Octopus Titan VCT (OTV2) Competitors

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

Does the media prefer QLT or OTV2?

In the previous week, Quilter had 4 more articles in the media than Octopus Titan VCT. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Quilter and 0 mentions for Octopus Titan VCT. Quilter's average media sentiment score of 0.69 beat Octopus Titan VCT's score of 0.00 indicating that Quilter is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Quilter	Positive
Octopus Titan VCT	Neutral

Is QLT or OTV2 a better dividend stock?

Quilter pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. Octopus Titan VCT pays an annual dividend of GBX 4 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.9%. Quilter pays out 134.4% 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 -35.4% 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.

Is QLT or OTV2 more profitable?

Octopus Titan VCT has a net margin of 117.66% compared to Quilter's net margin of 0.78%. Quilter's return on equity of 3.33% beat Octopus Titan VCT's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Quilter	0.78%	3.33%	0.21%
Octopus Titan VCT	117.66%	-18.89%	-14.38%

Do analysts rate QLT or OTV2?

Quilter presently has a consensus target price of GBX 159.33, suggesting a potential downside of 5.55%. Given Quilter's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe Quilter is more favorable than Octopus Titan VCT.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Quilter	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33
Octopus Titan VCT	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has more risk & volatility, QLT or OTV2?

Quilter has a beta of 1.05, indicating that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Octopus Titan VCT has a beta of -0.09, indicating that its stock price is 109% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in QLT or OTV2?

79.1% of Quilter shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.1% of Octopus Titan VCT shares are held by institutional investors. 4.7% of Quilter shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Octopus Titan VCT shares are held 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.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, QLT or OTV2?

Quilter has higher revenue and earnings than Octopus Titan VCT. Octopus Titan VCT is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Quilter, 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
Quilter	£6.38B	0.35	£49.61M	£3.72	45.36
Octopus Titan VCT	-£147.88M	-3.61	-£173.99M	-£11.30	-2.96

Summary

Quilter beats Octopus Titan VCT on 15 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.