Octopus Apollo VCT (OAP3) Competitors

Octopus Apollo VCT (LON:OAP3) and Allianz Technology Trust (LON:ATT) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, risk, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and profitability.

Is OAP3 or ATT more profitable?

Allianz Technology Trust has a net margin of 98.24% compared to Octopus Apollo VCT's net margin of -226.25%. Allianz Technology Trust's return on equity of 34.32% beat Octopus Apollo VCT's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Octopus Apollo VCT	-226.25%	-1.19%	-0.07%
Allianz Technology Trust	98.24%	34.32%	22.44%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of OAP3 or ATT?

31.7% of Allianz Technology Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Octopus Apollo VCT shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of Allianz Technology Trust shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, OAP3 or ATT?

Allianz Technology Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Octopus Apollo VCT. Octopus Apollo VCT is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Allianz Technology Trust, 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
Octopus Apollo VCT	£2.55M	175.65	-£5.76M	-£0.60	-77.64
Allianz Technology Trust	£511.77M	3.37	£502.74M	£132.42	3.42

Which has more volatility and risk, OAP3 or ATT?

Octopus Apollo VCT has a beta of -0.09, suggesting that its share price is 109% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Allianz Technology Trust has a beta of 0.52, suggesting that its share price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer OAP3 or ATT?

In the previous week, Allianz Technology Trust had 1 more articles in the media than Octopus Apollo VCT. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Allianz Technology Trust and 0 mentions for Octopus Apollo VCT. Allianz Technology Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.16 beat Octopus Apollo VCT's score of 0.00 indicating that Allianz Technology Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Octopus Apollo VCT	Neutral
Allianz Technology Trust	Positive

Summary

Allianz Technology Trust beats Octopus Apollo VCT on 12 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.