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 business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, media sentiment and earnings.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, 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	£9.08M	13.33	£3.16M	£0.04	1,321.43
Mattioli Woods	£115.40M	0.00	£9.91M	£0.19	N/A

Which has more volatility & risk, NVT or MTW?

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

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%

Is NVT or MTW a better dividend stock?

Northern Venture Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.03 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Mattioli Woods pays an annual dividend of GBX 27 per share. Northern Venture Trust pays out 76.2% 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.

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

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in NVT or MTW?

0.0% of Northern Venture Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.3% of Mattioli Woods shares are held by institutional investors. 2.1% of Northern Venture Trust shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 16.6% of Mattioli Woods shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Mattioli Woods beats Northern Venture Trust on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.