Northern 3 VCT (NTN) Competitors

Polar Capital (LON:POLR) and Northern 3 VCT (LON:NTN) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, community ranking, profitability, risk and earnings.

Does the media prefer POLR or NTN?

In the previous week, Polar Capital's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Northern 3 VCT'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Polar Capital	Neutral
Northern 3 VCT	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in POLR or NTN?

Polar Capital received 265 more outperform votes than Northern 3 VCT when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.53% of users gave Polar Capital an outperform vote while only 65.26% of users gave Northern 3 VCT an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Polar Capital	Outperform Votes 327 65.53%	Underperform Votes 172 34.47%
Northern 3 VCT	Outperform Votes 62 65.26%	Underperform Votes 33 34.74%

Is POLR or NTN a better dividend stock?

Polar Capital pays an annual dividend of GBX 46 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.0%. Northern 3 VCT pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.1%. Polar Capital pays out 10,952.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Northern 3 VCT pays out 25,000.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Polar Capital is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, POLR or NTN?

Polar Capital has higher revenue and earnings than Northern 3 VCT. Polar Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Northern 3 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
Polar Capital	£197.25M	2.45	£40.79M	£0.42	1,211.90
Northern 3 VCT	£5.86M	20.96	£3.16M	£0.02	4,125.00

Is POLR or NTN more profitable?

Northern 3 VCT has a net margin of 53.94% compared to Polar Capital's net margin of 20.68%. Polar Capital's return on equity of 29.27% beat Northern 3 VCT's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Polar Capital	20.68%	29.27%	14.85%
Northern 3 VCT	53.94%	2.73%	1.71%

Which has more risk & volatility, POLR or NTN?

Polar Capital has a beta of 1.14, meaning that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Northern 3 VCT has a beta of 0.16, meaning that its stock price is 84% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders believe in POLR or NTN?

51.1% of Polar Capital shares are held by institutional investors. 15.0% of Polar Capital shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Northern 3 VCT shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate POLR or NTN?

Polar Capital presently has a consensus price target of GBX 542.50, suggesting a potential upside of 6.58%. Given Polar Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Polar Capital is more favorable than Northern 3 VCT.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Polar Capital	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Northern 3 VCT	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

Polar Capital beats Northern 3 VCT on 15 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.