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NextEnergy Solar Fund (NESF) Competitors

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NESF vs. VEIL, GSS, SDP, EDIN, and JPE

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), Schroder Investment Trust - Schroder AsiaPacific Fund (SDP), Edinburgh Investment (EDIN), and JPMorgan Elect plc ­- Managed Growth (JPE). 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 superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings and valuation.

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
NextEnergy Solar Fund-£48.91M-6.06-£13.68M-£10.61N/A
Vietnam Enterprise£369.38M2.75-£4.24M£208.003.56

NextEnergy Solar Fund has a beta of 0.341, indicating that its share price is 66% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Vietnam Enterprise has a beta of 0.44, indicating that its share price is 56% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, NextEnergy Solar Fund had 3 more articles in the media than Vietnam Enterprise. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for NextEnergy Solar Fund and 0 mentions for Vietnam Enterprise. NextEnergy Solar Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.02 beat Vietnam Enterprise's score of 0.00 indicating that NextEnergy Solar Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
NextEnergy Solar Fund Neutral
Vietnam Enterprise Neutral

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
Vietnam Enterprise
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

Vietnam Enterprise has a net margin of 96.37% compared to NextEnergy Solar Fund's net margin of -183.46%. Vietnam Enterprise's return on equity of 19.70% 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%
Vietnam Enterprise 96.37%19.70%-7.53%

26.0% of NextEnergy Solar Fund shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 37.0% 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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Vietnam Enterprise beats NextEnergy Solar Fund on 10 of the 14 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 business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, profitability, dividends, valuation and analyst recommendations.

In the previous week, NextEnergy Solar Fund had 3 more articles in the media than Genesis Emerging Markets Fund. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for NextEnergy Solar Fund and 0 mentions for Genesis Emerging Markets Fund. NextEnergy Solar Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.02 beat Genesis Emerging Markets Fund's score of 0.00 indicating that NextEnergy Solar Fund is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

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
Genesis Emerging Markets Fund£250.40M0.00N/A£140.70N/A
NextEnergy Solar Fund-£48.91M-6.06-£13.68M-£10.61N/A

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

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
Genesis Emerging Markets FundN/A N/A N/A
NextEnergy Solar Fund -183.46%-12.87%-2.16%

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
Genesis Emerging Markets Fund
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

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 16.4%. Genesis Emerging Markets Fund pays out 0.1% 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.

Summary

Genesis Emerging Markets Fund and NextEnergy Solar Fund tied by winning 7 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does NextEnergy Solar Fund compare to Schroder Investment Trust - Schroder AsiaPacific Fund?

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

In the previous week, NextEnergy Solar Fund had 2 more articles in the media than Schroder Investment Trust - Schroder AsiaPacific Fund. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for NextEnergy Solar Fund and 1 mentions for Schroder Investment Trust - Schroder AsiaPacific Fund. Schroder Investment Trust - Schroder AsiaPacific Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat NextEnergy Solar Fund's score of 0.02 indicating that Schroder Investment Trust - Schroder AsiaPacific Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Schroder Investment Trust - Schroder AsiaPacific Fund
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
NextEnergy Solar Fund
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

17.2% of Schroder Investment Trust - Schroder AsiaPacific Fund shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 26.0% of NextEnergy Solar Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Schroder Investment Trust - Schroder AsiaPacific Fund shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of NextEnergy Solar Fund shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Schroder Investment Trust - Schroder AsiaPacific Fund has a beta of 0.718, meaning that its share price is 28% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, NextEnergy Solar Fund has a beta of 0.341, meaning that its share price is 66% less volatile than the broader market.

Schroder Investment Trust - Schroder AsiaPacific Fund pays an annual dividend of GBX 13 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. NextEnergy Solar Fund pays an annual dividend of GBX 8.43 per share and has a dividend yield of 16.4%. Schroder Investment Trust - Schroder AsiaPacific Fund pays out 9.6% 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.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Schroder Investment Trust - Schroder AsiaPacific Fund
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

Schroder Investment Trust - Schroder AsiaPacific Fund has a net margin of 95.12% compared to NextEnergy Solar Fund's net margin of -183.46%. Schroder Investment Trust - Schroder AsiaPacific Fund's return on equity of 20.01% beat NextEnergy Solar Fund's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Schroder Investment Trust - Schroder AsiaPacific Fund95.12% 20.01% -1.73%
NextEnergy Solar Fund -183.46%-12.87%-2.16%

Schroder Investment Trust - Schroder AsiaPacific Fund has higher revenue and earnings than NextEnergy Solar Fund. NextEnergy Solar Fund is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Schroder Investment Trust - Schroder AsiaPacific Fund, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Schroder Investment Trust - Schroder AsiaPacific Fund£191.10M5.33£121.21M£135.645.99
NextEnergy Solar Fund-£48.91M-6.06-£13.68M-£10.61N/A

Summary

Schroder Investment Trust - Schroder AsiaPacific Fund beats NextEnergy Solar Fund on 11 of the 16 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 businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, dividends, valuation and earnings.

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%

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-6.06-£13.68M-£10.61N/A
Edinburgh Investment£79.43M13.15£180.50M£55.9114.73

NextEnergy Solar Fund has a beta of 0.341, meaning that its share price is 66% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Edinburgh Investment has a beta of 0.9565895, meaning that its share price is 4% 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
Edinburgh Investment
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

In the previous week, Edinburgh Investment had 1 more articles in the media than NextEnergy Solar Fund. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Edinburgh Investment and 3 mentions for NextEnergy Solar Fund. Edinburgh Investment's average media sentiment score of 1.60 beat NextEnergy Solar Fund's score of 0.02 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)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
Edinburgh Investment
4 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive

NextEnergy Solar Fund pays an annual dividend of GBX 8.43 per share and has a dividend yield of 16.4%. Edinburgh Investment pays an annual dividend of GBX 30.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. 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.

26.0% of NextEnergy Solar Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.7% of Edinburgh Investment shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of NextEnergy Solar Fund shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Edinburgh Investment shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Edinburgh Investment beats NextEnergy Solar Fund on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does NextEnergy Solar Fund compare to JPMorgan Elect plc ­- Managed Growth?

NextEnergy Solar Fund (LON:NESF) and JPMorgan Elect plc ­- Managed Growth (LON:JPE) are both small-cap asset management industry companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, media sentiment, earnings and analyst recommendations.

NextEnergy Solar Fund pays an annual dividend of GBX 8.43 per share and has a dividend yield of 16.4%. JPMorgan Elect plc ­- Managed Growth 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. JPMorgan Elect plc ­- Managed Growth pays out 22.9% 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. NextEnergy Solar Fund is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

In the previous week, NextEnergy Solar Fund had 3 more articles in the media than JPMorgan Elect plc ­- Managed Growth. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for NextEnergy Solar Fund and 0 mentions for JPMorgan Elect plc ­- Managed Growth. NextEnergy Solar Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.02 beat JPMorgan Elect plc ­- Managed Growth's score of 0.00 indicating that NextEnergy Solar Fund is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
NextEnergy Solar Fund Neutral
JPMorgan Elect plc ­- Managed Growth Neutral

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 large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

JPMorgan Elect plc ­- Managed Growth has higher revenue and earnings than NextEnergy Solar Fund. NextEnergy Solar Fund is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than JPMorgan Elect plc ­- Managed Growth, 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-6.06-£13.68M-£10.61N/A
JPMorgan Elect plc ­- Managed Growth£104.78M0.00N/A£0.75N/A

JPMorgan Elect plc ­- Managed Growth has a net margin of 0.00% compared to NextEnergy Solar Fund's net margin of -183.46%. JPMorgan Elect plc ­- Managed Growth'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%
JPMorgan Elect plc ­- Managed Growth N/A N/A N/A

Given JPMorgan Elect plc ­- Managed Growth's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe JPMorgan Elect plc ­- Managed Growth 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
JPMorgan Elect plc ­- Managed Growth
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

Summary

NextEnergy Solar Fund and JPMorgan Elect plc ­- Managed Growth tied by winning 7 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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NESF vs. The Competition

MetricNextEnergy Solar FundAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£296.23M£2.50B£6.22B£2.85B
Dividend Yield18.13%6.00%5.24%6.12%
P/E Ratio-4.8562.7729.67368.59
Price / Sales-6.061,843.381,177.0784,769.40
Price / Cash54.5860.50117.4027.89
Price / Book0.531.326.537.56
Net Income-£13.68M£265.96M£1.13B£5.89B
7 Day Performance10.87%0.01%0.04%0.46%
1 Month Performance9.11%-0.08%0.05%-1.09%
1 Year Performance-30.41%7.68%15.52%62.59%

NextEnergy Solar Fund Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
NESF
NextEnergy Solar Fund
0.3174 of 5 stars
GBX 51.50
+2.0%
N/A-31.2%£296.23M-£48.91MN/AN/A
VEIL
Vietnam Enterprise
N/AGBX 770.59
-1.3%
N/A+11.1%£1.06B£369.38M3.70N/A
GSS
Genesis Emerging Markets Fund
N/AN/AN/AN/A£1.06B£250.40M6.181,626
SDP
Schroder Investment Trust - Schroder AsiaPacific Fund
N/AGBX 833
-0.1%
N/A+41.3%£1.04B£191.10M6.14N/A
EDIN
Edinburgh Investment
N/AGBX 804.01
-1.3%
N/A+2.1%£1.02B£79.43M14.38N/A

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