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Hargreave Hale AIM VCT (HHV) Competitors

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GBX 33.46 -0.98 (-2.85%)
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HHV vs. NAS, ESCT, IPO, JPGI, UEM, THRG, JLEN, JII, JCH, and PCGH

Should you be buying Hargreave Hale AIM VCT stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Hargreave Hale AIM VCT include North Atlantic Smaller Cos (NAS), The European Smaller Companies Trust (ESCT), IP Group (IPO), Jpmorgan Global Growth & Income (JPGI), Utilico Emerging Markets Trust (UEM), BlackRock Throgmorton Trust (THRG), JLEN Environmental Assets Group (JLEN), JPMorgan Indian (JII), JPMorgan Claverhouse (JCH), and Polar Capital Glb Healthcare (PCGH). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry.

Hargreave Hale AIM VCT vs. Its Competitors

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

0.0% of Hargreave Hale AIM VCT shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 11.6% of North Atlantic Smaller Cos shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Hargreave Hale AIM VCT shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 33.1% of North Atlantic Smaller Cos shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

North Atlantic Smaller Cos has higher revenue and earnings than Hargreave Hale AIM VCT. Hargreave Hale AIM VCT is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than North Atlantic Smaller Cos, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Hargreave Hale AIM VCT-£13.61M-9.10-£6.58M-£0.04-830.27
North Atlantic Smaller Cos£24.23M20.31£87.97M-£4.07-92.03

Hargreave Hale AIM VCT pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.02 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. North Atlantic Smaller Cos pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.09 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Hargreave Hale AIM VCT pays out -55.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. North Atlantic Smaller Cos pays out -2.2% 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.

Hargreave Hale AIM VCT has a net margin of 264.25% compared to North Atlantic Smaller Cos' net margin of 91.37%. North Atlantic Smaller Cos' return on equity of 12.49% beat Hargreave Hale AIM VCT's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Hargreave Hale AIM VCT264.25% -4.34% -8.44%
North Atlantic Smaller Cos 91.37%12.49%0.24%

Hargreave Hale AIM VCT has a beta of 0.38, meaning that its stock price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, North Atlantic Smaller Cos has a beta of 0.77, meaning that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, North Atlantic Smaller Cos had 1 more articles in the media than Hargreave Hale AIM VCT. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for North Atlantic Smaller Cos and 1 mentions for Hargreave Hale AIM VCT. North Atlantic Smaller Cos' average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat Hargreave Hale AIM VCT's score of 0.67 indicating that North Atlantic Smaller Cos is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Hargreave Hale AIM VCT
0 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
North Atlantic Smaller Cos
1 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Summary

North Atlantic Smaller Cos beats Hargreave Hale AIM VCT on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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HHV vs. The Competition

MetricHargreave Hale AIM VCTAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£123.93M£1.44B£4.89B£2.60B
Dividend Yield5.81%4.59%4.31%5.30%
P/E Ratio-830.273,085.161,332.414,396.31
Price / Sales-9.101,977.251,371.38100,736.10
Price / Cash4.0360.4648.9427.90
Price / Book0.831.382.188.06
Net Income-£6.58M£264.59M£1.22B£5.89B
7 Day PerformanceN/A-0.56%-0.27%-0.11%
1 Month Performance5.02%0.19%2.11%2.21%
1 Year Performance-13.32%7.89%44.17%145.00%

Hargreave Hale AIM VCT Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
HHV
Hargreave Hale AIM VCT
N/AGBX 33.46
-2.8%
N/A-10.8%£123.93M-£13.61M-830.27N/ADividend Increase
Gap Down
High Trading Volume
NAS
North Atlantic Smaller Cos
N/AGBX 376
flat
N/A-90.3%£494.25M£43.28M1,194.94N/A
ESCT
The European Smaller Companies Trust
N/AGBX 216
+0.2%
N/A+19.2%£491.43M-£5.61M-10,046.51305
IPO
IP Group
2.1381 of 5 stars
GBX 52.40
+0.6%
GBX 100
+90.8%
+9.2%£473.27M-£113.30M-262.4195News Coverage
Analyst Forecast
Gap Up
High Trading Volume
JPGI
Jpmorgan Global Growth & Income
N/AN/AN/AN/A£472.52M£93.27M5.01N/AHigh Trading Volume
UEM
Utilico Emerging Markets Trust
N/AGBX 255.92
+0.4%
N/A+15.2%£465.22M-£12.00M-2,888.49N/APositive News
THRG
BlackRock Throgmorton Trust
N/AGBX 609.34
+0.7%
N/A+1.4%£464.51M-£40.08M-1,350.49N/APositive News
JLEN
JLEN Environmental Assets Group
N/AGBX 70.30
+0.4%
N/A-22.1%£464.35M-£12.30M-3,347.62N/A
JII
JPMorgan Indian
N/AGBX 1,012
+0.2%
N/A+0.2%£461.80M£29.88M5,295.66N/A
JCH
JPMorgan Claverhouse
N/AGBX 838
+0.5%
N/A+16.9%£461.15M£54.41M863.21N/A
PCGH
Polar Capital Glb Healthcare
N/AGBX 375.29
+1.7%
N/A+0.5%£455.11M-£53.48M-815.13N/ADividend Increase
High Trading Volume

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This page (LON:HHV) was last updated on 10/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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