Northern 3 VCT (NTN) Competitors

Northern 3 VCT (LON:NTN) and Pollen Street Group (LON:POLN) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, valuation, profitability, earnings and media sentiment.

Which has more risk & volatility, NTN or POLN?

Northern 3 VCT has a beta of 0.16, indicating that its stock price is 84% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pollen Street Group has a beta of 0.22, indicating that its stock price is 78% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher valuation & earnings, NTN or POLN?

Pollen Street Group has higher revenue and earnings than Northern 3 VCT. Pollen Street Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Northern 3 VCT, 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
Northern 3 VCT	£3.13M	39.83	£1.65M	£1.13	75.47
Pollen Street Group	£63.61M	7.56	£44.86M	£72.03	10.83

Does the media prefer NTN or POLN?

In the previous week, Northern 3 VCT had 5 more articles in the media than Pollen Street Group. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Northern 3 VCT and 0 mentions for Pollen Street Group. Northern 3 VCT's average media sentiment score of 0.45 beat Pollen Street Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Northern 3 VCT is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Northern 3 VCT	Neutral
Pollen Street Group	Neutral

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of NTN or POLN?

30.6% of Pollen Street Group shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Northern 3 VCT shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 57.8% of Pollen Street Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is NTN or POLN more profitable?

Pollen Street Group has a net margin of 70.52% compared to Northern 3 VCT's net margin of 52.77%. Pollen Street Group's return on equity of 7.94% beat Northern 3 VCT's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Northern 3 VCT	52.77%	2.55%	1.71%
Pollen Street Group	70.52%	7.94%	5.32%

Is NTN or POLN a better dividend stock?

Northern 3 VCT pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. Pollen Street Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 56 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.2%. Northern 3 VCT pays out 441.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Pollen Street Group pays out 77.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Pollen Street Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts rate NTN or POLN?

Pollen Street Group has a consensus target price of GBX 900, indicating a potential upside of 15.38%. Given Pollen Street Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Pollen Street Group is more favorable than Northern 3 VCT.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Northern 3 VCT	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Pollen Street Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Summary

Pollen Street Group beats Northern 3 VCT on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.