NextEnergy Solar Fund (NESF) Competitors

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NESF vs. VEIL, GSS, AGT, EDIN, and TRY

Should you buy NextEnergy Solar Fund stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares NextEnergy Solar Fund with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with NextEnergy Solar Fund include Vietnam Enterprise (VEIL), Genesis Emerging Markets Fund (GSS), AVI Global Trust (AGT), Edinburgh Investment (EDIN), and TR Property Investment Trust (TRY). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry.

How does NextEnergy Solar Fund compare to Vietnam Enterprise?

NextEnergy Solar Fund (LON:NESF) and Vietnam Enterprise (LON:VEIL) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, profitability, risk and analyst recommendations.

26.4% of NextEnergy Solar Fund shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.3% of Vietnam Enterprise shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of NextEnergy Solar Fund shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Vietnam Enterprise shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Vietnam Enterprise has higher revenue and earnings than NextEnergy Solar Fund. NextEnergy Solar Fund is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Vietnam Enterprise, 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
NextEnergy Solar Fund	£6.50M	39.16	-£13.68M	-£1.01	N/A
Vietnam Enterprise	£81.16M	13.27	-£4.24M	£40.00	19.53

Vietnam Enterprise has a net margin of 67.17% compared to NextEnergy Solar Fund's net margin of -19.62%. Vietnam Enterprise's return on equity of 4.38% beat NextEnergy Solar Fund's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
NextEnergy Solar Fund	-19.62%	-1.06%	-2.16%
Vietnam Enterprise	67.17%	4.38%	-7.53%

NextEnergy Solar Fund has a beta of 0.314, suggesting that its stock price is 69% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Vietnam Enterprise has a beta of 0.60559064, suggesting that its stock price is 39% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Vietnam Enterprise's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat NextEnergy Solar Fund's score of 0.00 indicating that Vietnam Enterprise is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
NextEnergy Solar Fund	Neutral
Vietnam Enterprise	Positive

Summary

Vietnam Enterprise beats NextEnergy Solar Fund on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does NextEnergy Solar Fund compare to Genesis Emerging Markets Fund?

Genesis Emerging Markets Fund (LON:GSS) and NextEnergy Solar Fund (LON:NESF) are both small-cap asset management industry companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, risk and institutional ownership.

26.4% of NextEnergy Solar Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of NextEnergy Solar Fund shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Genesis Emerging Markets Fund has a net margin of 0.00% compared to NextEnergy Solar Fund's net margin of -19.62%. Genesis Emerging Markets Fund's return on equity of 0.00% beat NextEnergy Solar Fund's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Genesis Emerging Markets Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A
NextEnergy Solar Fund	-19.62%	-1.06%	-2.16%

Genesis Emerging Markets Fund has higher revenue and earnings than NextEnergy Solar Fund. NextEnergy Solar Fund is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Genesis Emerging Markets Fund, 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
Genesis Emerging Markets Fund	£250.40M	0.00	N/A	£140.70	N/A
NextEnergy Solar Fund	£6.50M	39.16	-£13.68M	-£1.01	N/A

In the previous week, Genesis Emerging Markets Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled NextEnergy Solar Fund'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Genesis Emerging Markets Fund	Neutral
NextEnergy Solar Fund	Neutral

Genesis Emerging Markets Fund pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.17 per share. NextEnergy Solar Fund pays an annual dividend of GBX 8.43 per share and has a dividend yield of 19.1%. Genesis Emerging Markets Fund pays out 0.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. NextEnergy Solar Fund pays out -834.7% 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. NextEnergy Solar Fund is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Genesis Emerging Markets Fund beats NextEnergy Solar Fund on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does NextEnergy Solar Fund compare to AVI Global Trust?

AVI Global Trust (LON:AGT) and NextEnergy Solar Fund (LON:NESF) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, risk and institutional ownership.

AVI Global Trust has a beta of 0.9491668, suggesting that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, NextEnergy Solar Fund has a beta of 0.314, suggesting that its stock price is 69% less volatile than the broader market.

AVI Global Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 4.05 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. NextEnergy Solar Fund pays an annual dividend of GBX 8.43 per share and has a dividend yield of 19.1%. AVI Global Trust pays out 14.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. NextEnergy Solar Fund pays out -834.7% 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. NextEnergy Solar Fund is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

AVI Global Trust has a net margin of 90.88% compared to NextEnergy Solar Fund's net margin of -19.62%. AVI Global Trust's return on equity of 10.82% beat NextEnergy Solar Fund's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AVI Global Trust	90.88%	10.82%	7.00%
NextEnergy Solar Fund	-19.62%	-1.06%	-2.16%

8.0% of AVI Global Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 26.4% of NextEnergy Solar Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of AVI Global Trust shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of NextEnergy Solar Fund shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, AVI Global Trust had 1 more articles in the media than NextEnergy Solar Fund. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for AVI Global Trust and 0 mentions for NextEnergy Solar Fund. AVI Global Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat NextEnergy Solar Fund's score of 0.00 indicating that AVI Global Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
AVI Global Trust	Positive
NextEnergy Solar Fund	Neutral

AVI Global Trust has higher revenue and earnings than NextEnergy Solar Fund. NextEnergy Solar Fund is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AVI Global Trust, 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
AVI Global Trust	£127.64M	8.22	£215.81M	£28.00	9.38
NextEnergy Solar Fund	£6.50M	39.16	-£13.68M	-£1.01	N/A

Summary

AVI Global Trust beats NextEnergy Solar Fund on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does NextEnergy Solar Fund compare to Edinburgh Investment?

NextEnergy Solar Fund (LON:NESF) and Edinburgh Investment (LON:EDIN) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, risk, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership and dividends.

NextEnergy Solar Fund has a beta of 0.314, suggesting that its share price is 69% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Edinburgh Investment has a beta of 0.9612611, suggesting that its share price is 4% less volatile than the broader market.

NextEnergy Solar Fund pays an annual dividend of GBX 8.43 per share and has a dividend yield of 19.1%. Edinburgh Investment pays an annual dividend of GBX 28.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. NextEnergy Solar Fund pays out -834.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Edinburgh Investment pays out 50.1% 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. NextEnergy Solar Fund is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Edinburgh Investment has a net margin of 90.04% compared to NextEnergy Solar Fund's net margin of -19.62%. Edinburgh Investment's return on equity of 7.06% beat NextEnergy Solar Fund's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
NextEnergy Solar Fund	-19.62%	-1.06%	-2.16%
Edinburgh Investment	90.04%	7.06%	6.69%

26.4% of NextEnergy Solar Fund shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.4% of Edinburgh Investment shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of NextEnergy Solar Fund shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Edinburgh Investment shares are held 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.

In the previous week, Edinburgh Investment had 6 more articles in the media than NextEnergy Solar Fund. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Edinburgh Investment and 0 mentions for NextEnergy Solar Fund. Edinburgh Investment's average media sentiment score of 1.45 beat NextEnergy Solar Fund's score of 0.00 indicating that Edinburgh Investment is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
NextEnergy Solar Fund	Neutral
Edinburgh Investment	Positive

Edinburgh Investment has higher revenue and earnings than NextEnergy Solar Fund. NextEnergy Solar Fund is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Edinburgh Investment, 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
NextEnergy Solar Fund	£6.50M	39.16	-£13.68M	-£1.01	N/A
Edinburgh Investment	£82.18M	12.18	£180.50M	£57.48	13.41

Summary

Edinburgh Investment beats NextEnergy Solar Fund on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does NextEnergy Solar Fund compare to TR Property Investment Trust?

NextEnergy Solar Fund (LON:NESF) and TR Property Investment Trust (LON:TRY) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, earnings, media sentiment, valuation and institutional ownership.

In the previous week, NextEnergy Solar Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled TR Property Investment Trust'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
NextEnergy Solar Fund	Neutral
TR Property Investment Trust	Neutral

NextEnergy Solar Fund has a beta of 0.314, indicating that its share price is 69% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, TR Property Investment Trust has a beta of 1.4909836, indicating that its share price is 49% more volatile than the broader market.

TR Property Investment Trust has lower revenue, but higher earnings than NextEnergy Solar Fund. NextEnergy Solar Fund is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than TR Property Investment Trust, 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
NextEnergy Solar Fund	£6.50M	39.16	-£13.68M	-£1.01	N/A
TR Property Investment Trust	-£27.26M	-35.92	£284.71M	-£11.35	N/A

26.4% of NextEnergy Solar Fund shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 12.6% of TR Property Investment Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of NextEnergy Solar Fund shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of TR Property Investment Trust shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

NextEnergy Solar Fund pays an annual dividend of GBX 8.43 per share and has a dividend yield of 19.1%. TR Property Investment Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 15.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.2%. NextEnergy Solar Fund pays out -834.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. TR Property Investment Trust pays out -140.1% 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. NextEnergy Solar Fund is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

TR Property Investment Trust has a net margin of 180.40% compared to NextEnergy Solar Fund's net margin of -19.62%. NextEnergy Solar Fund's return on equity of -1.06% beat TR Property Investment Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
NextEnergy Solar Fund	-19.62%	-1.06%	-2.16%
TR Property Investment Trust	180.40%	-3.35%	-24.58%

Summary

NextEnergy Solar Fund beats TR Property Investment Trust on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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NESF vs. The Competition

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Metric	NextEnergy Solar Fund	Asset Management Industry	Financial Sector	LON Exchange
Market Cap	£254.53M	£2.35B	£5.16B	£2.60B
Dividend Yield	18.01%	5.97%	5.25%	6.15%
P/E Ratio	-43.81	25.14	15.93	365.91
Price / Sales	39.16	2,063.58	1,021.25	88,030.08
Price / Cash	54.58	60.17	91.01	27.89
Price / Book	0.46	1.35	6.59	7.74
Net Income	-£13.68M	£265.53M	£1.15B	£5.89B
7 Day Performance	-4.43%	-0.71%	-0.26%	0.21%
1 Month Performance	-7.04%	1.69%	1.19%	1.56%
1 Year Performance	-34.93%	12.04%	18.11%	77.95%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
NESF NextEnergy Solar Fund	N/A	GBX 44.25 -0.9%	N/A	-35.7%	£254.53M	£6.50M	N/A	N/A	Gap Down
VEIL Vietnam Enterprise	N/A	GBX 764 +0.8%	N/A	+40.7%	£1.06B	£81.16M	19.10	N/A	Positive News
GSS Genesis Emerging Markets Fund	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	£1.06B	£250.40M	6.18	1,626	Gap Down
AGT AVI Global Trust	N/A	GBX 262 +2.3%	N/A	+11.7%	£1.05B	£127.64M	9.36	N/A	News Coverage Positive News
EDIN Edinburgh Investment	N/A	GBX 792.06 +1.5%	N/A	-1.6%	£1.04B	£82.18M	13.78	N/A	Positive News

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NextEnergy Solar Fund (NESF) Competitors

NESF vs. VEIL, GSS, AGT, EDIN, and TRY

How does NextEnergy Solar Fund compare to Vietnam Enterprise?

Do insiders & institutionals believe in NESF or VEIL?

Which has better valuation & earnings, NESF or VEIL?

Is NESF or VEIL more profitable?

Which has more volatility and risk, NESF or VEIL?

Does the media favor NESF or VEIL?

Summary

How does NextEnergy Solar Fund compare to Genesis Emerging Markets Fund?

Do institutionals & insiders believe in GSS or NESF?

Is GSS or NESF more profitable?

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, GSS or NESF?

Does the media prefer GSS or NESF?

Is GSS or NESF a better dividend stock?

Summary

How does NextEnergy Solar Fund compare to AVI Global Trust?

Which has more risk & volatility, AGT or NESF?

Is AGT or NESF a better dividend stock?

Is AGT or NESF more profitable?

Do institutionals & insiders believe in AGT or NESF?

Does the media refer more to AGT or NESF?

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, AGT or NESF?

Summary

How does NextEnergy Solar Fund compare to Edinburgh Investment?

Which has more risk and volatility, NESF or EDIN?

Is NESF or EDIN a better dividend stock?

Is NESF or EDIN more profitable?

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of NESF or EDIN?

Does the media refer more to NESF or EDIN?

Which has better valuation & earnings, NESF or EDIN?

Summary

How does NextEnergy Solar Fund compare to TR Property Investment Trust?

Does the media refer more to NESF or TRY?

Which has more risk & volatility, NESF or TRY?

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, NESF or TRY?

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of NESF or TRY?

Is NESF or TRY a better dividend stock?

Is NESF or TRY more profitable?

Summary

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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NextEnergy Solar Fund Competitors List

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