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US Solar Fund (USF) Competitors

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USF vs. HINT, NCYF, NBLS, HNE, and CCJI

Should you buy US Solar Fund stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares US Solar Fund with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with US Solar Fund include Henderson International Income (HINT), CQS New City High Yield (NCYF), NB Global Floating Rate Income Fund GBP (NBLS.L) (NBLS), Henderson EuroTrust (HNE), and CC Japan Income & Growth (CCJI). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry.

How does US Solar Fund compare to Henderson International Income?

Henderson International Income (LON:HINT) and US Solar Fund (LON:USF) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and dividends.

US Solar Fund has a net margin of 104.45% compared to Henderson International Income's net margin of 89.72%. Henderson International Income's return on equity of 9.84% beat US Solar Fund's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Henderson International Income89.72% 9.84% N/A
US Solar Fund 104.45%-0.03%N/A

Henderson International Income pays an annual dividend of GBX 7 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. US Solar Fund pays an annual dividend of GBX 2.57 per share and has a dividend yield of 964.3%. Henderson International Income pays out 39.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. US Solar Fund pays out -12,825.0% 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. US Solar Fund is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

In the previous week, Henderson International Income's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled US Solar Fund'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Henderson International Income Neutral
US Solar Fund Neutral

Henderson International Income has higher revenue and earnings than US Solar Fund. US Solar Fund is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Henderson International Income, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Henderson International Income£38.86M8.81£34.86M£17.789.82
US Solar Fund£1.28M0.64-£3.99B-£0.02N/A

28.4% of Henderson International Income shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.6% of US Solar Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 9.9% of Henderson International Income shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of US Solar Fund shares are held by company 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

Henderson International Income beats US Solar Fund on 8 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does US Solar Fund compare to CQS New City High Yield?

US Solar Fund (LON:USF) and CQS New City High Yield (LON:NCYF) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, valuation and analyst recommendations.

US Solar Fund pays an annual dividend of GBX 2.57 per share and has a dividend yield of 964.3%. CQS New City High Yield pays an annual dividend of GBX 4.51 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.0%. US Solar Fund pays out -12,825.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. CQS New City High Yield pays out 129.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. US Solar Fund is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

15.6% of US Solar Fund shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.7% of CQS New City High Yield shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of US Solar Fund shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of CQS New City High Yield shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

US Solar Fund has a net margin of 104.45% compared to CQS New City High Yield's net margin of 73.82%. CQS New City High Yield's return on equity of 7.00% beat US Solar Fund's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
US Solar Fund104.45% -0.03% N/A
CQS New City High Yield 73.82%7.00%4.54%

In the previous week, CQS New City High Yield had 1 more articles in the media than US Solar Fund. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for CQS New City High Yield and 0 mentions for US Solar Fund. CQS New City High Yield's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat US Solar Fund's score of 0.00 indicating that CQS New City High Yield is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
US Solar Fund Neutral
CQS New City High Yield Positive

US Solar Fund has a beta of 0.41721243, meaning that its stock price is 58% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, CQS New City High Yield has a beta of 0.078, meaning that its stock price is 92% less volatile than the broader market.

CQS New City High Yield has higher revenue and earnings than US Solar Fund. US Solar Fund is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CQS New City High Yield, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
US Solar Fund£1.28M0.64-£3.99B-£0.02N/A
CQS New City High Yield£22.87M14.78£47.15M£3.4814.41

Summary

CQS New City High Yield beats US Solar Fund on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does US Solar Fund compare to NB Global Floating Rate Income Fund GBP (NBLS.L)?

NB Global Floating Rate Income Fund GBP (NBLS.L) (LON:NBLS) and US Solar Fund (LON:USF) are both small-cap asset management industry companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations.

NB Global Floating Rate Income Fund GBP (NBLS.L) has higher earnings, but lower revenue than US Solar Fund.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
NB Global Floating Rate Income Fund GBP (NBLS.L)N/AN/AN/AN/AN/A
US Solar Fund£1.28M0.64-£3.99B-£0.02N/A

US Solar Fund has a net margin of 104.45% compared to NB Global Floating Rate Income Fund GBP (NBLS.L)'s net margin of 0.00%. NB Global Floating Rate Income Fund GBP (NBLS.L)'s return on equity of 0.00% beat US Solar Fund's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
NB Global Floating Rate Income Fund GBP (NBLS.L)N/A N/A N/A
US Solar Fund 104.45%-0.03%N/A

NB Global Floating Rate Income Fund GBP (NBLS.L) pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.04 per share. US Solar Fund pays an annual dividend of GBX 2.57 per share and has a dividend yield of 964.3%. US Solar Fund pays out -12,825.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

In the previous week, NB Global Floating Rate Income Fund GBP (NBLS.L)'s average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled US Solar Fund'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
NB Global Floating Rate Income Fund GBP (NBLS.L) Neutral
US Solar Fund Neutral

15.6% of US Solar Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of US Solar Fund shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

US Solar Fund beats NB Global Floating Rate Income Fund GBP (NBLS.L) on 6 of the 7 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does US Solar Fund compare to Henderson EuroTrust?

Henderson EuroTrust (LON:HNE) and US Solar Fund (LON:USF) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, risk, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations and profitability.

60.2% of Henderson EuroTrust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.6% of US Solar Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Henderson EuroTrust shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of US Solar Fund shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Henderson EuroTrust pays an annual dividend of GBX 7 per share. US Solar Fund pays an annual dividend of GBX 2.57 per share and has a dividend yield of 964.3%. Henderson EuroTrust pays out 5,384.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. US Solar Fund pays out -12,825.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. US Solar Fund is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

In the previous week, Henderson EuroTrust's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled US Solar Fund'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Henderson EuroTrust Neutral
US Solar Fund Neutral

Henderson EuroTrust has higher revenue and earnings than US Solar Fund. US Solar Fund is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Henderson EuroTrust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Henderson EuroTrust£31.38M0.00£27.02M£0.13N/A
US Solar Fund£1.28M0.64-£3.99B-£0.02N/A

Henderson EuroTrust has a beta of 0.88, indicating that its share price is 12% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, US Solar Fund has a beta of 0.41721243, indicating that its share price is 58% less volatile than the broader market.

US Solar Fund has a net margin of 104.45% compared to Henderson EuroTrust's net margin of 86.11%. Henderson EuroTrust's return on equity of 7.94% beat US Solar Fund's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Henderson EuroTrust86.11% 7.94% 5.10%
US Solar Fund 104.45%-0.03%N/A

Summary

Henderson EuroTrust beats US Solar Fund on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does US Solar Fund compare to CC Japan Income & Growth?

CC Japan Income & Growth (LON:CCJI) and US Solar Fund (LON:USF) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability and valuation.

US Solar Fund has a net margin of 104.45% compared to CC Japan Income & Growth's net margin of 90.44%. CC Japan Income & Growth's return on equity of 24.76% beat US Solar Fund's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
CC Japan Income & Growth90.44% 24.76% N/A
US Solar Fund 104.45%-0.03%N/A

In the previous week, CC Japan Income & Growth's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled US Solar Fund'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
CC Japan Income & Growth Neutral
US Solar Fund Neutral

8.5% of CC Japan Income & Growth shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.6% of US Solar Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of CC Japan Income & Growth shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of US Solar Fund shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

CC Japan Income & Growth has a beta of 0.96297985, indicating that its stock price is 4% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, US Solar Fund has a beta of 0.41721243, indicating that its stock price is 58% less volatile than the broader market.

CC Japan Income & Growth pays an annual dividend of GBX 5.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. US Solar Fund pays an annual dividend of GBX 2.57 per share and has a dividend yield of 964.3%. CC Japan Income & Growth pays out 11.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. US Solar Fund pays out -12,825.0% 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. US Solar Fund is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

CC Japan Income & Growth has higher revenue and earnings than US Solar Fund. US Solar Fund is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CC Japan Income & Growth, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
CC Japan Income & Growth£68.01M5.29£60.67M£48.705.48
US Solar Fund£1.28M0.64-£3.99B-£0.02N/A

Summary

CC Japan Income & Growth beats US Solar Fund on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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USF vs. The Competition

MetricUS Solar FundAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£819K£2.37B£5.71B£2.77B
Dividend Yield8.09%5.99%5.27%6.09%
P/E Ratio-13.3025.2016.02366.03
Price / Sales0.641,955.361,219.9588,361.75
Price / CashN/A60.1790.6127.89
Price / Book0.001.354.387.71
Net Income-£3.99B£265.53M£1.15B£5.89B
7 Day PerformanceN/A-0.45%0.16%0.45%
1 Month Performance-5.00%2.23%1.95%2.14%
1 Year Performance-30.00%13.07%21.48%86.95%

US Solar Fund Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
USF
US Solar Fund
N/AGBX 0.27
-1.5%
N/A-29.3%£819K£1.28MN/AN/A
HINT
Henderson International Income
N/AGBX 174.59
flat
N/AN/A£342.26M£38.86M9.82N/A
NCYF
CQS New City High Yield
N/AGBX 50.28
+0.6%
N/A-0.2%£338.59M£22.87M14.45N/A
NBLS
NB Global Floating Rate Income Fund GBP (NBLS.L)
N/AN/AN/AN/A£337.13MN/AN/AN/A
HNE
Henderson EuroTrust
N/AN/AN/AN/A£332.62M£31.38M1,207.69N/A

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This page (LON:USF) was last updated on 5/15/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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