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NextEnergy Solar Fund (NESF) Competitors

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NESF vs. EDIN, GSS, GROW, AGT, 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 Edinburgh Investment (EDIN), Genesis Emerging Markets Fund (GSS), Molten Ventures (GROW), AVI Global Trust (AGT), and TR Property Investment Trust (TRY).

How does NextEnergy Solar Fund compare to Edinburgh Investment?

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

In the previous week, NextEnergy Solar Fund had 1 more articles in the media than Edinburgh Investment. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for NextEnergy Solar Fund and 1 mentions for Edinburgh Investment. Edinburgh Investment's average media sentiment score of 1.87 beat NextEnergy Solar Fund's score of 0.00 indicating that Edinburgh Investment is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
NextEnergy Solar Fund
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Edinburgh Investment
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very 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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
NextEnergy Solar Fund-£48.91M-5.91-£13.68M-£10.61N/A
Edinburgh Investment£79.43M13.65£180.50M£55.9115.29

Edinburgh Investment has a net margin of 89.72% compared to NextEnergy Solar Fund's net margin of -183.46%. Edinburgh Investment's return on equity of 7.03% beat NextEnergy Solar Fund's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
NextEnergy Solar Fund-183.46% -12.87% -2.16%
Edinburgh Investment 89.72%7.03%6.69%

NextEnergy Solar Fund has a beta of 0.341, meaning that its stock price is 66% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Edinburgh Investment has a beta of 0.957, meaning that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the broader market.

26.0% of NextEnergy Solar Fund shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.7% of Edinburgh Investment shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of NextEnergy Solar Fund shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Edinburgh Investment shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock 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 16.8%. Edinburgh Investment pays an annual dividend of GBX 30.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. NextEnergy Solar Fund pays out -79.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Edinburgh Investment pays out 54.0% 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.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
NextEnergy Solar Fund
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.00
Edinburgh Investment
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

Summary

Edinburgh Investment beats NextEnergy Solar Fund on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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

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

26.0% of NextEnergy Solar Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of NextEnergy Solar Fund shares are held 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.

In the previous week, NextEnergy Solar Fund had 2 more articles in the media than Genesis Emerging Markets Fund. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for NextEnergy Solar Fund and 0 mentions for Genesis Emerging Markets Fund. NextEnergy Solar Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Genesis Emerging Markets Fund'saverage media sentiment score.

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

Given Genesis Emerging Markets Fund's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Genesis Emerging Markets Fund is more favorable than NextEnergy Solar Fund.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
NextEnergy Solar Fund
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.00
Genesis Emerging Markets Fund
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
NextEnergy Solar Fund-£48.91M-5.91-£13.68M-£10.61N/A
Genesis Emerging Markets Fund£250.40M0.00N/A£140.70N/A

NextEnergy Solar Fund pays an annual dividend of GBX 8.43 per share and has a dividend yield of 16.8%. Genesis Emerging Markets Fund pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.17 per share. NextEnergy Solar Fund pays out -79.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Genesis Emerging Markets Fund pays out 0.1% 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.

Genesis Emerging Markets Fund has a net margin of 0.00% compared to NextEnergy Solar Fund's net margin of -183.46%. 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
NextEnergy Solar Fund-183.46% -12.87% -2.16%
Genesis Emerging Markets Fund N/A N/A N/A

Summary

Genesis Emerging Markets Fund beats NextEnergy Solar Fund on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does NextEnergy Solar Fund compare to Molten Ventures?

Molten Ventures (LON:GROW) and NextEnergy Solar Fund (LON:NESF) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and risk.

41.0% of Molten Ventures shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 26.0% of NextEnergy Solar Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 1.6% of Molten Ventures shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of NextEnergy Solar Fund shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Molten Ventures currently has a consensus target price of GBX 638.67, suggesting a potential upside of 1.30%. Given Molten Ventures' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe Molten Ventures is more favorable than NextEnergy Solar Fund.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Molten Ventures
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
NextEnergy Solar Fund
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.00

In the previous week, Molten Ventures and Molten Ventures both had 2 articles in the media. Molten Ventures' average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat NextEnergy Solar Fund's score of 0.00 indicating that Molten Ventures is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Molten Ventures
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
NextEnergy Solar Fund
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Molten Ventures has a beta of 1.9564402, suggesting that its share price is 96% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, NextEnergy Solar Fund has a beta of 0.341, suggesting that its share price is 66% less volatile than the broader market.

NextEnergy Solar Fund has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Molten Ventures. NextEnergy Solar Fund is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Molten Ventures, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Molten Ventures£148M7.33-£33.58M£69.009.14
NextEnergy Solar Fund-£48.91M-5.91-£13.68M-£10.61N/A

Molten Ventures has a net margin of 75.09% compared to NextEnergy Solar Fund's net margin of -183.46%. Molten Ventures' return on equity of 9.21% beat NextEnergy Solar Fund's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Molten Ventures75.09% 9.21% -3.46%
NextEnergy Solar Fund -183.46%-12.87%-2.16%

Summary

Molten Ventures beats NextEnergy Solar Fund on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does NextEnergy Solar Fund compare to AVI Global Trust?

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

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
NextEnergy Solar Fund-£48.91M-5.91-£13.68M-£10.61N/A
AVI Global Trust£57.10M18.34£215.81M£11.7422.44

In the previous week, NextEnergy Solar Fund had 2 more articles in the media than AVI Global Trust. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for NextEnergy Solar Fund and 0 mentions for AVI Global Trust. AVI Global Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.83 beat NextEnergy Solar Fund's score of 0.00 indicating that AVI Global Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
NextEnergy Solar Fund Neutral
AVI Global Trust Positive

NextEnergy Solar Fund has a beta of 0.341, meaning that its stock price is 66% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, AVI Global Trust has a beta of 0.95096856, meaning that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the broader market.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
NextEnergy Solar Fund
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.00
AVI Global Trust
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

AVI Global Trust has a net margin of 92.40% compared to NextEnergy Solar Fund's net margin of -183.46%. AVI Global Trust's return on equity of 4.87% beat NextEnergy Solar Fund's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
NextEnergy Solar Fund-183.46% -12.87% -2.16%
AVI Global Trust 92.40%4.87%7.00%

NextEnergy Solar Fund pays an annual dividend of GBX 8.43 per share and has a dividend yield of 16.8%. AVI Global Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 4.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. NextEnergy Solar Fund pays out -79.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. AVI Global Trust pays out 38.3% 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.

26.0% of NextEnergy Solar Fund shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.3% of AVI Global Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of NextEnergy Solar Fund shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of AVI Global Trust 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.

Summary

AVI Global Trust beats NextEnergy Solar Fund on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

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

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

TR Property Investment Trust has a beta of 1.4958382, indicating that its share price is 50% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, NextEnergy Solar Fund has a beta of 0.341, indicating that its share price is 66% less volatile than the broader market.

TR Property Investment Trust has higher revenue and 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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
TR Property Investment Trust£77.76M12.94£284.71M£22.3214.20
NextEnergy Solar Fund-£48.91M-5.91-£13.68M-£10.61N/A

In the previous week, NextEnergy Solar Fund had 2 more articles in the media than TR Property Investment Trust. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for NextEnergy Solar Fund and 0 mentions for TR Property Investment Trust. TR Property Investment Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled NextEnergy Solar Fund'saverage media sentiment score.

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

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
TR Property Investment Trust
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
NextEnergy Solar Fund
1 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.00

TR Property Investment Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 16 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. NextEnergy Solar Fund pays an annual dividend of GBX 8.43 per share and has a dividend yield of 16.8%. TR Property Investment Trust pays out 71.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. NextEnergy Solar Fund pays out -79.5% 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.

12.4% of TR Property Investment Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 26.0% of NextEnergy Solar Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of TR Property Investment Trust shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of NextEnergy Solar Fund shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

TR Property Investment Trust has a net margin of 79.93% compared to NextEnergy Solar Fund's net margin of -183.46%. TR Property Investment Trust's return on equity of 6.52% beat NextEnergy Solar Fund's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
TR Property Investment Trust79.93% 6.52% -24.58%
NextEnergy Solar Fund -183.46%-12.87%-2.16%

Summary

TR Property Investment Trust beats NextEnergy Solar Fund on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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NESF vs. The Competition

MetricNextEnergy Solar FundCapital Markets IndustryFinance SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£289.33M£5.55B£14.04B£2.87B
Dividend Yield17.19%7.46%5.91%6.13%
P/E Ratio-4.7438.2529.36369.49
Price / Sales-5.911,242.94511.8983,955.53
Price / Cash54.5848.2339.3227.89
Price / Book0.523.753.757.07
Net Income-£13.68M£417.17M£1.31B£5.89B
7 Day Performance1.21%1.28%1.13%1.18%
1 Month Performance8.64%-0.45%0.48%0.90%
1 Year Performance-33.82%6.60%13.18%75.31%

NextEnergy Solar Fund Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
NESF
NextEnergy Solar Fund
0.2503 of 5 stars
GBX 50.30
+1.4%
N/A-34.0%£289.33M-£48.91MN/AN/A
EDIN
Edinburgh Investment
N/AGBX 850.70
-0.1%
N/A+8.4%£1.08B£79.43M15.22N/A
GSS
Genesis Emerging Markets Fund
N/AN/AN/AN/A£1.06B£250.40M6.181,626
GROW
Molten Ventures
1.4002 of 5 stars
GBX 596.48
-0.9%
GBX 638.67
+7.1%
+78.4%£1.03B£148M8.6420
AGT
AVI Global Trust
N/AGBX 256.46
+0.2%
N/A+3.9%£1.02B£57.10M21.85N/A

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This page (LON:NESF) was last updated on 8/6/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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