Northern Venture Trust (NVT) Competitors

Northern Venture Trust (LON:NVT) and Mattioli Woods (LON:MTW) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, valuation, profitability, community ranking, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings and institutional ownership.

Does the media prefer NVT or MTW?

In the previous week, Northern Venture Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Mattioli Woods'average media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Northern Venture Trust	Neutral
Mattioli Woods	Neutral

Is NVT or MTW more profitable?

Northern Venture Trust has a net margin of 55.11% compared to Mattioli Woods' net margin of 8.59%. Mattioli Woods' return on equity of 4.38% beat Northern Venture Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Northern Venture Trust	55.11%	2.74%	0.57%
Mattioli Woods	8.59%	4.38%	4.42%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in NVT or MTW?

Mattioli Woods received 197 more outperform votes than Northern Venture Trust when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.35% of users gave Northern Venture Trust an outperform vote while only 65.16% of users gave Mattioli Woods an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Northern Venture Trust	Outperform Votes 33 67.35%	Underperform Votes 16 32.65%
Mattioli Woods	Outperform Votes 230 65.16%	Underperform Votes 123 34.84%

Which has more risk & volatility, NVT or MTW?

Northern Venture Trust has a beta of 0.19, meaning that its stock price is 81% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mattioli Woods has a beta of 0.74, meaning that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of NVT or MTW?

0.1% of Northern Venture Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.3% of Mattioli Woods shares are owned by institutional investors. 52.6% of Northern Venture Trust shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 16.6% of Mattioli Woods 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 stronger earnings and valuation, NVT or MTW?

Mattioli Woods has higher revenue and earnings than Northern Venture Trust. Mattioli Woods is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Northern Venture Trust, 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 Venture Trust	£5.74M	19.71	£3.16M	£1.59	35.77
Mattioli Woods	£115.40M	0.00	£9.91M	£0.19	N/A

Is NVT or MTW a better dividend stock?

Northern Venture Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. Mattioli Woods pays an annual dividend of GBX 27 per share. Northern Venture Trust pays out 188.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Mattioli Woods pays out 14,210.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Northern Venture Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Mattioli Woods beats Northern Venture Trust on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.