Hargreave Hale AIM VCT (HHV) Competitors

Hargreave Hale AIM VCT (LON:HHV) and Pantheon Infrastructure (LON:PINT) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, community ranking and institutional ownership.

Does the media favor HHV or PINT?

In the previous week, Hargreave Hale AIM VCT had 1 more articles in the media than Pantheon Infrastructure. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Hargreave Hale AIM VCT and 0 mentions for Pantheon Infrastructure. Hargreave Hale AIM VCT's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Pantheon Infrastructure's score of 0.00 indicating that Hargreave Hale AIM VCT is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Hargreave Hale AIM VCT	Positive
Pantheon Infrastructure	Neutral

Is HHV or PINT more profitable?

Hargreave Hale AIM VCT has a net margin of 264.25% compared to Pantheon Infrastructure's net margin of 0.00%. Pantheon Infrastructure's return on equity of 14.91% beat Hargreave Hale AIM VCT's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hargreave Hale AIM VCT	264.25%	-4.34%	-8.44%
Pantheon Infrastructure	N/A	14.91%	-0.84%

Is HHV or PINT a better dividend stock?

Hargreave Hale AIM VCT pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.4%. Pantheon Infrastructure pays an annual dividend of GBX 4 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. Hargreave Hale AIM VCT pays out -166.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Pantheon Infrastructure pays out 24.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Hargreave Hale AIM VCT is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in HHV or PINT?

Hargreave Hale AIM VCT received 82 more outperform votes than Pantheon Infrastructure when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Hargreave Hale AIM VCT	Outperform Votes 82 66.67%	Underperform Votes 41 33.33%
Pantheon Infrastructure	N/A	N/A

Which has higher earnings & valuation, HHV or PINT?

Pantheon Infrastructure has higher revenue and earnings than Hargreave Hale AIM VCT. Hargreave Hale AIM VCT is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Pantheon Infrastructure, 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
Hargreave Hale AIM VCT	-£2.49M	-46.97	-£6.58M	-£1.80	-17.78
Pantheon Infrastructure	N/A	N/A	£77.74M	£16.43	5.94

Which has more volatility and risk, HHV or PINT?

Hargreave Hale AIM VCT has a beta of 0.38, indicating that its stock price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pantheon Infrastructure has a beta of 0.1, indicating that its stock price is 90% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals believe in HHV or PINT?

81.6% of Pantheon Infrastructure shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Hargreave Hale AIM VCT shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Pantheon Infrastructure shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Pantheon Infrastructure beats Hargreave Hale AIM VCT on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.