North Atlantic Smaller Cos (NAS) Competitors

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

Does the media refer more to NAS or JAM?

In the previous week, JPMorgan American had 1 more articles in the media than North Atlantic Smaller Cos. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for JPMorgan American and 1 mentions for North Atlantic Smaller Cos. North Atlantic Smaller Cos' average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat JPMorgan American's score of 0.05 indicating that North Atlantic Smaller Cos is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
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
JPMorgan American	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in NAS or JAM?

11.6% of North Atlantic Smaller Cos shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.6% of JPMorgan American shares are held by institutional investors. 33.1% of North Atlantic Smaller Cos shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of JPMorgan American shares are held by 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.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, NAS or JAM?

JPMorgan American has higher revenue and earnings than North Atlantic Smaller Cos. North Atlantic Smaller Cos is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than JPMorgan American, 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	£43.28M	11.42	£87.97M	£0.31	1,194.94
JPMorgan American	£84.18M	22.60	£420.73M	£0.44	2,462.10

Which has more volatility & risk, NAS or JAM?

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

Is NAS or JAM a better dividend stock?

North Atlantic Smaller Cos pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.07 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. JPMorgan American pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.11 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. North Atlantic Smaller Cos pays out 21.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. JPMorgan American pays out 24.9% 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. North Atlantic Smaller Cos is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Is NAS or JAM more profitable?

JPMorgan American has a net margin of 97.58% compared to North Atlantic Smaller Cos' net margin of 91.37%. JPMorgan American's return on equity of 24.87% beat North Atlantic Smaller Cos' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
North Atlantic Smaller Cos	91.37%	12.49%	0.24%
JPMorgan American	97.58%	24.87%	15.33%

Summary

JPMorgan American beats North Atlantic Smaller Cos on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.