Develop North (DVNO) Competitors

Marwyn Value Investors (LON:MVI) and Develop North (LON:DVNO) are both small-cap asset management industry companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, profitability, dividends, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, MVI or DVNO?

Marwyn Value Investors has higher revenue and earnings than Develop North. Marwyn Value Investors is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Develop North, 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
Marwyn Value Investors	£18.67M	4.01	£7.92M	£0.33	399.22
Develop North	£1.57M	11.16	£846.72K	£0.04	1,650.94

Which has more risk and volatility, MVI or DVNO?

Marwyn Value Investors has a beta of 0.12, suggesting that its share price is 88% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Develop North has a beta of 0.16, suggesting that its share price is 84% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals believe in MVI or DVNO?

36.8% of Marwyn Value Investors shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of Marwyn Value Investors shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Develop North shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer MVI or DVNO?

In the previous week, Marwyn Value Investors had 1 more articles in the media than Develop North. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Marwyn Value Investors and 0 mentions for Develop North. Marwyn Value Investors' average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat Develop North's score of 0.00 indicating that Marwyn Value Investors is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Marwyn Value Investors	Positive
Develop North	Neutral

Is MVI or DVNO a better dividend stock?

Marwyn Value Investors pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.09 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Develop North pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Marwyn Value Investors pays out 27.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Develop North pays out 94.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Marwyn Value Investors is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Is MVI or DVNO more profitable?

Marwyn Value Investors has a net margin of 99.97% compared to Develop North's net margin of 59.58%. Marwyn Value Investors' return on equity of 7.74% beat Develop North's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Marwyn Value Investors	99.97%	7.74%	2.98%
Develop North	59.58%	4.24%	1.11%

Summary

Marwyn Value Investors beats Develop North on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.