Head-To-Head Survey: Netcapital (NASDAQ:NCPL) and Ncc Group (OTCMKTS:NCCGF)

Netcapital (NASDAQ:NCPL) and Ncc Group (OTCMKTS:NCCGF) are both small-cap business services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability and earnings.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Netcapital and Ncc Group”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Netcapital	$870,000.00	3.86	-$28.30 million	($15.49)	-0.03
Ncc Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A

Ncc Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Netcapital.

Risk & Volatility

Netcapital has a beta of 1.17, indicating that its share price is 17% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Ncc Group has a beta of 0.08, indicating that its share price is 92% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Netcapital and Ncc Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Netcapital	-3,806.77%	-40.53%	-32.59%
Ncc Group	N/A	N/A	N/A

Institutional and Insider Ownership

30.7% of Netcapital shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.9% of Netcapital shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and target prices for Netcapital and Ncc Group, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Netcapital	1	0	0	0	1.00
Ncc Group	0	0	0	0	0.00

Summary

Netcapital beats Ncc Group on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Netcapital

Netcapital Inc. operates as a fintech company. It offers Netcapital.com, an SEC-registered funding portal that enables private companies to raise capital online, as well as allows investors to invest from anywhere in the world. The company also provides various services, including automated onboarding process and filing of required regulatory documents; compliance review; custom-built offering page on its portal website; third party transfer agent and custodial services; and rolling closes which provides access to liquidity before final close date of offerings, as well as assistance with annual fillings and direct access to team for ongoing support. In addition, it offers advisor services, which includes incubation of technology start-ups; investors introduction; online marketing; website design and software development; message crafting including pitch decks, offering pages, and ad creation; strategic advice; and technology consulting services. Further, the company provides valuation services, such as business valuation, fairness and solvency opinions, ESOP feasibility and valuation, non-cash charitable contribution, economic analysis of damages, intellectual property appraisals, and compensation studies. Netcapital Inc. is based in Boston, Massachusetts.

About Ncc Group

NCC Group plc engages in the cyber and software resilience business in the United Kingdom, the Asian-Pacific, North America, and Europe. The company operates in two segments, Cyber Security and Software Resilience. It offers assessment and advisory services, which include risk management, supply chain risk, cloud and infrastructure, application and security software, mobile, managed vulnerability scanning, hardware and embedded systems, and cryptography, as well as calibrator and cyber security review solutions. The company also provides detection and response services, including managed detection and response, incident response, and threat intelligence; compliance services, such as data privacy, government security, and payments; and remediation and big bounty services. In addition, it provides software resilience services, such as cloud software escrow solutions, on-premises software escrow agreements, on-premises software escrow verification, virtual and physical escrow vaults, software security testing, and software risk assessment tools, as well as offers training services to developers and other security teams. The company serves customers in various industries that include finance and professional, transport and manufacturing, public, retail, and energy and utilities, as well as technology, media, telecommunications sectors. NCC Group plc was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in Manchester, the United Kingdom.