Hargreave Hale AIM VCT (HHV) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility and risk, PINT or HHV?

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

Does the media prefer PINT or HHV?

In the previous week, Hargreave Hale AIM VCT had 1 more articles in the media than Pantheon Infrastructure. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Hargreave Hale AIM VCT and 1 mentions for Pantheon Infrastructure. Hargreave Hale AIM VCT's average media sentiment score of 0.37 beat Pantheon Infrastructure's score of -0.09 indicating that Hargreave Hale AIM VCT is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Pantheon Infrastructure	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Hargreave Hale AIM VCT	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is PINT or HHV a better dividend stock?

Pantheon Infrastructure pays an annual dividend of GBX 4 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Hargreave Hale AIM VCT pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.2%. Pantheon Infrastructure pays out 24.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hargreave Hale AIM VCT pays out -166.7% 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.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of PINT or HHV?

81.6% of Pantheon Infrastructure shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Pantheon Infrastructure 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 large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, PINT or HHV?

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
Pantheon Infrastructure	N/A	N/A	£77.74M	£16.43	6.09
Hargreave Hale AIM VCT	-£2.49M	-47.63	-£6.58M	-£1.80	-18.03

Is PINT or HHV 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
Pantheon Infrastructure	N/A	14.91%	-0.84%
Hargreave Hale AIM VCT	264.25%	-4.34%	-8.44%

Summary

Pantheon Infrastructure beats Hargreave Hale AIM VCT on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.