Molten Ventures VCT (MVCT) Competitors

Pacific Assets (LON:PAC) and Molten Ventures VCT (LON:MVCT) 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 profitability, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, risk, valuation, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.

Does the media refer more to PAC or MVCT?

In the previous week, Pacific Assets had 11 more articles in the media than Molten Ventures VCT. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Pacific Assets and 0 mentions for Molten Ventures VCT. Pacific Assets' average media sentiment score of 0.21 beat Molten Ventures VCT's score of 0.00 indicating that Pacific Assets is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Pacific Assets	Neutral
Molten Ventures VCT	Neutral

Is PAC or MVCT a better dividend stock?

Pacific Assets pays an annual dividend of GBX 4 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Molten Ventures VCT pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.1%. Pacific Assets pays out 11.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Molten Ventures VCT pays out -62.4% 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. Molten Ventures VCT is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Is PAC or MVCT more profitable?

Molten Ventures VCT has a net margin of 336.71% compared to Pacific Assets' net margin of 70.84%. Pacific Assets' return on equity of 8.79% beat Molten Ventures VCT's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Pacific Assets	70.84%	8.79%	0.07%
Molten Ventures VCT	336.71%	-6.80%	-1.38%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, PAC or MVCT?

Pacific Assets has higher revenue and earnings than Molten Ventures VCT. Molten Ventures VCT is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Pacific Assets, 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
Pacific Assets	£60.20M	6.98	£42.65M	£35.41	9.86
Molten Ventures VCT	-£2.43M	-43.08	-£8.19M	-£3.21	-12.32

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in PAC or MVCT?

43.6% of Pacific Assets shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.9% of Molten Ventures VCT shares are held by institutional investors. 2.7% of Pacific Assets shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Molten Ventures VCT shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, PAC or MVCT?

Pacific Assets has a beta of 0.38, suggesting that its stock price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Molten Ventures VCT has a beta of 0.1, suggesting that its stock price is 90% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Pacific Assets beats Molten Ventures VCT on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.