Develop North (DVNO) Competitors GBX 70 -7.00 (-9.09%) As of 10/3/2025 05:17 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsBuy This Stock DVNO vs. OSEC, GPM, DGI9, MATE, D4H, EJFI, MVI, AJIT, BSRT, and AJGShould you be buying Develop North stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Develop North include Octopus AIM VCT 2 (OSEC), Golden Prospect Precious Metal (GPM), Digital 9 Infrastructure (DGI9), JPMorgan Multi-Asset Growth & Income (MATE), Downing FOUR VCT (D4H), EJF Investments (EJFI), Marwyn Value Investors (MVI), abrdn Japan Investment Trust (AJIT), Baker Steel Resources (BSRT), and Atlantis Japan Growth (AJG). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry. Develop North vs. Its Competitors Octopus AIM VCT 2 Golden Prospect Precious Metal Digital 9 Infrastructure JPMorgan Multi-Asset Growth & Income Downing FOUR VCT EJF Investments Marwyn Value Investors abrdn Japan Investment Trust Baker Steel Resources Atlantis Japan Growth Octopus AIM VCT 2 (LON:OSEC) and Develop North (LON:DVNO) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation and media sentiment. Is OSEC or DVNO more profitable? Develop North has a net margin of 59.58% compared to Octopus AIM VCT 2's net margin of -17.95%. Develop North's return on equity of 4.24% beat Octopus AIM VCT 2's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Octopus AIM VCT 2-17.95% -1.44% -10.46% Develop North 59.58%4.24%1.11% Which has preferable valuation & earnings, OSEC or DVNO? Develop North has higher revenue and earnings than Octopus AIM VCT 2. Octopus AIM VCT 2 is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Develop North, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioOctopus AIM VCT 2-£6.69M-11.48-£1.34M-£0.04-933.33Develop North£1.57M11.16£846.72K£0.041,650.94 Which has more volatility & risk, OSEC or DVNO? Octopus AIM VCT 2 has a beta of 0.55, indicating that its share price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Develop North has a beta of 0.16, indicating that its share price is 84% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is OSEC or DVNO a better dividend stock? Octopus AIM VCT 2 pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Develop North pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Octopus AIM VCT 2 pays out -92.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Develop North pays out 94.3% 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 2 is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Does the media prefer OSEC or DVNO? In the previous week, Octopus AIM VCT 2's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Develop North'saverage media sentiment score. Company Overall Sentiment Octopus AIM VCT 2 Neutral Develop North Neutral SummaryDevelop North beats Octopus AIM VCT 2 on 8 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks. 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Media Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart DVNO vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricDevelop NorthAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£19.23M£1.49B£6.03B£2.59BDividend Yield5.19%4.59%4.31%5.30%P/E Ratio1,650.943,115.641,332.944,424.90Price / Sales11.161,914.011,319.6299,677.99Price / Cash107.5060.47127.4327.90Price / Book0.901.382.138.04Net Income£846.72K£264.59M£1.22B£5.89B7 Day Performance-9.09%0.94%4.13%4.35%1 Month Performance-9.09%1.62%6.45%6.26%1 Year Performance-0.28%8.72%38.29%143.90% Develop North Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)DVNODevelop NorthN/AGBX 70-9.1%N/A-0.3%£19.23M£1.57M1,650.94N/AGap DownOSECOctopus AIM VCT 2N/AGBX 36.40flatN/AN/A£76.74M-£6.69M-933.33N/AHigh Trading VolumeGPMGolden Prospect Precious MetalN/AGBX 81.88-0.8%N/A+130.8%£76.35M£7.18M1,033.84N/APositive NewsDGI9Digital 9 InfrastructureN/AGBX 8.80-1.1%N/A-51.7%£76.14M-£385.40M-19.57N/AHigh Trading VolumeMATEJPMorgan Multi-Asset Growth & IncomeN/AN/AN/AN/A£75.67MN/A-1,716.67N/AD4HDowning FOUR VCTN/AN/AN/AN/A£75.57MN/A950.004EJFIEJF InvestmentsN/AGBX 123.51-0.4%N/A+13.6%£75.52M£12.54M812.57N/AHigh Trading VolumeMVIMarwyn Value InvestorsN/AGBX 129-1.1%N/A+46.5%£72.93M£18.67M388.5518Positive NewsEarnings ReportAJITabrdn Japan Investment TrustN/AN/AN/AN/A£72.72M-£3.20M-1,720.59N/AGap DownBSRTBaker Steel ResourcesN/AGBX 67.67+1.0%N/A+42.3%£72.04M£14.06M540.90N/AEarnings ReportAJGAtlantis Japan GrowthN/AN/AN/AN/A£70.72M£4.41M33.0844,000Gap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Octopus AIM VCT 2 Competitors Golden Prospect Precious Metal Competitors Digital 9 Infrastructure Competitors JPMorgan Multi-Asset Growth & Income Competitors Downing FOUR VCT Competitors EJF Investments Competitors Marwyn Value Investors Competitors abrdn Japan Investment Trust Competitors Baker Steel Resources Competitors Atlantis Japan Growth Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (LON:DVNO) was last updated on 10/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMagnificent 7 being replaced by the “Hidden 7”?BULLISH: It's time to buy this 'hidden' AI stock An award-winning stock-rating system has turned BULLISH on...Chaikin Analytics | Sponsored$100 Trillion “AI Metal” Found in American Ghost TownJeff Brown recently traveled to a ghost town in the middle of an American desert… To investigate what could...Brownstone Research | SponsoredU.S. Government Sparking Crypto RallyU.S. Puts GDP on the Blockchain Could this spark the next crypto supercycle? 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