Octopus Apollo VCT (OAP3) Share Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Octopus Apollo VCT plc is a venture capital trust specializing in development and expansion investments in smaller unquoted companies. The fund invests in small and medium sized companies in the United Kingdom. It typically invests in companies with debt investment values between £1 million ($1.64 million) and £2 million ($3.29 million). The fund primarily invests in the form of a secured loan using various unquoted investment instruments, including ordinary and preference shares, loan stocks, and convertible securities. It seeks to hold its investments from three to seven years. The fund primarily seeks to exit its investments through trade sale. It seeks to appoint either a director or a formal observer to the board of each investee company. It held uninvested funds in cash and money market funds. The fund seeks to make maximum investment of £1 million ($1.64 million) in a fiscal year in one company and generally no more than 15 percent of the fund's assets, at cost, will be invested in the same company.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: 46.50 to 48
• 50-Day Range: 45 to 49
• 52-Week Range: 42.75 to 49
• Volume: 3 shs
• Average Volume: 496,527 shs
• Market Capitalization: £461.71 million
• P/E Ratio: N/A
• Dividend Yield: 6.25%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: N/A

OAP3 Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have OAP3 shares performed this year?

Octopus Apollo VCT's stock was trading at GBX 46.80 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, OAP3 stock has increased by 2.6% and is now trading at GBX 48.
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How were Octopus Apollo VCT's earnings last quarter?

Octopus Apollo VCT (LON:OAP3) released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May, 22nd. The company reported ($0.20) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter. Octopus Apollo VCT had a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 1.19% and a negative net margin of 226.25%.

How do I buy shares of Octopus Apollo VCT?

Shares of OAP3 stock and other U.K. stocks can be purchased through online brokerage accounts that support trading on the London Stock Exchange (LSX). Some U.K. companies can be purchased through major U.S. brokerages in the form of American Depository Receipts (ADRs), which are placeholder equities held in a trust by a bank that represent shares of a foreign stock.

What other stocks do shareholders of Octopus Apollo VCT own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Octopus Apollo VCT investors own include AutoZone (AZO), Intel (INTC), TJX Companies (TJX), Abacus Health Products (ABAHF), Avino Silver & Gold Mines (ASM), Avino Silver & Gold Mines (ASM) and Bank of America (BAC).

Company Calendar

• Record date for 5/8 Dividend: 4/17/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 5/8 Dividend: 4/17/2025
• Dividend Payable: 5/08/2025
• Last Earnings: 5/22/2025
• Today: 5/28/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: LON
• Sector: Financial Services
• Industry: Asset Management
• Sub-Industry: N/A
• Current Symbol: LON:OAP3
• CIK: N/A
• Web: www.octopusinvestments.com
• Phone: 44 80 0316 2295
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: N/A
• Year Founded: N/A

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): GBX (0.60)
• Trailing P/E Ratio: N/A
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: -£5.76 million
• Net Margins: -226.25%
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: -1.19%
• Return on Assets: -0.07%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: N/A
• Quick Ratio: 11.77

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: £2.55 million
• Price / Sales: 181.31
• Cash Flow: GBX 11.05 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 4.35
• Book Value: GBX 53.12 per share
• Price / Book: 0.90

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 961,890,000
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: £461.71 million
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: -0.09