Which has stronger valuation & earnings, HRI or NTV?

Northern 2 VCT has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Herald. Northern 2 VCT is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Herald, 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 Herald £432.73M 1.27 £175.20M £895.20 3.22 Northern 2 VCT -£966K -142.41 £419.84M -£0.60 N/A

Is HRI or NTV more profitable?

Herald has a net margin of 101.77% compared to Northern 2 VCT's net margin of -94.70%. Herald's return on equity of 29.18% beat Northern 2 VCT's return on equity. Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Herald 101.77% 29.18% 9.22% Northern 2 VCT -94.70% -1.11% 1.55%

Does the media prefer HRI or NTV?

In the previous week, Northern 2 VCT had 1 more articles in the media than Herald. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Northern 2 VCT and 1 mentions for Herald. Northern 2 VCT's average media sentiment score of 0.42 beat Herald's score of -0.77 indicating that Northern 2 VCT is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Herald 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Negative Northern 2 VCT 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral

Northern 2 VCT (NTV) Competitors

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NTV vs. JETG, HRI, OAP3, JEMI, and PINT

Should you buy Northern 2 VCT stock or one of its competitors? Northern 2 VCT's main competitors and comparable companies include JPMorgan European Growth & Income (JETG), Herald (HRI), Octopus Apollo VCT (OAP3), JPMorgan Global Emerg Mkts (JEMI), and Pantheon Infrastructure (PINT). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "asset management & custody banks" industry.

How does Northern 2 VCT compare to JPMorgan European Growth & Income?

Northern 2 VCT (LON:NTV) and JPMorgan European Growth & Income (LON:JETG) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

In the previous week, Northern 2 VCT had 2 more articles in the media than JPMorgan European Growth & Income. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Northern 2 VCT and 0 mentions for JPMorgan European Growth & Income. Northern 2 VCT's average media sentiment score of 0.42 beat JPMorgan European Growth & Income's score of 0.00 indicating that Northern 2 VCT is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Northern 2 VCT	Neutral
JPMorgan European Growth & Income	Neutral

JPMorgan European Growth & Income has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Northern 2 VCT's net margin of -94.70%. JPMorgan European Growth & Income's return on equity of 0.00% beat Northern 2 VCT's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Northern 2 VCT	-94.70%	-1.11%	1.55%
JPMorgan European Growth & Income	N/A	N/A	N/A

Northern 2 VCT has higher earnings, but lower revenue than JPMorgan European Growth & Income. Northern 2 VCT is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than JPMorgan European Growth & Income, 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 2 VCT	-£966K	-142.41	£419.84M	-£0.60	N/A
JPMorgan European Growth & Income	£82.99M	0.00	N/A	£108.70	N/A

Northern 2 VCT pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. JPMorgan European Growth & Income pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.06 per share. Northern 2 VCT pays out -500.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. JPMorgan European Growth & Income pays out 0.1% 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. Northern 2 VCT is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Northern 2 VCT and JPMorgan European Growth & Income tied by winning 5 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Northern 2 VCT compare to Herald?

Herald (LON:HRI) and Northern 2 VCT (LON:NTV) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, dividends and valuation.

In the previous week, Northern 2 VCT had 1 more articles in the media than Herald. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Northern 2 VCT and 1 mentions for Herald. Northern 2 VCT's average media sentiment score of 0.42 beat Herald's score of -0.77 indicating that Northern 2 VCT is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Herald	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Negative
Northern 2 VCT	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Herald has a beta of 0.933, meaning that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Northern 2 VCT has a beta of 0.22, meaning that its stock price is 78% less volatile than the broader market.

Herald has a net margin of 101.77% compared to Northern 2 VCT's net margin of -94.70%. Herald's return on equity of 29.18% beat Northern 2 VCT's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Herald	101.77%	29.18%	9.22%
Northern 2 VCT	-94.70%	-1.11%	1.55%

Northern 2 VCT has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Herald. Northern 2 VCT is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Herald, 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
Herald	£432.73M	1.27	£175.20M	£895.20	3.22
Northern 2 VCT	-£966K	-142.41	£419.84M	-£0.60	N/A

6.4% of Herald shares are held by institutional investors. 38.2% of Herald shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Northern 2 VCT shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Herald beats Northern 2 VCT on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Northern 2 VCT compare to Octopus Apollo VCT?

Northern 2 VCT (LON:NTV) and Octopus Apollo VCT (LON:OAP3) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Northern 2 VCT has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Octopus Apollo VCT. Northern 2 VCT is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Octopus Apollo 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 2 VCT	-£966K	-142.41	£419.84M	-£0.60	N/A
Octopus Apollo VCT	£16.51M	31.77	-£5.76M	£1.20	36.83

Northern 2 VCT has a beta of 0.22, indicating that its share price is 78% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Octopus Apollo VCT has a beta of -0.09, indicating that its share price is 109% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Northern 2 VCT had 2 more articles in the media than Octopus Apollo VCT. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Northern 2 VCT and 0 mentions for Octopus Apollo VCT. Northern 2 VCT's average media sentiment score of 0.42 beat Octopus Apollo VCT's score of 0.00 indicating that Northern 2 VCT is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Northern 2 VCT	Neutral
Octopus Apollo VCT	Neutral

Octopus Apollo VCT has a net margin of 379.58% compared to Northern 2 VCT's net margin of -94.70%. Octopus Apollo VCT's return on equity of 2.33% beat Northern 2 VCT's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Northern 2 VCT	-94.70%	-1.11%	1.55%
Octopus Apollo VCT	379.58%	2.33%	-0.07%

Northern 2 VCT pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. Octopus Apollo VCT pays an annual dividend of GBX 2.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.9%. Northern 2 VCT pays out -500.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Octopus Apollo VCT pays out 216.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Summary

Octopus Apollo VCT beats Northern 2 VCT on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Northern 2 VCT compare to JPMorgan Global Emerg Mkts?

Northern 2 VCT (LON:NTV) and JPMorgan Global Emerg Mkts (LON:JEMI) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings and profitability.

In the previous week, Northern 2 VCT had 2 more articles in the media than JPMorgan Global Emerg Mkts. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Northern 2 VCT and 0 mentions for JPMorgan Global Emerg Mkts. Northern 2 VCT's average media sentiment score of 0.42 beat JPMorgan Global Emerg Mkts' score of 0.00 indicating that Northern 2 VCT is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Northern 2 VCT	Neutral
JPMorgan Global Emerg Mkts	Neutral

Northern 2 VCT has a beta of 0.22, meaning that its stock price is 78% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, JPMorgan Global Emerg Mkts has a beta of 1.031, meaning that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the broader market.

Northern 2 VCT pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. JPMorgan Global Emerg Mkts pays an annual dividend of GBX 6.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.9%. Northern 2 VCT pays out -500.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. JPMorgan Global Emerg Mkts pays out 14.0% 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. Northern 2 VCT is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

JPMorgan Global Emerg Mkts has a net margin of 94.77% compared to Northern 2 VCT's net margin of -94.70%. JPMorgan Global Emerg Mkts' return on equity of 24.31% beat Northern 2 VCT's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Northern 2 VCT	-94.70%	-1.11%	1.55%
JPMorgan Global Emerg Mkts	94.77%	24.31%	N/A

Northern 2 VCT has higher earnings, but lower revenue than JPMorgan Global Emerg Mkts. Northern 2 VCT is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than JPMorgan Global Emerg Mkts, 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 2 VCT	-£966K	-142.41	£419.84M	-£0.60	N/A
JPMorgan Global Emerg Mkts	£121.23M	4.47	£24.43M	£43.69	4.81

8.8% of JPMorgan Global Emerg Mkts shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Northern 2 VCT shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of JPMorgan Global Emerg Mkts shares are owned by company 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.

Summary

JPMorgan Global Emerg Mkts beats Northern 2 VCT on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Northern 2 VCT compare to Pantheon Infrastructure?

Northern 2 VCT (LON:NTV) and Pantheon Infrastructure (LON:PINT) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability and earnings.

Pantheon Infrastructure has a net margin of 99.49% compared to Northern 2 VCT's net margin of -94.70%. Pantheon Infrastructure's return on equity of 25.44% beat Northern 2 VCT's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Northern 2 VCT	-94.70%	-1.11%	1.55%
Pantheon Infrastructure	99.49%	25.44%	-0.84%

Northern 2 VCT has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Pantheon Infrastructure. Northern 2 VCT is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Pantheon Infrastructure, 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 2 VCT	-£966K	-142.41	£419.84M	-£0.60	N/A
Pantheon Infrastructure	£81.42M	6.77	£77.74M	£16.61	7.08

Northern 2 VCT has a beta of 0.22, suggesting that its stock price is 78% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Pantheon Infrastructure has a beta of 0.41896507, suggesting that its stock price is 58% less volatile than the broader market.

40.9% of Pantheon Infrastructure shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Northern 2 VCT shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Pantheon Infrastructure shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Northern 2 VCT pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. Pantheon Infrastructure pays an annual dividend of GBX 4.27 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Northern 2 VCT pays out -500.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Pantheon Infrastructure pays out 25.7% 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. Northern 2 VCT is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

In the previous week, Northern 2 VCT had 2 more articles in the media than Pantheon Infrastructure. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Northern 2 VCT and 0 mentions for Pantheon Infrastructure. Northern 2 VCT's average media sentiment score of 0.42 beat Pantheon Infrastructure's score of 0.00 indicating that Northern 2 VCT is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Northern 2 VCT	Neutral
Pantheon Infrastructure	Neutral

Summary

Pantheon Infrastructure beats Northern 2 VCT on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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.

NTV vs. The Competition

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Metric	Northern 2 VCT	Capital Markets Industry	Finance Sector	LON Exchange
Market Cap	£141.97M	£5.52B	£13.80B	£2.51B
Dividend Yield	5.66%	7.48%	5.94%	6.25%
P/E Ratio	-85.83	30.54	25.67	366.83
Price / Sales	-142.41	1,182.27	501.80	89,753.13
Price / Cash	2.70	47.92	40.45	27.89
Price / Book	0.89	3.53	2.75	6.33
Net Income	£419.84M	£418.04M	£1.32B	£5.89B
7 Day Performance	N/A	-1.39%	-1.17%	-0.69%
1 Month Performance	N/A	-1.78%	-0.23%	0.00%
1 Year Performance	-2.83%	2.79%	8.39%	19.96%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
NTV Northern 2 VCT	N/A	GBX 51.50 -2.8%	N/A	-2.8%	£141.97M	-£966K	N/A	N/A	News Coverage Gap Down
JETG JPMorgan European Growth & Income	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	£570.77M	£82.99M	3.34	N/A
HRI Herald	N/A	GBX 2,945 +1.0%	N/A	+20.2%	£562.58M	£432.73M	3.29	6,600
OAP3 Octopus Apollo VCT	N/A	GBX 47.20 +3.3%	N/A	N/A	£560.09M	£16.51M	39.33	N/A	Positive News Gap Down
JEMI JPMorgan Global Emerg Mkts	N/A	GBX 212 flat	N/A	+36.8%	£548.50M	£121.23M	4.85	N/A

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Northern 2 VCT (NTV) Competitors

NTV vs. JETG, HRI, OAP3, JEMI, and PINT

How does Northern 2 VCT compare to JPMorgan European Growth & Income?

Does the media prefer NTV or JETG?

Is NTV or JETG more profitable?

Which has higher valuation and earnings, NTV or JETG?

Is NTV or JETG a better dividend stock?

Summary

How does Northern 2 VCT compare to Herald?

Does the media prefer HRI or NTV?

Which has more volatility and risk, HRI or NTV?

Is HRI or NTV more profitable?

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, HRI or NTV?

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in HRI or NTV?

Summary

How does Northern 2 VCT compare to Octopus Apollo VCT?

Which has better valuation & earnings, NTV or OAP3?

Which has more risk & volatility, NTV or OAP3?

Does the media favor NTV or OAP3?

Is NTV or OAP3 more profitable?

Is NTV or OAP3 a better dividend stock?

Summary

How does Northern 2 VCT compare to JPMorgan Global Emerg Mkts?

Does the media favor NTV or JEMI?

Which has more volatility & risk, NTV or JEMI?

Is NTV or JEMI a better dividend stock?

Is NTV or JEMI more profitable?

Which has better earnings & valuation, NTV or JEMI?

Do insiders and institutionals believe in NTV or JEMI?

Summary

How does Northern 2 VCT compare to Pantheon Infrastructure?

Is NTV or PINT more profitable?

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, NTV or PINT?

Which has more risk and volatility, NTV or PINT?

Do insiders and institutionals believe in NTV or PINT?

Is NTV or PINT a better dividend stock?

Does the media favor NTV or PINT?

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