Northern Trust (NTRSO) Competitors

Atlanticus (NASDAQ:ATLCP) and Northern Trust (NASDAQ:NTRSO) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, risk and media sentiment.

Is ATLCP or NTRSO more profitable?

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Atlanticus	N/A	N/A	N/A
Northern Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A

Is ATLCP or NTRSO a better dividend stock?

Atlanticus pays an annual dividend of $1.91 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.9%. Northern Trust pays an annual dividend of $1.18 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.9%.

Does the media favor ATLCP or NTRSO?

In the previous week, Northern Trust had 1 more articles in the media than Atlanticus. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Northern Trust and 1 mentions for Atlanticus. Atlanticus' average media sentiment score of 1.45 beat Northern Trust's score of 1.26 indicating that Atlanticus is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Atlanticus	Positive
Northern Trust	Positive

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, ATLCP or NTRSO?

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Atlanticus	$342.38M	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Northern Trust	$7.87B	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Atlanticus and Northern Trust tied by winning 2 of the 4 factors compared between the two stocks.