Atlantic American (AAME) Competitors

Atlantic American (NASDAQ:AAME) and The National Security Group (NASDAQ:NSEC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their community ranking, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, media sentiment, institutional ownership, earnings and profitability.

Is AAME or NSEC a better dividend stock?

Atlantic American pays an annual dividend of $0.02 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. The National Security Group pays an annual dividend of $0.24 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Atlantic American pays out -5.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. The National Security Group pays out 75.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Which has more volatility and risk, AAME or NSEC?

Atlantic American has a beta of 0.46, meaning that its share price is 54% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The National Security Group has a beta of -0.43, meaning that its share price is 143% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor AAME or NSEC?

In the previous week, Atlantic American had 3 more articles in the media than The National Security Group. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Atlantic American and 0 mentions for The National Security Group. Atlantic American's average media sentiment score of 0.26 beat The National Security Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Atlantic American is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Atlantic American	Neutral
The National Security Group	Neutral

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, AAME or NSEC?

The National Security Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Atlantic American. Atlantic American is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than The National Security Group, 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
Atlantic American	$186.79M	0.17	-$170K	-$0.35	-4.54
The National Security Group	$66.21M	0.63	$580K	$0.32	51.13

Is AAME or NSEC more profitable?

The National Security Group has a net margin of 1.24% compared to Atlantic American's net margin of -3.72%. The National Security Group's return on equity of 1.92% beat Atlantic American's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Atlantic American	-3.72%	-8.17%	-2.24%
The National Security Group	1.24%	1.92%	0.53%

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of AAME or NSEC?

5.5% of Atlantic American shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.1% of The National Security Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 80.1% of Atlantic American shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 53.6% of The National Security Group shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in AAME or NSEC?

Atlantic American received 49 more outperform votes than The National Security Group when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.69% of users gave The National Security Group an outperform vote while only 41.50% of users gave Atlantic American an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Atlantic American	Outperform Votes 149 41.50%	Underperform Votes 210 58.50%
The National Security Group	Outperform Votes 100 63.69%	Underperform Votes 57 36.31%

Summary

The National Security Group beats Atlantic American on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.