Octopus Titan VCT (OTV2) Competitors

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OTV2 vs. BRSC, BUT, AAS, ATR, and HET

Should you buy Octopus Titan VCT stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Octopus Titan VCT 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 Titan VCT include BlackRock Smaller Companies (BRSC), Brunner (BUT), abrdn Asia Focus (AAS), Schroder Asian Total Return Inv. (ATR), and Henderson European Trust (HET). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry.

How does Octopus Titan VCT compare to BlackRock Smaller Companies?

BlackRock Smaller Companies (LON:BRSC) and Octopus Titan VCT (LON:OTV2) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership.

BlackRock Smaller Companies has a beta of 0.932, suggesting that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Octopus Titan VCT has a beta of -0.09, suggesting that its stock price is 109% less volatile than the broader market.

Octopus Titan VCT has a net margin of 333.33% compared to BlackRock Smaller Companies' net margin of 102.92%. BlackRock Smaller Companies' return on equity of -15.07% beat Octopus Titan VCT's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BlackRock Smaller Companies	102.92%	-15.07%	-2.39%
Octopus Titan VCT	333.33%	-15.55%	-14.38%

45.7% of BlackRock Smaller Companies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.1% of Octopus Titan VCT shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of BlackRock Smaller Companies shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Octopus Titan VCT shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

BlackRock Smaller Companies pays an annual dividend of GBX 44 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Octopus Titan VCT pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. BlackRock Smaller Companies pays out -23.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Octopus Titan VCT pays out -9.1% 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. BlackRock Smaller Companies is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

BlackRock Smaller Companies has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Octopus Titan VCT. BlackRock Smaller Companies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Octopus Titan VCT, 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
BlackRock Smaller Companies	-£89.64M	-7.22	£120.17M	-£189.42	N/A
Octopus Titan VCT	-£86.81M	-3.70	-£173.99M	-£5.50	N/A

In the previous week, Octopus Titan VCT had 1 more articles in the media than BlackRock Smaller Companies. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Octopus Titan VCT and 0 mentions for BlackRock Smaller Companies. Octopus Titan VCT's average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat BlackRock Smaller Companies' score of 0.00 indicating that Octopus Titan VCT is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
BlackRock Smaller Companies	Neutral
Octopus Titan VCT	Positive

Summary

BlackRock Smaller Companies beats Octopus Titan VCT on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Octopus Titan VCT compare to Brunner?

Octopus Titan VCT (LON:OTV2) and Brunner (LON:BUT) 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 analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, risk and institutional ownership.

Brunner has higher revenue and earnings than Octopus Titan VCT. Octopus Titan VCT is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Brunner, 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	-£86.81M	-3.70	-£173.99M	-£5.50	N/A
Brunner	£57.55M	11.05	£105.32M	£128.48	11.49

Octopus Titan VCT has a beta of -0.09, suggesting that its stock price is 109% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Brunner has a beta of 0.54, suggesting that its stock price is 46% less volatile than the broader market.

0.1% of Octopus Titan VCT shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 5.3% of Brunner shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Octopus Titan VCT shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Brunner shares are owned by 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.

In the previous week, Octopus Titan VCT and Octopus Titan VCT both had 1 articles in the media. Octopus Titan VCT's average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat Brunner's score of 0.89 indicating that Octopus Titan VCT is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Octopus Titan VCT	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Brunner	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Octopus Titan VCT pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Brunner pays an annual dividend of GBX 24.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Octopus Titan VCT pays out -9.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Brunner pays out 19.3% 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. Octopus Titan VCT is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Octopus Titan VCT has a net margin of 333.33% compared to Brunner's net margin of 94.80%. Brunner's return on equity of 8.72% beat Octopus Titan VCT's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Octopus Titan VCT	333.33%	-15.55%	-14.38%
Brunner	94.80%	8.72%	11.63%

Summary

Brunner beats Octopus Titan VCT on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Octopus Titan VCT compare to abrdn Asia Focus?

Octopus Titan VCT (LON:OTV2) and abrdn Asia Focus (LON:AAS) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, risk and earnings.

Octopus Titan VCT pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. abrdn Asia Focus pays an annual dividend of GBX 6.43 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Octopus Titan VCT pays out -9.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. abrdn Asia Focus pays out 8.3% 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. Octopus Titan VCT is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Octopus Titan VCT has a beta of -0.09, suggesting that its stock price is 109% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, abrdn Asia Focus has a beta of 0.71611387, suggesting that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the broader market.

0.1% of Octopus Titan VCT shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 11.5% of abrdn Asia Focus shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Octopus Titan VCT shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of abrdn Asia Focus 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.

Octopus Titan VCT has a net margin of 333.33% compared to abrdn Asia Focus' net margin of 102.94%. abrdn Asia Focus' return on equity of 19.85% beat Octopus Titan VCT's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Octopus Titan VCT	333.33%	-15.55%	-14.38%
abrdn Asia Focus	102.94%	19.85%	2.79%

abrdn Asia Focus has higher revenue and earnings than Octopus Titan VCT. Octopus Titan VCT is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than abrdn Asia Focus, 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	-£86.81M	-3.70	-£173.99M	-£5.50	N/A
abrdn Asia Focus	£115.75M	5.34	£36.71M	£77.49	5.74

In the previous week, Octopus Titan VCT had 1 more articles in the media than abrdn Asia Focus. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Octopus Titan VCT and 0 mentions for abrdn Asia Focus. Octopus Titan VCT's average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat abrdn Asia Focus' score of 0.00 indicating that Octopus Titan VCT is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Octopus Titan VCT	Positive
abrdn Asia Focus	Neutral

Summary

abrdn Asia Focus beats Octopus Titan VCT on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Octopus Titan VCT compare to Schroder Asian Total Return Inv.?

Schroder Asian Total Return Inv. (LON:ATR) and Octopus Titan VCT (LON:OTV2) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership and dividends.

Schroder Asian Total Return Inv. pays an annual dividend of GBX 11.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Octopus Titan VCT pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Schroder Asian Total Return Inv. pays out 16.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Octopus Titan VCT pays out -9.1% 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. Octopus Titan VCT is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Schroder Asian Total Return Inv. has a beta of 1.0190377, suggesting that its share price is 2% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Octopus Titan VCT has a beta of -0.09, suggesting that its share price is 109% less volatile than the broader market.

13.9% of Schroder Asian Total Return Inv. shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.1% of Octopus Titan VCT shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.5% of Schroder Asian Total Return Inv. shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Octopus Titan VCT shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Octopus Titan VCT has a net margin of 333.33% compared to Schroder Asian Total Return Inv.'s net margin of 254.00%. Schroder Asian Total Return Inv.'s return on equity of 13.06% beat Octopus Titan VCT's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Schroder Asian Total Return Inv.	254.00%	13.06%	4.75%
Octopus Titan VCT	333.33%	-15.55%	-14.38%

Schroder Asian Total Return Inv. has higher revenue and earnings than Octopus Titan VCT. Octopus Titan VCT is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Schroder Asian Total Return Inv., 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
Schroder Asian Total Return Inv.	£66.61M	9.40	£66.84M	£68.57	9.81
Octopus Titan VCT	-£86.81M	-3.70	-£173.99M	-£5.50	N/A

In the previous week, Octopus Titan VCT had 1 more articles in the media than Schroder Asian Total Return Inv.. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Octopus Titan VCT and 0 mentions for Schroder Asian Total Return Inv.. Octopus Titan VCT's average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat Schroder Asian Total Return Inv.'s score of 0.00 indicating that Octopus Titan VCT is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Schroder Asian Total Return Inv.	Neutral
Octopus Titan VCT	Positive

Summary

Schroder Asian Total Return Inv. beats Octopus Titan VCT on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Octopus Titan VCT compare to Henderson European Trust?

Octopus Titan VCT (LON:OTV2) and Henderson European Trust (LON:HET) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability and valuation.

Henderson European Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Octopus Titan VCT. Henderson European Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Octopus Titan VCT, 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	-£86.81M	-3.70	-£173.99M	-£5.50	N/A
Henderson European Trust	-£16.02M	-38.79	£71.73M	-£0.10	N/A

Octopus Titan VCT has a net margin of 333.33% compared to Henderson European Trust's net margin of 95.15%. Henderson European Trust's return on equity of 17.54% beat Octopus Titan VCT's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Octopus Titan VCT	333.33%	-15.55%	-14.38%
Henderson European Trust	95.15%	17.54%	10.02%

Octopus Titan VCT has a beta of -0.09, suggesting that its share price is 109% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Henderson European Trust has a beta of 0.87, suggesting that its share price is 13% less volatile than the broader market.

0.1% of Octopus Titan VCT shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.6% of Henderson European Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Octopus Titan VCT shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Henderson European Trust shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Octopus Titan VCT pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Henderson European Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Octopus Titan VCT pays out -9.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Henderson European Trust pays out -42.0% 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.

In the previous week, Octopus Titan VCT had 1 more articles in the media than Henderson European Trust. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Octopus Titan VCT and 0 mentions for Henderson European Trust. Octopus Titan VCT's average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat Henderson European Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that Octopus Titan VCT is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Octopus Titan VCT	Positive
Henderson European Trust	Neutral

Summary

Henderson European Trust beats Octopus Titan VCT on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Metric	Octopus Titan VCT	Asset Management Industry	Financial Sector	LON Exchange
Market Cap	£321.31M	£2.33B	£5.74B	£2.75B
Dividend Yield	8.29%	5.95%	5.24%	6.07%
P/E Ratio	-3.55	25.14	15.93	365.91
Price / Sales	-3.70	2,063.38	1,025.10	88,029.15
Price / Cash	5.41	60.17	91.01	27.89
Price / Book	0.36	1.35	6.59	7.74
Net Income	-£173.99M	£265.53M	£1.15B	£5.89B
7 Day Performance	95.00%	-0.72%	-0.22%	0.28%
1 Month Performance	-11.36%	1.69%	1.23%	1.55%
1 Year Performance	-44.62%	12.07%	18.18%	85.83%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
OTV2 Octopus Titan VCT	N/A	GBX 19.50 flat	N/A	-71.6%	£321.31M	-£86.81M	N/A	30	Positive News
BRSC BlackRock Smaller Companies	N/A	GBX 1,292 -0.6%	N/A	-0.8%	£652.78M	-£89.64M	N/A	N/A
BUT Brunner	N/A	GBX 1,496 +0.3%	N/A	+7.1%	£644.52M	£57.55M	11.64	N/A
AAS abrdn Asia Focus	N/A	GBX 458 flat	N/A	+46.9%	£635.98M	£115.75M	5.91	N/A
ATR Schroder Asian Total Return Inv.	N/A	GBX 672 flat	N/A	+42.6%	£625.38M	£66.61M	9.80	13,500

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Which has more volatility & risk, BRSC or OTV2?

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Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in BRSC or OTV2?

Is BRSC or OTV2 a better dividend stock?

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, BRSC or OTV2?

Does the media prefer BRSC or OTV2?

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Which has more volatility and risk, OTV2 or BUT?

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in OTV2 or BUT?

Does the media refer more to OTV2 or BUT?

Is OTV2 or BUT a better dividend stock?

Is OTV2 or BUT more profitable?

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Is OTV2 or AAS a better dividend stock?

Which has more volatility and risk, OTV2 or AAS?

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in OTV2 or AAS?

Is OTV2 or AAS more profitable?

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, OTV2 or AAS?

Does the media refer more to OTV2 or AAS?

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How does Octopus Titan VCT compare to Schroder Asian Total Return Inv.?

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Is ATR or OTV2 more profitable?

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Does the media refer more to ATR or OTV2?

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Which has higher valuation and earnings, OTV2 or HET?

Is OTV2 or HET more profitable?

Which has more volatility and risk, OTV2 or HET?

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in OTV2 or HET?

Is OTV2 or HET a better dividend stock?

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