Hargreave Hale AIM VCT (HHV) Competitors

Foresight Group (LON:FSG) and Hargreave Hale AIM VCT (LON:HHV) 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 media sentiment, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership.

Which has better earnings & valuation, FSG or HHV?

Foresight Group has higher revenue and earnings than Hargreave Hale AIM VCT. Hargreave Hale AIM VCT is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Foresight Group, 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
Foresight Group	£136.55M	3.79	£25.54M	£22.09	20.39
Hargreave Hale AIM VCT	-£2.49M	-48.15	-£6.58M	-£1.80	-18.22

Does the media favor FSG or HHV?

In the previous week, Foresight Group and Foresight Group both had 2 articles in the media. Foresight Group's average media sentiment score of 1.19 beat Hargreave Hale AIM VCT's score of 0.07 indicating that Foresight Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Foresight Group	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Hargreave Hale AIM VCT	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do institutionals and insiders believe in FSG or HHV?

42.8% of Foresight Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 35.3% of Foresight Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Hargreave Hale AIM VCT shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, FSG or HHV?

Foresight Group has a beta of 0.44, suggesting that its share price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hargreave Hale AIM VCT has a beta of 0.38, suggesting that its share price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is FSG or HHV a better dividend stock?

Foresight Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 31 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.9%. Hargreave Hale AIM VCT pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.1%. Foresight Group pays out 140.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Hargreave Hale AIM VCT pays out -166.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hargreave Hale AIM VCT is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts recommend FSG or HHV?

Foresight Group presently has a consensus target price of GBX 580, indicating a potential upside of 28.75%. Given Foresight Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Foresight Group is more favorable than Hargreave Hale AIM VCT.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Foresight Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Hargreave Hale AIM VCT	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is FSG or HHV more profitable?

Hargreave Hale AIM VCT has a net margin of 264.25% compared to Foresight Group's net margin of 18.70%. Foresight Group's return on equity of 32.24% beat Hargreave Hale AIM VCT's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Foresight Group	18.70%	32.24%	15.09%
Hargreave Hale AIM VCT	264.25%	-4.34%	-8.44%

Summary

Foresight Group beats Hargreave Hale AIM VCT on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.