Octopus AIM VCT 2 (OSEC) Competitors GBX 36.60 0.00 (0.00%) As of 09/10/2025 Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsBuy This Stock OSEC vs. CVCE, JPS, AUSC, WPCT, BGHS, GSF, STS, MWY, BRK, and ARRShould you be buying Octopus AIM VCT 2 stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Octopus AIM VCT 2 include CVC Income & Growth (CVCE), JPMorgan Japan Small Cap Growth & Income plc (JPS.L) (JPS), abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust (AUSC), Woodford Patient Capital Trust (WPCT), Boussard & Gavaudan GBP (BGHS), Gore Street Energy Storage Fund (GSF), STS Global Income & Growth Trust (STS), Mid Wynd International Inv Tr (MWY), Brooks Macdonald Group (BRK), and Aurora Investment Trust (ARR). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry. Octopus AIM VCT 2 vs. Its Competitors CVC Income & Growth JPMorgan Japan Small Cap Growth & Income plc (JPS.L) abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust Woodford Patient Capital Trust Boussard & Gavaudan GBP Gore Street Energy Storage Fund STS Global Income & Growth Trust Mid Wynd International Inv Tr Brooks Macdonald Group Aurora Investment Trust CVC Income & Growth (LON:CVCE) and Octopus AIM VCT 2 (LON:OSEC) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, risk and media sentiment. Is CVCE or OSEC a better dividend stock? CVC Income & Growth pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.1%. Octopus AIM VCT 2 pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. CVC Income & Growth pays out 47.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Octopus AIM VCT 2 pays out -92.3% 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. Is CVCE or OSEC more profitable? CVC Income & Growth has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Octopus AIM VCT 2's net margin of -17.95%. CVC Income & Growth's return on equity of 0.00% beat Octopus AIM VCT 2's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets CVC Income & GrowthN/A N/A N/A Octopus AIM VCT 2 -17.95%-1.44%-10.46% Do insiders and institutionals believe in CVCE or OSEC? 2.9% of CVC Income & Growth shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of CVC Income & Growth shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Octopus AIM VCT 2 shares are held by company 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. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, CVCE or OSEC? CVC Income & Growth has higher revenue and earnings than Octopus AIM VCT 2. Octopus AIM VCT 2 is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CVC Income & Growth, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCVC Income & Growth£43.72M0.06N/A£0.166.68Octopus AIM VCT 2-£6.69M-11.54-£1.34M-£0.04-938.46 Does the media favor CVCE or OSEC? In the previous week, CVC Income & Growth's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Octopus AIM VCT 2'saverage media sentiment score. Company Overall Sentiment CVC Income & Growth Neutral Octopus AIM VCT 2 Neutral SummaryCVC Income & Growth beats Octopus AIM VCT 2 on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Octopus AIM VCT 2 News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for OSEC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. Text HELP for help/customer support. Unsubscribe at any time by replying "STOP" to any text message that you receive from MarketBeat or by visiting our mailing preferences page. Read our full terms of service and privacy policy. Media Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart OSEC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricOctopus AIM VCT 2Asset Management IndustryFinancial SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£77.16M£1.43B£6.38B£2.58BDividend Yield9.84%4.58%4.31%5.30%P/E Ratio-938.464,757.631,776.405,410.64Price / Sales-11.541,961.841,352.3296,691.08Price / Cash3.3360.62127.4727.93Price / Book0.801.362.067.76Net Income-£1.34M£265.04M£1.23B£5.89B7 Day PerformanceN/A13.26%7.03%6.47%1 Month Performance-1.74%13.27%7.46%55.90%1 Year Performance-12.86%8.43%30.84%147.80% Octopus AIM VCT 2 Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)OSECOctopus AIM VCT 2N/AGBX 36.60flatN/AN/A£77.16M-£6.69M-938.46N/ACVCECVC Income & GrowthN/AGBX 1.09+0.5%N/A+7.4%£306.76M£43.72M6.71N/AJPSJPMorgan Japan Small Cap Growth & Income plc (JPS.L)N/AN/AN/AN/A£305.80M-£1.02M-48.36N/AAUSCabrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth TrustN/AGBX 523+0.2%N/A+4.8%£305.48M£39.86M1,036.67N/AWPCTWoodford Patient Capital TrustN/AN/AN/AN/A£305.30M£56.03M5.33N/ABGHSBoussard & Gavaudan GBPN/AN/AN/AN/A£300.90M-£12.39M-1,890.63N/AGap UpGSFGore Street Energy Storage Fund0.5714 of 5 starsGBX 58-1.0%GBX 60+3.4%-0.7%£299.02M£8.25M4,754.10N/APositive NewsAnalyst ForecastGap UpSTSSTS Global Income & Growth TrustN/AGBX 247-0.6%N/A+7.0%£291.37M£31.48M1,054.656News CoveragePositive NewsInsider TradeMWYMid Wynd International Inv TrN/AGBX 758-0.5%N/A-2.9%£285.35M£29.64M1,409.18N/ANews CoverageEarnings ReportHigh Trading VolumeBRKBrooks Macdonald Group1.8064 of 5 starsGBX 1,800flatGBX 1,825+1.4%-1.9%£281.96M£126.86M1,501.25512ARRAurora Investment TrustN/AGBX 249flatN/A-3.2%£280.73M-£9.71M-1,851.30N/A Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CVCE Alternatives JPS Alternatives AUSC Alternatives WPCT Alternatives BGHS Alternatives GSF Alternatives STS Alternatives MWY Alternatives BRK Alternatives ARR Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (LON:OSEC) was last updated on 9/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersWhy Trump’s “Smart Dollar” could rewrite the rulesMUST SEE: Donald Trump's Radical Overhaul of the U.S. Dollar Congress just approved President Trump's lates...Stansberry Research | SponsoredTrump's Law S.1582: $21T Dollar Revolution ComingDo you have money in any of these banks? 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