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Octopus AIM VCT 2 (OSEC) Competitors

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OSEC vs. BGLF, ARR, EGL, JMC, and BIOG

Should you buy Octopus AIM VCT 2 stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Octopus AIM VCT 2 with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Octopus AIM VCT 2 include Blackstone Loan Financing (BGLF), Aurora Investment Trust (ARR), Ecofin Global Utilities and Infrastructure Trust (EGL), JP Morgan Chinese Investment Trust (JMC), and The Biotech Growth Trust (BIOG). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry.

How does Octopus AIM VCT 2 compare to Blackstone Loan Financing?

Blackstone Loan Financing (LON:BGLF) and Octopus AIM VCT 2 (LON:OSEC) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, valuation, risk, media sentiment, profitability and institutional ownership.

In the previous week, Blackstone Loan Financing's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Octopus AIM VCT 2'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Blackstone Loan Financing Neutral
Octopus AIM VCT 2 Neutral

51.5% of Blackstone Loan Financing shares are owned by institutional investors. 9.9% of Blackstone Loan Financing shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Octopus AIM VCT 2 shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Blackstone Loan Financing has a beta of 0.72, meaning that its share price is 28% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Octopus AIM VCT 2 has a beta of 0.55, meaning that its share price is 45% less volatile than the broader market.

Blackstone Loan Financing pays an annual dividend of GBX 9 per share. Octopus AIM VCT 2 pays an annual dividend of GBX 3.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.3%. Blackstone Loan Financing pays out 3,235.9% 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 2 pays out 3,600.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Blackstone Loan Financing has higher revenue and earnings than Octopus AIM VCT 2. Blackstone Loan Financing is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Octopus AIM VCT 2, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Blackstone Loan Financing£7.00B0.00£6.86B£0.28N/A
Octopus AIM VCT 2£687K93.58-£1.34M£0.10292.00

Blackstone Loan Financing has a net margin of 96.70% compared to Octopus AIM VCT 2's net margin of -13.92%. Blackstone Loan Financing's return on equity of 19.06% beat Octopus AIM VCT 2's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Blackstone Loan Financing96.70% 19.06% 11.82%
Octopus AIM VCT 2 -13.92%0.21%-10.46%

Summary

Blackstone Loan Financing beats Octopus AIM VCT 2 on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Octopus AIM VCT 2 compare to Aurora Investment Trust?

Octopus AIM VCT 2 (LON:OSEC) and Aurora Investment Trust (LON:ARR) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, valuation and profitability.

Aurora Investment Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Octopus AIM VCT 2. Aurora Investment Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Octopus AIM VCT 2, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Octopus AIM VCT 2£687K93.58-£1.34M£0.10292.00
Aurora Investment Trust£48.61M5.17£50.31M£41.895.51

Octopus AIM VCT 2 has a beta of 0.55, indicating that its stock price is 45% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Aurora Investment Trust has a beta of 1.3976424, indicating that its stock price is 40% more volatile than the broader market.

15.0% of Aurora Investment Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Octopus AIM VCT 2 shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Aurora Investment Trust shares are owned 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.

Aurora Investment Trust has a net margin of 97.16% compared to Octopus AIM VCT 2's net margin of -13.92%. Aurora Investment Trust's return on equity of 14.45% beat Octopus AIM VCT 2's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Octopus AIM VCT 2-13.92% 0.21% -10.46%
Aurora Investment Trust 97.16%14.45%18.36%

In the previous week, Aurora Investment Trust had 1 more articles in the media than Octopus AIM VCT 2. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Aurora Investment Trust and 0 mentions for Octopus AIM VCT 2. Octopus AIM VCT 2's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Aurora Investment Trust'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Octopus AIM VCT 2 Neutral
Aurora Investment Trust Neutral

Summary

Aurora Investment Trust beats Octopus AIM VCT 2 on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Octopus AIM VCT 2 compare to Ecofin Global Utilities and Infrastructure Trust?

Ecofin Global Utilities and Infrastructure Trust (LON:EGL) and Octopus AIM VCT 2 (LON:OSEC) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and dividends.

Ecofin Global Utilities and Infrastructure Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 8.43 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. Octopus AIM VCT 2 pays an annual dividend of GBX 3.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.3%. Ecofin Global Utilities and Infrastructure Trust pays out 27.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Octopus AIM VCT 2 pays out 3,600.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

In the previous week, Ecofin Global Utilities and Infrastructure Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Octopus AIM VCT 2'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Ecofin Global Utilities and Infrastructure Trust Neutral
Octopus AIM VCT 2 Neutral

Ecofin Global Utilities and Infrastructure Trust has a net margin of 134.15% compared to Octopus AIM VCT 2's net margin of -13.92%. Ecofin Global Utilities and Infrastructure Trust's return on equity of 13.48% beat Octopus AIM VCT 2's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Ecofin Global Utilities and Infrastructure Trust134.15% 13.48% -4.86%
Octopus AIM VCT 2 -13.92%0.21%-10.46%

6.0% of Ecofin Global Utilities and Infrastructure Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.6% of Ecofin Global Utilities and Infrastructure Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Octopus AIM VCT 2 shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Ecofin Global Utilities and Infrastructure Trust has a beta of 1.0071245, meaning that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Octopus AIM VCT 2 has a beta of 0.55, meaning that its stock price is 45% less volatile than the broader market.

Octopus AIM VCT 2 has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Ecofin Global Utilities and Infrastructure Trust. Ecofin Global Utilities and Infrastructure Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Octopus AIM VCT 2, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Ecofin Global Utilities and Infrastructure Trust£35.66M6.94-£9.63M£30.828.92
Octopus AIM VCT 2£687K93.58-£1.34M£0.10292.00

Summary

Ecofin Global Utilities and Infrastructure Trust beats Octopus AIM VCT 2 on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Octopus AIM VCT 2 compare to JP Morgan Chinese Investment Trust?

Octopus AIM VCT 2 (LON:OSEC) and JP Morgan Chinese Investment Trust (LON:JMC) are both small-cap asset management industry companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability and risk.

Octopus AIM VCT 2 pays an annual dividend of GBX 3.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 12.3%. JP Morgan Chinese Investment Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.04 per share. Octopus AIM VCT 2 pays out 3,600.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. JP Morgan Chinese Investment Trust pays out -0.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

In the previous week, Octopus AIM VCT 2's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled JP Morgan Chinese Investment Trust'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Octopus AIM VCT 2 Neutral
JP Morgan Chinese Investment Trust Neutral

JP Morgan Chinese Investment Trust has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Octopus AIM VCT 2's net margin of -13.92%. Octopus AIM VCT 2's return on equity of 0.21% beat JP Morgan Chinese Investment Trust's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Octopus AIM VCT 2-13.92% 0.21% -10.46%
JP Morgan Chinese Investment Trust N/A N/A N/A

JP Morgan Chinese Investment Trust has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Octopus AIM VCT 2. JP Morgan Chinese Investment Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Octopus AIM VCT 2, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Octopus AIM VCT 2£687K93.58-£1.34M£0.10292.00
JP Morgan Chinese Investment Trust-£151K0.00N/A-£11.60N/A

Summary

Octopus AIM VCT 2 beats JP Morgan Chinese Investment Trust on 5 of the 8 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Octopus AIM VCT 2 compare to The Biotech Growth Trust?

Octopus AIM VCT 2 (LON:OSEC) and The Biotech Growth Trust (LON:BIOG) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation and risk.

In the previous week, Octopus AIM VCT 2's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled The Biotech Growth Trust'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Octopus AIM VCT 2 Neutral
The Biotech Growth Trust Neutral

Octopus AIM VCT 2 has a beta of 0.55, suggesting that its stock price is 45% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, The Biotech Growth Trust has a beta of 0.59097034, suggesting that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the broader market.

The Biotech Growth Trust has a net margin of 140.73% compared to Octopus AIM VCT 2's net margin of -13.92%. Octopus AIM VCT 2's return on equity of 0.21% beat The Biotech Growth Trust's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Octopus AIM VCT 2-13.92% 0.21% -10.46%
The Biotech Growth Trust 140.73%-8.91%12.39%

The Biotech Growth Trust has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Octopus AIM VCT 2. The Biotech Growth Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Octopus AIM VCT 2, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Octopus AIM VCT 2£687K93.58-£1.34M£0.10292.00
The Biotech Growth Trust-£17.73M-14.95£83.83M-£14.30N/A

5.5% of The Biotech Growth Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Octopus AIM VCT 2 shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.7% of The Biotech Growth Trust shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

The Biotech Growth Trust beats Octopus AIM VCT 2 on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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OSEC vs. The Competition

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MetricOctopus AIM VCT 2Asset Management IndustryFinancial SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£64.29M£2.38B£5.76B£2.79B
Dividend Yield12.08%5.99%5.27%6.09%
P/E Ratio292.0025.2115.78366.15
Price / Sales93.581,964.78933.9888,429.84
Price / Cash3.3360.1790.3227.89
Price / Book0.641.354.397.74
Net Income-£1.34M£265.53M£1.15B£5.89B
7 Day PerformanceN/A-0.14%0.41%0.82%
1 Month Performance2.10%2.38%2.25%2.78%
1 Year Performance-12.57%13.43%21.87%87.90%

Octopus AIM VCT 2 Competitors List

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CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
OSEC
Octopus AIM VCT 2
N/AGBX 29.20
-3.3%		N/AN/A£64.29M£687K292.00N/A
BGLF
Blackstone Loan Financing
N/AN/AN/AN/A£262.12M£7.00B3.19N/A
ARR
Aurora Investment Trust
N/AGBX 238.52
+1.5%		N/A-7.1%£261.44M£48.61M5.69N/A
EGL
Ecofin Global Utilities and Infrastructure Trust
N/AGBX 280
+0.7%		N/A+30.8%£260.99M£35.66M9.098,700
JMC
JP Morgan Chinese Investment Trust
N/AN/AN/AN/A£255.55M-£151KN/AN/A

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