Do analysts prefer OAP3 or N91?

Ninety One Group has a consensus target price of GBX 206, indicating a potential downside of 6.74%. Given Ninety One Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Ninety One Group is more favorable than Octopus Apollo VCT. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Octopus Apollo VCT 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Ninety One Group 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00

Does the media favor OAP3 or N91?

In the previous week, Octopus Apollo VCT and Octopus Apollo VCT both had 2 articles in the media. Ninety One Group's average media sentiment score of 1.84 beat Octopus Apollo VCT's score of 1.15 indicating that Ninety One Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Octopus Apollo VCT 1 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Ninety One Group 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive

Octopus Apollo VCT (OAP3) Competitors

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OAP3 vs. MYI, FEV, N91, JAM, and CLDN

Should you buy Octopus Apollo VCT stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Octopus Apollo VCT with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Octopus Apollo VCT include Murray International (MYI), Fidelity European Trust (FEV), Ninety One Group (N91), JPMorgan American (JAM), and Caledonia Investments (CLDN). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry.

How does Octopus Apollo VCT compare to Murray International?

Murray International (LON:MYI) and Octopus Apollo VCT (LON:OAP3) are both financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, valuation, dividends and profitability.

In the previous week, Octopus Apollo VCT had 2 more articles in the media than Murray International. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Octopus Apollo VCT and 0 mentions for Murray International. Octopus Apollo VCT's average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat Murray International's score of 0.00 indicating that Octopus Apollo VCT is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Murray International	Neutral
Octopus Apollo VCT	Positive

Murray International has a beta of 0.87265795, indicating that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Octopus Apollo VCT has a beta of -0.09, indicating that its stock price is 109% less volatile than the broader market.

Murray International has higher revenue and earnings than Octopus Apollo VCT. Murray International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Octopus Apollo VCT, 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
Murray International	£358.82M	5.92	£178.39M	£58.70	6.08
Octopus Apollo VCT	£16.51M	33.70	-£5.76M	£1.20	39.33

Murray International pays an annual dividend of GBX 12.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Octopus Apollo VCT pays an annual dividend of GBX 2.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. Murray International pays out 20.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Octopus Apollo VCT pays out 216.7% 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 has a net margin of 379.58% compared to Murray International's net margin of 94.44%. Murray International's return on equity of 19.22% beat Octopus Apollo VCT's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Murray International	94.44%	19.22%	6.89%
Octopus Apollo VCT	379.58%	2.33%	-0.07%

5.6% of Murray International shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Murray International shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Octopus Apollo VCT shares are held by 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.

Summary

Murray International beats Octopus Apollo VCT on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Octopus Apollo VCT compare to Fidelity European Trust?

Octopus Apollo VCT (LON:OAP3) and Fidelity European Trust (LON:FEV) are both financial services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, risk, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Octopus Apollo VCT has a beta of -0.09, suggesting that its share price is 109% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Fidelity European Trust has a beta of 0.878, suggesting that its share price is 12% less volatile than the broader market.

Octopus Apollo VCT pays an annual dividend of GBX 2.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. Fidelity European Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 9.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Octopus Apollo VCT pays out 216.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Fidelity European Trust pays out 15.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Fidelity European Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Octopus Apollo VCT. Fidelity European Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Octopus Apollo VCT, 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	£16.51M	33.70	-£5.76M	£1.20	39.33
Fidelity European Trust	£276.56M	7.55	£208.32M	£62.80	6.73

Octopus Apollo VCT has a net margin of 379.58% compared to Fidelity European Trust's net margin of 93.61%. Fidelity European Trust's return on equity of 13.99% beat Octopus Apollo VCT's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Octopus Apollo VCT	379.58%	2.33%	-0.07%
Fidelity European Trust	93.61%	13.99%	10.56%

7.7% of Fidelity European Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Octopus Apollo VCT shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Fidelity European Trust shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Octopus Apollo VCT had 2 more articles in the media than Fidelity European Trust. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Octopus Apollo VCT and 0 mentions for Fidelity European Trust. Octopus Apollo VCT's average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat Fidelity European Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that Octopus Apollo VCT is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Octopus Apollo VCT	Positive
Fidelity European Trust	Neutral

Summary

Fidelity European Trust beats Octopus Apollo VCT on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Octopus Apollo VCT compare to Ninety One Group?

Octopus Apollo VCT (LON:OAP3) and Ninety One Group (LON:N91) are both financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, dividends, risk and institutional ownership.

Octopus Apollo VCT has a beta of -0.09, indicating that its stock price is 109% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Ninety One Group has a beta of 0.763, indicating that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the broader market.

11.6% of Ninety One Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Octopus Apollo VCT shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Ninety One Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Octopus Apollo VCT has a net margin of 379.58% compared to Ninety One Group's net margin of 19.63%. Ninety One Group's return on equity of 28.08% beat Octopus Apollo VCT's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Octopus Apollo VCT	379.58%	2.33%	-0.07%
Ninety One Group	19.63%	28.08%	1.15%

Octopus Apollo VCT pays an annual dividend of GBX 2.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. Ninety One Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 12.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. Octopus Apollo VCT pays out 216.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Ninety One Group pays out 74.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ninety One Group is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Ninety One Group has a consensus target price of GBX 206, indicating a potential downside of 6.74%. Given Ninety One Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Ninety One Group is more favorable than Octopus Apollo VCT.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Octopus Apollo VCT	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
Ninety One Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Ninety One Group has higher revenue and earnings than Octopus Apollo VCT. Ninety One Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Octopus Apollo VCT, 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	£16.51M	33.70	-£5.76M	£1.20	39.33
Ninety One Group	£763.30M	2.79	£154.01M	£17.10	12.92

In the previous week, Octopus Apollo VCT and Octopus Apollo VCT both had 2 articles in the media. Ninety One Group's average media sentiment score of 1.84 beat Octopus Apollo VCT's score of 1.15 indicating that Ninety One Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Octopus Apollo VCT	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Ninety One Group	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Summary

Ninety One Group beats Octopus Apollo VCT on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Octopus Apollo VCT compare to JPMorgan American?

Octopus Apollo VCT (LON:OAP3) and JPMorgan American (LON:JAM) are both financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, earnings and risk.

Octopus Apollo VCT has a beta of -0.09, meaning that its share price is 109% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, JPMorgan American has a beta of 0.7474138, meaning that its share price is 25% less volatile than the broader market.

Octopus Apollo VCT has a net margin of 379.58% compared to JPMorgan American's net margin of 89.80%. JPMorgan American's return on equity of 4.28% beat Octopus Apollo VCT's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Octopus Apollo VCT	379.58%	2.33%	-0.07%
JPMorgan American	89.80%	4.28%	15.33%

In the previous week, Octopus Apollo VCT had 2 more articles in the media than JPMorgan American. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Octopus Apollo VCT and 0 mentions for JPMorgan American. Octopus Apollo VCT's average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat JPMorgan American's score of 0.00 indicating that Octopus Apollo VCT is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Octopus Apollo VCT	Positive
JPMorgan American	Neutral

Octopus Apollo VCT pays an annual dividend of GBX 2.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. JPMorgan American pays an annual dividend of GBX 11 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Octopus Apollo VCT pays out 216.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. JPMorgan American pays out 23.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

JPMorgan American has higher revenue and earnings than Octopus Apollo VCT. JPMorgan American is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Octopus Apollo VCT, 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	£16.51M	33.70	-£5.76M	£1.20	39.33
JPMorgan American	£86.07M	23.45	£420.73M	£46.21	26.34

13.6% of JPMorgan American shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Octopus Apollo VCT shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of JPMorgan American shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

JPMorgan American beats Octopus Apollo VCT on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Octopus Apollo VCT compare to Caledonia Investments?

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

Caledonia Investments pays an annual dividend of GBX 9.07 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Octopus Apollo VCT pays an annual dividend of GBX 2.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. Caledonia Investments pays out 35.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Octopus Apollo VCT pays out 216.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

7.3% of Caledonia Investments shares are held by institutional investors. 4.5% of Caledonia Investments shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Octopus Apollo VCT 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.

Caledonia Investments has a beta of 0.806, suggesting that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Octopus Apollo VCT has a beta of -0.09, suggesting that its stock price is 109% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Octopus Apollo VCT had 2 more articles in the media than Caledonia Investments. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Octopus Apollo VCT and 0 mentions for Caledonia Investments. Octopus Apollo VCT's average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat Caledonia Investments' score of 0.00 indicating that Octopus Apollo VCT is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Caledonia Investments	Neutral
Octopus Apollo VCT	Positive

Octopus Apollo VCT has a net margin of 379.58% compared to Caledonia Investments' net margin of 81.74%. Caledonia Investments' return on equity of 4.51% beat Octopus Apollo VCT's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Caledonia Investments	81.74%	4.51%	4.23%
Octopus Apollo VCT	379.58%	2.33%	-0.07%

Caledonia Investments has higher revenue and earnings than Octopus Apollo VCT. Caledonia Investments is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Octopus Apollo VCT, 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
Caledonia Investments	£160.50M	12.20	£199.92M	£25.50	15.02
Octopus Apollo VCT	£16.51M	33.70	-£5.76M	£1.20	39.33

Summary

Caledonia Investments beats Octopus Apollo VCT on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Metric	Octopus Apollo VCT	Asset Management Industry	Financial Sector	LON Exchange
Market Cap	£556.42M	£2.43B	£6.20B	£2.85B
Dividend Yield	5.69%	6.01%	5.23%	6.16%
P/E Ratio	39.33	61.84	29.75	368.21
Price / Sales	33.70	1,858.15	1,187.15	84,612.73
Price / Cash	4.35	60.33	88.64	27.87
Price / Book	0.89	1.39	6.47	7.49
Net Income	-£5.76M	£265.27M	£1.13B	£5.89B
7 Day Performance	3.06%	-0.06%	-0.12%	-0.19%
1 Month Performance	N/A	0.23%	0.31%	-0.99%
1 Year Performance	N/A	7.68%	15.08%	61.68%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
OAP3 Octopus Apollo VCT	N/A	GBX 47.20 +3.3%	N/A	N/A	£556.42M	£16.51M	39.33	N/A	Positive News Gap Down
MYI Murray International	N/A	GBX 357.50 -0.6%	N/A	+26.2%	£2.13B	£358.82M	6.09	N/A
FEV Fidelity European Trust	N/A	GBX 422.09 -2.0%	N/A	+4.7%	£2.09B	£276.56M	6.72	N/A
N91 Ninety One Group	1.8669 of 5 stars	GBX 210.60 -2.0%	GBX 206 -2.2%	+19.0%	£2.03B	£763.30M	12.32	1,180	Positive News Gap Up
JAM JPMorgan American	N/A	GBX 1,210 -0.7%	N/A	+17.3%	£2.01B	£86.07M	26.18	N/A

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Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of MYI or OAP3?

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Does the media refer more to OAP3 or FEV?

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Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of OAP3 or N91?

Is OAP3 or N91 more profitable?

Is OAP3 or N91 a better dividend stock?

Do analysts prefer OAP3 or N91?

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, OAP3 or N91?

Does the media favor OAP3 or N91?

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Which has preferable earnings and valuation, OAP3 or JAM?

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

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Do insiders & institutionals believe in CLDN or OAP3?

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