Barings Participation Investors (MPV) Competitors

Barings Participation Investors (NYSE:MPV) and ASA Gold and Precious Metals (NYSE:ASA) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, profitability and dividends.

Is MPV or ASA more profitable?

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Barings Participation Investors	N/A	N/A	N/A
ASA Gold and Precious Metals	N/A	N/A	N/A

Which has better valuation & earnings, MPV or ASA?

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Barings Participation Investors	$18.78M	10.80	N/A	N/A	N/A
ASA Gold and Precious Metals	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Does the media favor MPV or ASA?

In the previous week, ASA Gold and Precious Metals had 15 more articles in the media than Barings Participation Investors. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for ASA Gold and Precious Metals and 6 mentions for Barings Participation Investors. ASA Gold and Precious Metals' average media sentiment score of 1.64 beat Barings Participation Investors' score of 0.43 indicating that ASA Gold and Precious Metals is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Barings Participation Investors	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
ASA Gold and Precious Metals	14 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, MPV or ASA?

Barings Participation Investors has a beta of 0.47, indicating that its stock price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, ASA Gold and Precious Metals has a beta of 0.63, indicating that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is MPV or ASA a better dividend stock?

Barings Participation Investors pays an annual dividend of $1.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.8%. ASA Gold and Precious Metals pays an annual dividend of $0.05 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%.

Summary

ASA Gold and Precious Metals beats Barings Participation Investors on 3 of the 5 factors compared between the two stocks.