NextEnergy Solar Fund (NESF) Competitors

NextEnergy Solar Fund (LON:NESF) and Murray International (LON:MYI) 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, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings and media sentiment.

Do insiders and institutionals believe in NESF or MYI?

69.9% of NextEnergy Solar Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 39.9% of Murray International shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of NextEnergy Solar Fund shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Murray International shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, NESF or MYI?

NextEnergy Solar Fund has a beta of 0.29, meaning that its stock price is 71% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Murray International has a beta of 0.79, meaning that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is NESF or MYI more profitable?

Murray International has a net margin of 90.03% compared to NextEnergy Solar Fund's net margin of -408.61%. Murray International's return on equity of 10.98% beat NextEnergy Solar Fund's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
NextEnergy Solar Fund	-408.61%	-2.33%	-2.16%
Murray International	90.03%	10.98%	6.89%

Does the media favor NESF or MYI?

In the previous week, Murray International had 1 more articles in the media than NextEnergy Solar Fund. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Murray International and 0 mentions for NextEnergy Solar Fund. Murray International's average media sentiment score of 0.10 beat NextEnergy Solar Fund's score of 0.00 indicating that Murray International is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
NextEnergy Solar Fund	Neutral
Murray International	Neutral

Is NESF or MYI a better dividend stock?

NextEnergy Solar Fund pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.0%. Murray International pays an annual dividend of GBX 12 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. NextEnergy Solar Fund pays out -341.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Murray International pays out 39.9% 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.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, NESF or MYI?

Murray International has higher revenue and earnings than NextEnergy Solar Fund. NextEnergy Solar Fund is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Murray International, 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	£3.35M	126.74	-£13.68M	-£2.34	-31.15
Murray International	£198.15M	8.37	£178.39M	£30.07	9.26

Summary

Murray International beats NextEnergy Solar Fund on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.