New Century AIM 2 VCT (NCA2) Competitors

Adams (LON:ADA) and New Century AIM 2 VCT (LON:NCA2) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, community ranking, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, profitability, institutional ownership and earnings.

Is ADA or NCA2 more profitable?

Adams has a net margin of 0.00% compared to New Century AIM 2 VCT's net margin of -162.07%. New Century AIM 2 VCT's return on equity of -12.21% beat Adams' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Adams	N/A	-17.70%	-11.03%
New Century AIM 2 VCT	-162.07%	-12.21%	-20.77%

Which has better valuation & earnings, ADA or NCA2?

New Century AIM 2 VCT has higher revenue and earnings than Adams. New Century AIM 2 VCT is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Adams, 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
Adams	-£2.19M	0.00	-£1.05M	-£0.01	N/A
New Century AIM 2 VCT	£184.16K	7.10	-£298.46K	-£5.20	-4.45

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ADA or NCA2?

Adams received 19 more outperform votes than New Century AIM 2 VCT when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 69.77% of users gave New Century AIM 2 VCT an outperform vote while only 69.01% of users gave Adams an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Adams	Outperform Votes 49 69.01%	Underperform Votes 22 30.99%
New Century AIM 2 VCT	Outperform Votes 30 69.77%	Underperform Votes 13 30.23%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of ADA or NCA2?

10.2% of New Century AIM 2 VCT shares are held by institutional investors. 95.3% of Adams shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 40.5% of New Century AIM 2 VCT shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, ADA or NCA2?

Adams has a beta of 1.7, indicating that its stock price is 70% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, New Century AIM 2 VCT has a beta of 0.12, indicating that its stock price is 88% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to ADA or NCA2?

In the previous week, Adams had 59 more articles in the media than New Century AIM 2 VCT. MarketBeat recorded 59 mentions for Adams and 0 mentions for New Century AIM 2 VCT. Adams' average media sentiment score of 0.20 beat New Century AIM 2 VCT's score of 0.00 indicating that Adams is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Adams	Neutral
New Century AIM 2 VCT	Neutral

Summary

Adams beats New Century AIM 2 VCT on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.