CT UK High Income Trust (CHIB) Competitors

Octopus AIM VCT (LON:OOA) and CT UK High Income Trust (LON:CHIB) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability, risk, community ranking, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership and valuation.

Does the media prefer OOA or CHIB?

In the previous week, Octopus AIM VCT's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled CT UK High Income Trust'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Octopus AIM VCT	Neutral
CT UK High Income Trust	Neutral

Is OOA or CHIB more profitable?

CT UK High Income Trust has a net margin of 84.52% compared to Octopus AIM VCT's net margin of 0.00%. CT UK High Income Trust's return on equity of 10.59% beat Octopus AIM VCT's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Octopus AIM VCT	N/A	-19.24%	-11.95%
CT UK High Income Trust	84.52%	10.59%	6.32%

Which has more risk & volatility, OOA or CHIB?

Octopus AIM VCT has a beta of 0.5, indicating that its share price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, CT UK High Income Trust has a beta of 0.75, indicating that its share price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer OOA or CHIB?

Octopus AIM VCT received 64 more outperform votes than CT UK High Income Trust when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Octopus AIM VCT	Outperform Votes 64 69.57%	Underperform Votes 28 30.43%
CT UK High Income Trust	N/A	N/A

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, OOA or CHIB?

CT UK High Income Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Octopus AIM VCT. Octopus AIM VCT is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CT UK High Income Trust, 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
Octopus AIM VCT	-£21.82M	-4.77	-£24.88M	-£0.20	-256.50
CT UK High Income Trust	£13.28M	1.97	£11.22M	£0.10	860.00

Is OOA or CHIB a better dividend stock?

Octopus AIM VCT pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.7%. CT UK High Income Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.0%. Octopus AIM VCT pays out -2,500.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. CT UK High Income Trust pays out 6,000.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Octopus AIM VCT is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in OOA or CHIB?

28.3% of CT UK High Income Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Octopus AIM VCT shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.8% of CT UK High Income Trust shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

CT UK High Income Trust beats Octopus AIM VCT on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.