Shires Income (SHRS) Competitors

North American Income Trust (LON:NAIT) and Shires Income (LON:SHRS) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, community ranking, risk, earnings, profitability, media sentiment and valuation.

Does the media favor NAIT or SHRS?

In the previous week, North American Income Trust and North American Income Trust both had 1 articles in the media. North American Income Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.76 beat Shires Income's score of 0.59 indicating that North American Income Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
North American Income Trust	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Shires Income	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is NAIT or SHRS more profitable?

Shires Income has a net margin of 1,007.53% compared to North American Income Trust's net margin of 88.41%. Shires Income's return on equity of 68.29% beat North American Income Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
North American Income Trust	88.41%	12.23%	-0.86%
Shires Income	1,007.53%	68.29%	-0.15%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in NAIT or SHRS?

North American Income Trust received 31 more outperform votes than Shires Income when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.44% of users gave North American Income Trust an outperform vote while only 59.57% of users gave Shires Income an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
North American Income Trust	Outperform Votes 87 67.44%	Underperform Votes 42 32.56%
Shires Income	Outperform Votes 56 59.57%	Underperform Votes 38 40.43%

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, NAIT or SHRS?

Shires Income has lower revenue, but higher earnings than North American Income Trust. Shires Income is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than North American Income 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
North American Income Trust	£56.18M	6.82	£49.67M	£40.62	7.68
Shires Income	£7.18M	13.75	£72.33M	£178.75	1.36

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in NAIT or SHRS?

51.9% of North American Income Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.8% of Shires Income shares are held by institutional investors. 8.1% of North American Income Trust shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 28.5% of Shires Income shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, NAIT or SHRS?

North American Income Trust has a beta of 0.66, suggesting that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Shires Income has a beta of 0.86, suggesting that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is NAIT or SHRS a better dividend stock?

North American Income Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 12 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Shires Income pays an annual dividend of GBX 14 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. North American Income Trust pays out 29.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Shires Income pays out 7.8% 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. Shires Income is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Shires Income beats North American Income Trust on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.