Weiss Korea Opportunity (WKOF) Competitors

North American Income Trust (LON:NAIT) and Weiss Korea Opportunity (LON:WKOF) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, dividends, earnings and valuation.

Is NAIT or WKOF more profitable?

Weiss Korea Opportunity has a net margin of 131.62% compared to North American Income Trust's net margin of 88.41%. North American Income Trust's return on equity of 12.23% beat Weiss Korea Opportunity's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
North American Income Trust	88.41%	12.23%	-0.86%
Weiss Korea Opportunity	131.62%	5.86%	N/A

Does the media prefer NAIT or WKOF?

In the previous week, North American Income Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Weiss Korea Opportunity'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
North American Income Trust	Neutral
Weiss Korea Opportunity	Neutral

Which has higher valuation & earnings, NAIT or WKOF?

North American Income Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Weiss Korea Opportunity. North American Income Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Weiss Korea Opportunity, 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
North American Income Trust	£56.18M	7.44	£49.67M	£40.62	8.38
Weiss Korea Opportunity	£5.20M	19.78	£6.84M	£9.88	15.03

Is NAIT or WKOF a better dividend stock?

North American Income Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 12 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Weiss Korea Opportunity pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. North American Income Trust pays out 29.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Weiss Korea Opportunity pays out 50.6% 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. North American Income Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of NAIT or WKOF?

51.9% of North American Income Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 74.0% of Weiss Korea Opportunity shares are held by institutional investors. 8.1% of North American Income Trust shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 13.8% of Weiss Korea Opportunity 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

North American Income Trust and Weiss Korea Opportunity tied by winning 6 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.