Majedie Investments (MAJE) Competitors

North Atlantic Smaller Cos (LON:NAS) and Majedie Investments (LON:MAJE) 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, valuation, earnings, risk, community ranking, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability and media sentiment.

Does the media refer more to NAS or MAJE?

In the previous week, North Atlantic Smaller Cos and North Atlantic Smaller Cos both had 1 articles in the media. North Atlantic Smaller Cos' average media sentiment score of 0.75 equaled Majedie Investments'average media sentiment score.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
North Atlantic Smaller Cos	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Majedie Investments	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of NAS or MAJE?

29.4% of North Atlantic Smaller Cos shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.3% of Majedie Investments shares are owned by institutional investors. 40.4% of North Atlantic Smaller Cos shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 63.7% of Majedie Investments shares are owned by 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.

Is NAS or MAJE more profitable?

Majedie Investments has a net margin of 113.54% compared to North Atlantic Smaller Cos' net margin of 91.37%. Majedie Investments' return on equity of 18.67% beat North Atlantic Smaller Cos' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
North Atlantic Smaller Cos	91.37%	12.49%	0.24%
Majedie Investments	113.54%	18.67%	6.25%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, NAS or MAJE?

North Atlantic Smaller Cos has higher revenue and earnings than Majedie Investments. North Atlantic Smaller Cos is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Majedie Investments, 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 Atlantic Smaller Cos	£96.28M	0.52	£87.97M	£665.50	0.57
Majedie Investments	£24.24M	5.30	£27.52M	£51.84	4.67

Which has more volatility & risk, NAS or MAJE?

North Atlantic Smaller Cos has a beta of 0.77, meaning that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Majedie Investments has a beta of 0.87, meaning that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is NAS or MAJE a better dividend stock?

North Atlantic Smaller Cos pays an annual dividend of GBX 69 per share and has a dividend yield of 18.1%. Majedie Investments pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. North Atlantic Smaller Cos pays out 10.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Majedie Investments pays out 15.4% 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. North Atlantic Smaller Cos is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor NAS or MAJE?

Majedie Investments received 5 more outperform votes than North Atlantic Smaller Cos when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.01% of users gave Majedie Investments an outperform vote while only 68.38% of users gave North Atlantic Smaller Cos an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
North Atlantic Smaller Cos	Outperform Votes 93 68.38%	Underperform Votes 43 31.62%
Majedie Investments	Outperform Votes 98 71.01%	Underperform Votes 40 28.99%

Summary

Majedie Investments beats North Atlantic Smaller Cos on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.