New Star Investment Trust (NSI) Competitors GBX 111 -2.00 (-1.77%) As of 09/12/2025 11:51 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesBuy This Stock NSI vs. AUSC, JPS, WPCT, BGHS, STS, MWY, RECI, CVCG, GSF, and ARRShould you be buying New Star Investment Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of New Star Investment Trust include abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust (AUSC), JPMorgan Japan Small Cap Growth & Income plc (JPS.L) (JPS), Woodford Patient Capital Trust (WPCT), Boussard & Gavaudan GBP (BGHS), STS Global Income & Growth Trust (STS), Mid Wynd International Inv Tr (MWY), Real Estate Credit Investments (RECI), CVC Income & Growth GBP (CVCG), Gore Street Energy Storage Fund (GSF), and Aurora Investment Trust (ARR). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry. New Star Investment Trust vs. Its Competitors abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust JPMorgan Japan Small Cap Growth & Income plc (JPS.L) Woodford Patient Capital Trust Boussard & Gavaudan GBP STS Global Income & Growth Trust Mid Wynd International Inv Tr Real Estate Credit Investments CVC Income & Growth GBP Gore Street Energy Storage Fund Aurora Investment Trust abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust (LON:AUSC) and New Star Investment Trust (LON:NSI) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, risk, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership and media sentiment. Is AUSC or NSI more profitable? New Star Investment Trust has a net margin of 92.75% compared to abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust's net margin of 90.72%. abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust's return on equity of 13.68% beat New Star Investment Trust's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust90.72% 13.68% -4.68% New Star Investment Trust 92.75%11.02%1.81% Which has more risk & volatility, AUSC or NSI? abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust has a beta of 1.01, meaning that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, New Star Investment Trust has a beta of 0.3, meaning that its share price is 70% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in AUSC or NSI? 7.0% of abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.1% of New Star Investment Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 62.4% of New Star Investment Trust shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has better earnings and valuation, AUSC or NSI? abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust has higher revenue and earnings than New Star Investment Trust. New Star Investment Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratioabrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust£39.86M7.56£49.86M£0.501,024.77New Star Investment Trust£11.52M6.84£15.76M£0.16707.91 Is AUSC or NSI a better dividend stock? abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. New Star Investment Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.03 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust pays out 23.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. New Star Investment Trust pays out 21.7% 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. New Star Investment Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Does the media prefer AUSC or NSI? In the previous week, New Star Investment Trust had 3 more articles in the media than abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for New Star Investment Trust and 1 mentions for abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust. abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.92 beat New Star Investment Trust's score of 1.83 indicating that abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive New Star Investment Trust 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Summaryabrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust beats New Star Investment Trust on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Get New Star Investment Trust News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for NSI and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart NSI vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricNew Star Investment TrustAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£78.84M£1.43B£6.38B£2.58BDividend Yield3.02%4.58%4.31%5.30%P/E Ratio707.914,757.631,776.405,410.64Price / Sales6.841,961.841,352.3296,691.09Price / Cash3.5460.62127.4727.93Price / Book0.571.362.067.76Net Income£15.76M£265.04M£1.23B£5.89B7 Day Performance1.77%13.26%7.02%6.47%1 Month PerformanceN/A13.27%7.46%55.91%1 Year Performance6.73%8.42%30.83%147.81% New Star Investment Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NSINew Star Investment TrustN/AGBX 111-1.8%N/A+3.7%£78.84M£11.52M707.91N/ANews CoverageInsider TradeGap DownAUSCabrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth TrustN/AGBX 514+0.4%N/A+4.8%£307.02M£39.86M1,018.83N/AJPSJPMorgan Japan Small Cap Growth & Income plc (JPS.L)N/AN/AN/AN/A£305.80M-£1.02M-48.36N/AWPCTWoodford Patient Capital TrustN/AN/AN/AN/A£305.30M£56.03M5.33N/ABGHSBoussard & Gavaudan GBPN/AN/AN/AN/A£300.90M-£12.39M-1,890.63N/AGap UpSTSSTS Global Income & Growth TrustN/AGBX 249+0.4%N/A+7.0%£294.70M£31.48M1,063.196News CoveragePositive NewsInsider TradeMWYMid Wynd International Inv TrN/AGBX 760flatN/A-2.9%£291.48M£29.64M1,412.90N/ANews CoverageEarnings ReportRECIReal Estate Credit InvestmentsN/AGBX 129+0.8%N/A+0.4%£285.99M£30.10M1,264.71N/ANews CoverageCVCGCVC Income & Growth GBPN/AGBX 118.50flatN/A+1.7%£280.50M£43.72M729.68N/AGSFGore Street Energy Storage Fund0.5714 of 5 starsGBX 55.20flatGBX 60+8.7%-0.7%£278.82M£8.25M4,524.59N/APositive NewsAnalyst ForecastGap UpARRAurora Investment TrustN/AGBX 247+1.2%N/A-3.2%£278.55M-£9.71M-1,836.43N/A Related Companies and Tools Related Companies abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust Competitors JPMorgan Japan Small Cap Growth & Income plc (JPS.L) Competitors Woodford Patient Capital Trust Competitors Boussard & Gavaudan GBP Competitors STS Global Income & Growth Trust Competitors Mid Wynd International Inv Tr Competitors Real Estate Credit Investments Competitors CVC Income & Growth GBP Competitors Gore Street Energy Storage Fund Competitors Aurora Investment Trust Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (LON:NSI) was last updated on 9/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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