Octopus AIM VCT (OOA) Competitors

Octopus AIM VCT (LON:OOA) and Third Point Investors (LON:TPOU) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, community ranking, dividends, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Does the media prefer OOA or TPOU?

In the previous week, Octopus AIM VCT had 1 more articles in the media than Third Point Investors. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Octopus AIM VCT and 0 mentions for Third Point Investors. Octopus AIM VCT's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Third Point Investors'average media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Octopus AIM VCT	Neutral
Third Point Investors	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer OOA or TPOU?

Octopus AIM VCT received 34 more outperform votes than Third Point Investors when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 69.57% of users gave Octopus AIM VCT an outperform vote while only 68.18% of users gave Third Point Investors an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Octopus AIM VCT	Outperform Votes 64 69.57%	Underperform Votes 28 30.43%
Third Point Investors	Outperform Votes 30 68.18%	Underperform Votes 14 31.82%

Which has more volatility and risk, OOA or TPOU?

Octopus AIM VCT has a beta of 0.5, meaning that its share price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Third Point Investors has a beta of 0.55, meaning that its share price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is OOA or TPOU more profitable?

Third Point Investors has a net margin of 79.27% compared to Octopus AIM VCT's net margin of 21.28%. Third Point Investors' return on equity of 16.16% 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%
Third Point Investors	79.27%	16.16%	11.57%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, OOA or TPOU?

Third Point Investors has higher revenue and earnings than Octopus AIM VCT. Third Point Investors 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	26.74	£855.81K	£0.37	125.65
Third Point Investors	£8.39B	0.05	£6.65B	£3.72	6.52

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in OOA or TPOU?

11.7% of Third Point Investors shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Octopus AIM VCT shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Third Point Investors shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is OOA or TPOU a better dividend stock?

Octopus AIM VCT pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.6%. Third Point Investors pays an annual dividend of GBX 81 per share and has a dividend yield of 333.3%. 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. Third Point Investors pays out 2,174.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Summary

Third Point Investors beats Octopus AIM VCT on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.