New Century AIM 2 VCT (NCA2) Competitors

Adams (LON:ADA) and New Century AIM 2 VCT (LON:NCA2) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, earnings, community ranking, media sentiment and profitability.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ADA or NCA2?

Adams received 19 more outperform votes than New Century AIM 2 VCT when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 69.77% of users gave New Century AIM 2 VCT an outperform vote while only 69.01% of users gave Adams an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Adams	Outperform Votes 49 69.01%	Underperform Votes 22 30.99%
New Century AIM 2 VCT	Outperform Votes 30 69.77%	Underperform Votes 13 30.23%

Which has better valuation & earnings, ADA or NCA2?

Adams has higher earnings, but lower revenue than New Century AIM 2 VCT. Adams is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than New Century AIM 2 VCT, 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
Adams	-£2.19M	-3.00	-£1.05M	-£0.01	-450.00
New Century AIM 2 VCT	-£1.07M	-1.56	-£1.20M	-£0.21	-157.14

Which has more risk and volatility, ADA or NCA2?

Adams has a beta of 1.7, indicating that its share price is 70% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, New Century AIM 2 VCT has a beta of 0.12, indicating that its share price is 88% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is ADA or NCA2 more profitable?

Adams' return on equity of -17.70% beat New Century AIM 2 VCT's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Adams	N/A	-17.70%	-11.03%
New Century AIM 2 VCT	N/A	-33.30%	-20.77%

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in ADA or NCA2?

10.2% of New Century AIM 2 VCT shares are owned by institutional investors. 95.3% of Adams shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 40.5% of New Century AIM 2 VCT shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer ADA or NCA2?

In the previous week, Adams had 33 more articles in the media than New Century AIM 2 VCT. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for Adams and 0 mentions for New Century AIM 2 VCT. Adams' average media sentiment score of 0.02 beat New Century AIM 2 VCT's score of 0.00 indicating that Adams is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Adams	Neutral
New Century AIM 2 VCT	Neutral

Summary

Adams beats New Century AIM 2 VCT on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.