments. North Atlantic Smaller Cos' average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat Caledonia Investments' score of 0.00 indicating that North Atlantic Smaller Cos is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Caledonia Investments	Neutral
North Atlantic Smaller Cos	Positive

Which has more risk & volatility, CLDN or NAS?

Caledonia Investments has a beta of 0.77, meaning that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, North Atlantic Smaller Cos has a beta of 0.77, meaning that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in CLDN or NAS?

11.9% of Caledonia Investments shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 29.4% of North Atlantic Smaller Cos shares are owned by institutional investors. 40.2% of Caledonia Investments shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 40.4% of North Atlantic Smaller Cos shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Caledonia Investments beats North Atlantic Smaller Cos on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.