Northern Venture Trust (NVT) Competitors

Carr's Group (LON:CARR) and Northern Venture Trust (LON:NVT) are both small-cap consumer defensive companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, community ranking, dividends, media sentiment, risk, valuation, profitability and analyst recommendations.

Is CARR or NVT more profitable?

Northern Venture Trust has a net margin of 55.11% compared to Carr's Group's net margin of -0.93%. Northern Venture Trust's return on equity of 2.74% beat Carr's Group's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Carr's Group	-0.93%	-1.34%	-0.24%
Northern Venture Trust	55.11%	2.74%	0.57%

Does the media refer more to CARR or NVT?

In the previous week, Carr's Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Northern Venture Trust'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Carr's Group	Neutral
Northern Venture Trust	Neutral

Is CARR or NVT a better dividend stock?

Carr's Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.2%. Northern Venture Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. Carr's Group pays out -574.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Northern Venture Trust pays out 188.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Carr's Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer CARR or NVT?

Carr's Group received 135 more outperform votes than Northern Venture Trust when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.35% of users gave Northern Venture Trust an outperform vote while only 61.54% of users gave Carr's Group an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Carr's Group	Outperform Votes 168 61.54%	Underperform Votes 105 38.46%
Northern Venture Trust	Outperform Votes 33 67.35%	Underperform Votes 16 32.65%

Which has more volatility and risk, CARR or NVT?

Carr's Group has a beta of 0.81, indicating that its share price is 19% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Northern Venture Trust has a beta of 0.19, indicating that its share price is 81% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in CARR or NVT?

47.1% of Carr's Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.1% of Northern Venture Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 37.6% of Carr's Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 52.6% of Northern Venture Trust shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has better earnings & valuation, CARR or NVT?

Northern Venture Trust has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Carr's Group. Carr's Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Northern Venture Trust, 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
Carr's Group	£149.76M	0.85	-£1.40M	-£1.39	-93.28
Northern Venture Trust	£5.74M	19.71	£3.16M	£1.59	35.77

Summary

Northern Venture Trust beats Carr's Group on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.