Octopus Titan VCT (OTV2) Competitors

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

Is FGT or OTV2 a better dividend stock?

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 an annual dividend of GBX 0.03 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. 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 pays out -34.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Octopus Titan VCT is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the media refer more to FGT or OTV2?

In the previous week, Finsbury Growth & Income had 4 more articles in the media than Octopus Titan VCT. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Finsbury Growth & Income and 4 mentions for Octopus Titan VCT. Finsbury Growth & Income's average media sentiment score of 1.74 beat Octopus Titan VCT's score of 0.06 indicating that Finsbury Growth & Income is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Finsbury Growth & Income	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Octopus Titan VCT	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders & institutionals believe in FGT or OTV2?

15.3% of Finsbury Growth & Income shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.1% of Octopus Titan VCT shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Finsbury Growth & Income shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Octopus Titan VCT shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is FGT or OTV2 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
Finsbury Growth & Income	89.28%	6.50%	4.42%
Octopus Titan VCT	117.66%	-18.89%	-14.38%

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, FGT or OTV2?

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
Finsbury Growth & Income	£40.93M	28.40	£90.54M	£0.25	3,443.06
Octopus Titan VCT	-£143.69M	-2.06	-£173.99M	-£0.09	-200.00

Which has more volatility and risk, FGT or OTV2?

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

Summary

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