Octopus Apollo VCT (OAP3) Competitors

Henderson European Focus Trust (LON:HEFT) and Octopus Apollo VCT (LON:OAP3) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, community ranking, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, risk, valuation and institutional ownership.

Is HEFT or OAP3 a better dividend stock?

Henderson European Focus Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 4 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Octopus Apollo VCT pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.4%. Henderson European Focus Trust pays out 1,142.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Octopus Apollo VCT pays out 7,500.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, HEFT or OAP3?

Henderson European Focus Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Octopus Apollo VCT. Henderson European Focus Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Octopus Apollo VCT, 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
Henderson European Focus Trust	£79.72M	5.04	£75.29M	£0.35	540.00
Octopus Apollo VCT	£46.17M	8.55	£28.58M	£0.04	1,177.50

Do analysts rate HEFT or OAP3?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Henderson European Focus Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Octopus Apollo VCT	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of HEFT or OAP3?

44.2% of Henderson European Focus Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 8.7% of Henderson European Focus Trust shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Octopus Apollo VCT shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, HEFT or OAP3?

Henderson European Focus Trust has a beta of 0.87, meaning that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Octopus Apollo VCT has a beta of -0.09, meaning that its stock price is 109% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor HEFT or OAP3?

In the previous week, Henderson European Focus Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.54 beat Octopus Apollo VCT's score of 0.00 indicating that Octopus Apollo VCT is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Henderson European Focus Trust	Neutral
Octopus Apollo VCT	Very Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer HEFT or OAP3?

Henderson European Focus Trust received 36 more outperform votes than Octopus Apollo VCT when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.13% of users gave Octopus Apollo VCT an outperform vote while only 63.11% of users gave Henderson European Focus Trust an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Henderson European Focus Trust	Outperform Votes 77 63.11%	Underperform Votes 45 36.89%
Octopus Apollo VCT	Outperform Votes 41 66.13%	Underperform Votes 21 33.87%

Is HEFT or OAP3 more profitable?

Henderson European Focus Trust has a net margin of 94.44% compared to Henderson European Focus Trust's net margin of 61.90%. Octopus Apollo VCT's return on equity of 21.72% beat Henderson European Focus Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Henderson European Focus Trust	94.44%	21.72%	12.61%
Octopus Apollo VCT	61.90%	8.33%	5.10%

Summary

Henderson European Focus Trust beats Octopus Apollo VCT on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.