North Atlantic Smaller Cos (NAS) Competitors

Caledonia Investments (LON:CLDN) and North Atlantic Smaller Cos (LON:NAS) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk, dividends and institutional ownership.

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in CLDN or NAS?

7.3% of Caledonia Investments shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 11.6% of North Atlantic Smaller Cos shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.5% of Caledonia Investments shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 33.1% of North Atlantic Smaller Cos shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility & risk, CLDN or NAS?

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

Which has higher valuation & earnings, CLDN or NAS?

Caledonia Investments has higher revenue and earnings than North Atlantic Smaller Cos. North Atlantic Smaller Cos is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Caledonia 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
Caledonia Investments	£104.10M	19.02	£199.92M	£0.12	3,116.24
North Atlantic Smaller Cos	£24.23M	20.37	£87.97M	-£4.07	-92.28

Is CLDN or NAS more profitable?

North Atlantic Smaller Cos has a net margin of 91.37% compared to Caledonia Investments' net margin of 86.28%. North Atlantic Smaller Cos' return on equity of 12.49% beat Caledonia Investments' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Caledonia Investments	86.28%	6.98%	4.23%
North Atlantic Smaller Cos	91.37%	12.49%	0.24%

Does the media refer more to CLDN or NAS?

In the previous week, Caledonia Investments and Caledonia Investments both had 2 articles in the media. North Atlantic Smaller Cos' average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat Caledonia Investments' score of 0.55 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
Caledonia Investments	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 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

Is CLDN or NAS a better dividend stock?

Caledonia Investments pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.07 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. North Atlantic Smaller Cos pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.09 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Caledonia Investments pays out 58.7% 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. North Atlantic Smaller Cos is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

North Atlantic Smaller Cos beats Caledonia Investments on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.