Carr's Group (CARR) Competitors

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

Is NVT or CARR 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
Northern Venture Trust	55.11%	2.74%	0.57%
Carr's Group	-0.93%	-1.34%	-0.24%

Does the media prefer NVT or CARR?

In the previous week, Carr's Group's average media sentiment score of 0.30 beat Northern Venture Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that Carr's Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, NVT or CARR?

Northern Venture Trust has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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
Northern Venture Trust	£9.08M	13.33	£3.16M	£0.04	1,321.43
Carr's Group	£79.03M	0.90	-£1.40M	-£0.02	-8,058.82

Do analysts prefer NVT or CARR?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Northern Venture Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Carr's Group	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Which has more risk and volatility, NVT or CARR?

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

Is NVT or CARR a better dividend stock?

Northern Venture Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.03 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Carr's Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.05 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Northern Venture Trust pays out 76.2% 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 pays out -305.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of NVT or CARR?

0.0% of Northern Venture Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.7% of Carr's Group shares are held by institutional investors. 2.1% of Northern Venture Trust shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 7.0% of Carr's Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Northern Venture Trust beats Carr's Group on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.