Northern 3 VCT (NTN) Competitors

Northern 3 VCT (LON:NTN) and JPMorgan European Growth & Income (LON:JEGI) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, dividends, community ranking, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability and earnings.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor NTN or JEGI?

Northern 3 VCT received 62 more outperform votes than JPMorgan European Growth & Income when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Northern 3 VCT	Outperform Votes 62 65.26%	Underperform Votes 33 34.74%
JPMorgan European Growth & Income	N/A	N/A

Is NTN or JEGI more profitable?

JPMorgan European Growth & Income has a net margin of 92.01% compared to Northern 3 VCT's net margin of 52.77%. JPMorgan European Growth & Income's return on equity of 14.20% beat Northern 3 VCT's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Northern 3 VCT	52.77%	2.55%	1.71%
JPMorgan European Growth & Income	92.01%	14.20%	9.07%

Is NTN or JEGI a better dividend stock?

Northern 3 VCT pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.0%. JPMorgan European Growth & Income pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.7%. Northern 3 VCT pays out 441.3% 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 European Growth & Income pays out 30.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Does the media favor NTN or JEGI?

In the previous week, Northern 3 VCT had 5 more articles in the media than JPMorgan European Growth & Income. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Northern 3 VCT and 0 mentions for JPMorgan European Growth & Income. Northern 3 VCT's average media sentiment score of 1.25 beat JPMorgan European Growth & Income's score of 0.00 indicating that Northern 3 VCT is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Northern 3 VCT	Positive
JPMorgan European Growth & Income	Neutral

Which has more risk & volatility, NTN or JEGI?

Northern 3 VCT has a beta of 0.16, suggesting that its share price is 84% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, JPMorgan European Growth & Income has a beta of 0.85, suggesting that its share price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better earnings & valuation, NTN or JEGI?

JPMorgan European Growth & Income has higher revenue and earnings than Northern 3 VCT. JPMorgan European Growth & Income 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
Northern 3 VCT	£3.13M	39.13	£1.65M	£1.13	74.15
JPMorgan European Growth & Income	£76.68M	5.92	£70.55M	£16.56	6.46

Do institutionals & insiders believe in NTN or JEGI?

45.0% of JPMorgan European Growth & Income shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Northern 3 VCT shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of JPMorgan European Growth & Income shares are held 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

JPMorgan European Growth & Income beats Northern 3 VCT on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.