Octopus AIM VCT (OOA) Competitors

Octopus AIM VCT (LON:OOA) and Gresham House (LON:GHE) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk, valuation, earnings and institutional ownership.

Is OOA or GHE more profitable?

Octopus AIM VCT has a net margin of 21.28% compared to Gresham House's net margin of 16.16%. Gresham House's return on equity of 9.68% beat Octopus AIM VCT's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Octopus AIM VCT	21.28%	0.61%	-11.95%
Gresham House	16.16%	9.68%	3.69%

Is OOA or GHE a better dividend stock?

Octopus AIM VCT pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.0%. Gresham House pays an annual dividend of GBX 16 per share. Octopus AIM VCT pays out 1,336.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Gresham House pays out 4,444.4% 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 AIM VCT is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, OOA or GHE?

Gresham House has higher revenue and earnings than Octopus AIM VCT. Gresham House is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Octopus AIM 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 AIM VCT	£4.02M	28.44	£855.81K	£0.37	133.67
Gresham House	£86.03M	0.00	£14.13M	£0.36	N/A

Does the media prefer OOA or GHE?

In the previous week, Octopus AIM VCT had 1 more articles in the media than Gresham House. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Octopus AIM VCT and 0 mentions for Gresham House. Octopus AIM VCT's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Gresham House's score of 0.00 indicating that Octopus AIM VCT is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Octopus AIM VCT	Positive
Gresham House	Neutral

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of OOA or GHE?

53.2% of Gresham House shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Octopus AIM VCT shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 30.5% of Gresham House shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, OOA or GHE?

Octopus AIM VCT has a beta of 0.5, meaning that its share price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gresham House has a beta of 0.61, meaning that its share price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Gresham House beats Octopus AIM VCT on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.