OAP3 vs. RAT, CLDN, JAM, EMG, TRIG, MRC, MYI, ATT, SSON, and FEV
Should you be buying Octopus Apollo VCT stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Octopus Apollo VCT include Rathbones Group (RAT), Caledonia Investments (CLDN), JPMorgan American (JAM), Man Group (EMG), The Renewables Infrastructure Group (TRIG), The Mercantile Investment Trust (MRC), Murray International (MYI), Allianz Technology Trust (ATT), Smithson Investment Trust (SSON), and Fidelity European Trust (FEV). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry.
Octopus Apollo VCT vs. Its Competitors
Rathbones Group (LON:RAT) and Octopus Apollo VCT (LON:OAP3) 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 risk, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, earnings and media sentiment.
61.6% of Rathbones Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.4% of Rathbones Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Octopus Apollo VCT shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Rathbones Group currently has a consensus target price of GBX 2,095.67, indicating a potential upside of 17.08%. Given Rathbones Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Rathbones Group is more favorable than Octopus Apollo VCT.
Rathbones Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.93 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Octopus Apollo VCT pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.03 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Rathbones Group pays out 157.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Octopus Apollo VCT pays out 92.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Octopus Apollo VCT is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Rathbones Group has a beta of 0.65, indicating that its share price is 35% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Octopus Apollo VCT has a beta of -0.09, indicating that its share price is 109% less volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Rathbones Group had 5 more articles in the media than Octopus Apollo VCT. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Rathbones Group and 0 mentions for Octopus Apollo VCT. Rathbones Group's average media sentiment score of 0.48 beat Octopus Apollo VCT's score of 0.00 indicating that Rathbones Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Rathbones Group has higher revenue and earnings than Octopus Apollo VCT. Octopus Apollo VCT is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Rathbones Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Rathbones Group has a net margin of 7.25% compared to Octopus Apollo VCT's net margin of -226.25%. Rathbones Group's return on equity of 4.66% beat Octopus Apollo VCT's return on equity.
Summary
Rathbones Group beats Octopus Apollo VCT on 15 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:OAP3) was last updated on 9/6/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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