Oxford Technology VCT 4 (OT4) Competitors

H C Slingsby (LON:SLNG) and Oxford Technology VCT 4 (LON:OT4) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, community ranking, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends and valuation.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor SLNG or OT4?

H C Slingsby received 24 more outperform votes than Oxford Technology VCT 4 when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
H C Slingsby	Outperform Votes 24 64.86%	Underperform Votes 13 35.14%
Oxford Technology VCT 4	N/A	N/A

Is SLNG or OT4 a better dividend stock?

H C Slingsby pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. Oxford Technology VCT 4 pays an annual dividend of GBX 10 per share and has a dividend yield of 153.8%. H C Slingsby pays out -56.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Oxford Technology VCT 4 pays out 7,692.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Which has more volatility and risk, SLNG or OT4?

H C Slingsby has a beta of 0.39, meaning that its share price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Oxford Technology VCT 4 has a beta of 0.15, meaning that its share price is 85% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is SLNG or OT4 more profitable?

Oxford Technology VCT 4 has a net margin of 0.00% compared to H C Slingsby's net margin of -0.67%. H C Slingsby's return on equity of -3.57% beat Oxford Technology VCT 4's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
H C Slingsby	-0.67%	-3.57%	0.40%
Oxford Technology VCT 4	N/A	-21.15%	-12.99%

Which has better earnings and valuation, SLNG or OT4?

H C Slingsby has higher revenue and earnings than Oxford Technology VCT 4. H C Slingsby is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Oxford Technology VCT 4, 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
H C Slingsby	£23.14M	0.10	-£154.96K	-£14.06	-14.23
Oxford Technology VCT 4	-£1.50M	-0.47	-£1.75M	£0.13	50.00

Does the media favor SLNG or OT4?

In the previous week, H C Slingsby's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Oxford Technology VCT 4'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
H C Slingsby	Neutral
Oxford Technology VCT 4	Neutral

Summary

H C Slingsby beats Oxford Technology VCT 4 on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.