NAS vs. JAM, RAT, EMG, ATT, MRC, MYI, TRIG, N91, SSON, and FEV
Should you be buying North Atlantic Smaller Cos stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of North Atlantic Smaller Cos include JPMorgan American (JAM), Rathbones Group (RAT), Man Group (EMG), Allianz Technology Trust (ATT), The Mercantile Investment Trust (MRC), Murray International (MYI), The Renewables Infrastructure Group (TRIG), Ninety One Group (N91), Smithson Investment Trust (SSON), and Fidelity European Trust (FEV). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry.
North Atlantic Smaller Cos vs. Its Competitors
North Atlantic Smaller Cos (LON:NAS) and JPMorgan American (LON:JAM) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends and earnings.
In the previous week, JPMorgan American had 1 more articles in the media than North Atlantic Smaller Cos. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for JPMorgan American and 1 mentions for North Atlantic Smaller Cos. North Atlantic Smaller Cos' average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat JPMorgan American's score of 0.00 indicating that North Atlantic Smaller Cos is being referred to more favorably in the media.
JPMorgan American has a net margin of 97.58% compared to North Atlantic Smaller Cos' net margin of 91.37%. JPMorgan American's return on equity of 24.87% beat North Atlantic Smaller Cos' return on equity.
North Atlantic Smaller Cos has a beta of 0.77, meaning that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, JPMorgan American has a beta of 0.65, meaning that its stock price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500.
11.6% of North Atlantic Smaller Cos shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.6% of JPMorgan American shares are owned by institutional investors. 33.1% of North Atlantic Smaller Cos shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of JPMorgan American shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
JPMorgan American has higher revenue and earnings than North Atlantic Smaller Cos. North Atlantic Smaller Cos is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than JPMorgan American, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
North Atlantic Smaller Cos pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.07 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. JPMorgan American pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.11 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. North Atlantic Smaller Cos pays out 21.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. JPMorgan American pays out 24.9% 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.
Summary
JPMorgan American beats North Atlantic Smaller Cos on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:NAS) was last updated on 9/19/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff