New Star Investment Trust (NSI) Competitors GBX 113.50 -3.28 (-2.81%) As of 09/22/2025 08:16 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesBuy This Stock NSI vs. ORIT, HINT, BGS, BGEU, NBLS, EAT, SST, HNE, MNL, and SJGShould you be buying New Star Investment Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of New Star Investment Trust include Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust (ORIT), Henderson International Income (HINT), Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon (BGS), Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust (BGEU), NB Global Floating Rate Income Fund GBP (NBLS.L) (NBLS), European Assets Trust (EAT), Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos (SST), Henderson EuroTrust (HNE), Manchester & London (MNL), and Schroder Japan Trust (SJG). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry. New Star Investment Trust vs. Its Competitors Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust Henderson International Income Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust NB Global Floating Rate Income Fund GBP (NBLS.L) European Assets Trust Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos Henderson EuroTrust Manchester & London Schroder Japan Trust Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust (LON:ORIT) and New Star Investment Trust (LON:NSI) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, dividends, media sentiment and risk. Is ORIT or NSI a better dividend stock? Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. New Star Investment Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.03 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust pays out 283.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. New Star Investment Trust pays out 21.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Is ORIT or NSI more profitable? New Star Investment Trust has a net margin of 92.75% compared to Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust's net margin of 62.83%. New Star Investment Trust's return on equity of 11.02% beat Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust62.83% 3.10% 1.89% New Star Investment Trust 92.75%11.02%1.81% Which has better valuation & earnings, ORIT or NSI? Octopus Renewables Infrastructure 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 Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioOctopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust£13.34M25.70£18.16M£0.023,047.62New Star Investment Trust£11.52M7.00£15.76M£0.16723.85 Which has more risk & volatility, ORIT or NSI? Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust has a beta of 0.15, indicating that its stock price is 85% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, New Star Investment Trust has a beta of 0.3, indicating that its stock price is 70% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor ORIT or NSI? In the previous week, Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust had 2 more articles in the media than New Star Investment Trust. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust and 1 mentions for New Star Investment Trust. Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.81 beat New Star Investment Trust's score of 1.58 indicating that Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive New Star Investment 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 Do insiders & institutionals believe in ORIT or NSI? 37.3% of Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.1% of New Star Investment Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Octopus Renewables Infrastructure 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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryOctopus Renewables Infrastructure 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. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. 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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£80.61M£1.48B£6.46B£2.57BDividend Yield2.93%4.62%4.33%5.33%P/E Ratio723.854,759.381,784.725,405.27Price / Sales7.001,974.971,368.3497,176.40Price / Cash3.5460.47127.9427.93Price / Book0.581.362.099.12Net Income£15.76M£264.59M£1.23B£5.89B7 Day Performance-6.20%0.55%1.25%1.08%1 Month Performance3.18%1.16%2.70%3.03%1 Year Performance3.80%9.06%33.64%193.30% New Star Investment Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)NSINew Star Investment TrustN/AGBX 113.50-2.8%N/A+4.1%£80.61M£11.52M723.85N/APositive NewsGap DownORITOctopus Renewables Infrastructure TrustN/AGBX 64+0.9%N/A-19.5%£344.71M£13.34M3,047.62N/ANews CoverageEarnings ReportHINTHenderson International IncomeN/AGBX 174.59flatN/AN/A£342.26M£38.86M9.82N/ABGSBaillie Gifford Shin NipponN/AGBX 136.40-0.1%N/A+14.5%£339.32M-£29.01M-1,324.273,080BGEUBaillie Gifford European Growth TrustN/AGBX 105+0.5%N/A+17.2%£337.52M-£52.80M-692.16N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsDividend IncreaseNBLSNB Global Floating Rate Income Fund GBP (NBLS.L)N/AN/AN/AN/A£337.13MN/A0.00N/AEATEuropean Assets TrustN/AGBX 93.40+0.4%N/A+9.6%£335.58M£25.97M1,389.88N/AHigh Trading VolumeSSTScottish Oriental Smaller CosN/AGBX 288-0.7%N/A-80.4%£334.83M£38.69M1,035.08320Dividend IncreaseHNEHenderson EuroTrustN/AN/AN/AN/A£332.62M£31.38M1,207.69N/AMNLManchester & LondonN/AGBX 856-1.4%N/A+35.5%£329.29M£89.15M388.90N/APositive NewsSJGSchroder Japan TrustN/AGBX 285-0.7%N/A+15.6%£328.85M£44.94M775.09N/APositive NewsDividend Cut Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust Competitors Henderson International Income Competitors Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon Competitors Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust Competitors NB Global Floating Rate Income Fund GBP (NBLS.L) Competitors European Assets Trust Competitors Scottish Oriental Smaller Cos Competitors Henderson EuroTrust Competitors Manchester & London Competitors Schroder Japan 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 9/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWarren Buffett’s #1 AI Stock: Not Mag 7, And NOT on the NasdaqNew Amazon Crisis Could Tank U.S. Stock Market A new panic is halting AI projects at Amazon and could split...Altimetry | SponsoredWhy More Investors Are Using Family Trusts to Protect Their WealthFor many investors, a family trust can be an essential tool for protecting assets, avoiding probate, and ensur...SmartAsset | SponsoredWhat The Silver Boom Could Mean For You…AI, electric vehicles, and even global central banks are quietly fueling record demand for silver. 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