Hargreave Hale AIM VCT (HHV) Competitors

Hargreave Hale AIM VCT (LON:HHV) and North Atlantic Smaller Cos (LON:NAS) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, risk, media sentiment, valuation, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of HHV or NAS?

0.0% of Hargreave Hale AIM VCT shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 11.6% of North Atlantic Smaller Cos shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Hargreave Hale AIM VCT shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 33.1% of North Atlantic Smaller Cos shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has better valuation & earnings, HHV or NAS?

North Atlantic Smaller Cos has higher revenue and earnings than Hargreave Hale AIM VCT. Hargreave Hale AIM VCT is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than North Atlantic Smaller Cos, 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
Hargreave Hale AIM VCT	-£13.61M	-9.10	-£6.58M	-£0.04	-830.27
North Atlantic Smaller Cos	£24.23M	20.31	£87.97M	-£4.07	-92.03

Is HHV or NAS a better dividend stock?

Hargreave Hale AIM VCT pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.02 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. North Atlantic Smaller Cos pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.09 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Hargreave Hale AIM VCT pays out -55.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. North Atlantic Smaller Cos pays out -2.2% 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. Hargreave Hale AIM VCT is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Is HHV or NAS more profitable?

Hargreave Hale AIM VCT has a net margin of 264.25% compared to North Atlantic Smaller Cos' net margin of 91.37%. North Atlantic Smaller Cos' return on equity of 12.49% beat Hargreave Hale AIM VCT's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hargreave Hale AIM VCT	264.25%	-4.34%	-8.44%
North Atlantic Smaller Cos	91.37%	12.49%	0.24%

Which has more volatility & risk, HHV or NAS?

Hargreave Hale AIM VCT has a beta of 0.38, meaning that its stock price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, North Atlantic Smaller Cos has a beta of 0.77, meaning that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer HHV or NAS?

In the previous week, North Atlantic Smaller Cos had 1 more articles in the media than Hargreave Hale AIM VCT. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for North Atlantic Smaller Cos and 1 mentions for Hargreave Hale AIM VCT. North Atlantic Smaller Cos' average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat Hargreave Hale AIM VCT's score of 0.67 indicating that North Atlantic Smaller Cos is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Hargreave Hale AIM VCT	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
North Atlantic Smaller Cos	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

North Atlantic Smaller Cos beats Hargreave Hale AIM VCT on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.