Octopus Titan VCT (OTV2) Competitors

Octopus Titan VCT (LON:OTV2) and Finsbury Growth & Income (LON:FGT) are both small-cap asset management industry companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership and dividends.

Which has more volatility and risk, OTV2 or FGT?

Octopus Titan VCT has a beta of -0.09, indicating that its stock price is 109% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Finsbury Growth & Income has a beta of 0.52, indicating that its stock price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor OTV2 or FGT?

In the previous week, Finsbury Growth & Income had 5 more articles in the media than Octopus Titan VCT. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Finsbury Growth & Income and 1 mentions for Octopus Titan VCT. Finsbury Growth & Income's average media sentiment score of 1.31 beat Octopus Titan VCT's score of -1.10 indicating that Finsbury Growth & Income is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Octopus Titan VCT	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Negative
Finsbury Growth & Income	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is OTV2 or FGT a better dividend stock?

Octopus Titan VCT pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.02 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Finsbury Growth & Income pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Octopus Titan VCT pays out -41.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Finsbury Growth & Income pays out 79.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Octopus Titan VCT is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has better earnings and valuation, OTV2 or FGT?

Finsbury Growth & Income has higher revenue and earnings than Octopus Titan VCT. Octopus Titan VCT is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Finsbury Growth & Income, 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 Titan VCT	-£64.04M	-6.33	-£173.99M	-£0.04	-600.00
Finsbury Growth & Income	£40.93M	27.50	£90.54M	£0.25	3,416.94

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of OTV2 or FGT?

0.1% of Octopus Titan VCT shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 15.3% of Finsbury Growth & Income shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Octopus Titan VCT shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Finsbury Growth & Income shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is OTV2 or FGT more profitable?

Octopus Titan VCT has a net margin of 117.66% compared to Finsbury Growth & Income's net margin of 89.28%. Finsbury Growth & Income's return on equity of 6.50% beat Octopus Titan VCT's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Octopus Titan VCT	117.66%	-18.89%	-14.38%
Finsbury Growth & Income	89.28%	6.50%	4.42%

Summary

Finsbury Growth & Income beats Octopus Titan VCT on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.