Netcapital (NCPL) Competitors

Northern Lights Acquisition (NASDAQ:NLIT) and Netcapital (NASDAQ:NCPL) are both small-cap banking companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk and earnings.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in NLIT or NCPL?

70.9% of Northern Lights Acquisition shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 30.7% of Netcapital shares are held by institutional investors. 6.8% of Netcapital shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media favor NLIT or NCPL?

In the previous week, Netcapital had 3 more articles in the media than Northern Lights Acquisition. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Netcapital and 0 mentions for Northern Lights Acquisition. Netcapital's average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat Northern Lights Acquisition's score of 0.00 indicating that Netcapital is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Northern Lights Acquisition	Neutral
Netcapital	Positive

Is NLIT or NCPL more profitable?

Northern Lights Acquisition has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Netcapital's net margin of -1,274.54%. Northern Lights Acquisition's return on equity of 69.39% beat Netcapital's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Northern Lights Acquisition	N/A	69.39%	1.65%
Netcapital	-1,274.54%	-28.04%	-25.15%

Which has better earnings and valuation, NLIT or NCPL?

Northern Lights Acquisition has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Netcapital.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Northern Lights Acquisition	N/A	N/A	$1.25M	N/A	N/A
Netcapital	$4.95M	3.04	-$4.99M	-$20.20	-0.34

Summary

Northern Lights Acquisition beats Netcapital on 5 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.