Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust (ORIT) Competitors

Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust (LON:ORIT) and The Bankers Investment Trust (LON:BNKR) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings and profitability.

Which has more volatility and risk, ORIT or BNKR?

Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust has a beta of 0.15, suggesting that its share price is 85% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The Bankers Investment Trust has a beta of 0.6, suggesting that its share price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is ORIT or BNKR a better dividend stock?

Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 6.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.9%. The Bankers Investment Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 2.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust pays out -853.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. The Bankers Investment Trust pays out -137.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the media favor ORIT or BNKR?

In the previous week, Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust had 1 more articles in the media than The Bankers Investment Trust. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust and 1 mentions for The Bankers Investment Trust. Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.75 beat The Bankers Investment Trust's score of 1.66 indicating that Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
The Bankers Investment Trust	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of ORIT or BNKR?

34.1% of Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.5% of The Bankers Investment Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of The Bankers Investment Trust shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is ORIT or BNKR more profitable?

The Bankers Investment Trust has a net margin of 94.23% compared to Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust's net margin of 62.83%. The Bankers Investment Trust's return on equity of 15.93% beat Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust	62.83%	3.10%	1.89%
The Bankers Investment Trust	94.23%	15.93%	6.13%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, ORIT or BNKR?

The Bankers Investment Trust has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust. Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than The Bankers Investment Trust, 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 Renewables Infrastructure Trust	-£2.37M	-136.73	£18.16M	-£0.71	-85.92
The Bankers Investment Trust	-£16.26M	-81.49	£218.53M	-£1.96	-67.04

Summary

Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust beats The Bankers Investment Trust on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.