Oakley Capital Investments (OCI) Competitors

abrdn (LON:ABDN) and Oakley Capital Investments (LON:OCI) are both asset management industry companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends and earnings.

Does the media prefer ABDN or OCI?

In the previous week, abrdn had 7 more articles in the media than Oakley Capital Investments. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for abrdn and 5 mentions for Oakley Capital Investments. Oakley Capital Investments' average media sentiment score of 0.69 beat abrdn's score of 0.63 indicating that Oakley Capital Investments is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
abrdn	1 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Oakley Capital Investments	1 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has higher earnings & valuation, ABDN or OCI?

abrdn has higher revenue and earnings than Oakley Capital Investments. Oakley Capital Investments is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than abrdn, 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
abrdn	£1.49B	2.34	£316.36M	£17.59	11.09
Oakley Capital Investments	£99.08M	9.83	£88.03M	£49.90	11.06

Is ABDN or OCI more profitable?

Oakley Capital Investments has a net margin of 88.84% compared to abrdn's net margin of 21.19%. Oakley Capital Investments' return on equity of 7.17% beat abrdn's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
abrdn	21.19%	6.46%	0.68%
Oakley Capital Investments	88.84%	7.17%	4.33%

Do analysts prefer ABDN or OCI?

abrdn currently has a consensus price target of GBX 195.60, indicating a potential upside of 0.23%. Given abrdn's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe abrdn is more favorable than Oakley Capital Investments.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
abrdn	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
Oakley Capital Investments	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has more risk and volatility, ABDN or OCI?

abrdn has a beta of 1.25, suggesting that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Oakley Capital Investments has a beta of 0.69, suggesting that its share price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals believe in ABDN or OCI?

38.2% of abrdn shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 50.2% of Oakley Capital Investments shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.4% of abrdn shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 20.9% of Oakley Capital Investments shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is ABDN or OCI a better dividend stock?

abrdn pays an annual dividend of GBX 15 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.7%. Oakley Capital Investments pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. abrdn pays out 85.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Oakley Capital Investments pays out 10.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Summary

abrdn and Oakley Capital Investments tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.