Do analysts recommend ASHM or OTV2?

Ashmore Group presently has a consensus price target of GBX 150, suggesting a potential downside of 23.74%. Given Ashmore Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Ashmore Group is more favorable than Octopus Titan VCT. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Ashmore Group 2 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.67 Octopus Titan VCT 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, TMPL or OTV2?

Temple Bar has higher revenue and earnings than Octopus Titan VCT. Octopus Titan VCT is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Temple Bar, 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 Temple Bar £281.60M 4.23 £154.90M £97.00 4.05 Octopus Titan VCT -£86.81M -1.90 -£173.99M -£5.50 N/A

Octopus Titan VCT (OTV2) Competitors

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OTV2 vs. ASHM, JFJ, ASL, FCSS, and TMPL

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 Ashmore Group (ASHM), JPMorgan Japanese (JFJ), Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust (ASL), Fidelity China Special (FCSS), and Temple Bar (TMPL). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry.

How does Octopus Titan VCT compare to Ashmore Group?

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

Ashmore Group has a beta of 0.961, suggesting that its share price is 4% less 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.

Ashmore Group has higher revenue and earnings than Octopus Titan VCT. Octopus Titan VCT is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ashmore Group, 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
Ashmore Group	£135.90M	9.41	£94.67M	£16.54	11.89
Octopus Titan VCT	-£86.81M	-1.90	-£173.99M	-£5.50	N/A

Ashmore Group presently has a consensus price target of GBX 150, suggesting a potential downside of 23.74%. Given Ashmore Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Ashmore Group is more favorable than Octopus Titan VCT.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Ashmore Group	2 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.67
Octopus Titan VCT	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Octopus Titan VCT has a net margin of 333.33% compared to Ashmore Group's net margin of 78.55%. Ashmore Group's return on equity of 14.60% beat Octopus Titan VCT's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Ashmore Group	78.55%	14.60%	4.52%
Octopus Titan VCT	333.33%	-15.55%	-14.38%

In the previous week, Ashmore Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Octopus Titan VCT'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Ashmore Group	Neutral
Octopus Titan VCT	Neutral

39.9% of Ashmore Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.1% of Octopus Titan VCT shares are owned by institutional investors. 37.5% of Ashmore Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Octopus Titan VCT 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.

Ashmore Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 16.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.6%. Octopus Titan VCT pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. Ashmore Group pays out 102.2% 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 -9.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Summary

Ashmore Group beats Octopus Titan VCT on 14 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Octopus Titan VCT compare to JPMorgan Japanese?

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

In the previous week, JPMorgan Japanese had 1 more articles in the media than Octopus Titan VCT. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for JPMorgan Japanese and 0 mentions for Octopus Titan VCT. Octopus Titan VCT's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled JPMorgan Japanese'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Octopus Titan VCT	Neutral
JPMorgan Japanese	Neutral

Octopus Titan VCT pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. JPMorgan Japanese pays an annual dividend of GBX 8.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. Octopus Titan VCT pays out -9.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. JPMorgan Japanese pays out 5.8% 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.

0.1% of Octopus Titan VCT shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.9% of JPMorgan Japanese shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Octopus Titan VCT shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of JPMorgan Japanese shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Octopus Titan VCT has a beta of -0.09, suggesting that its share price is 109% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, JPMorgan Japanese has a beta of 0.906, suggesting that its share price is 9% less volatile than the broader market.

JPMorgan Japanese has higher revenue and earnings than Octopus Titan VCT. Octopus Titan VCT is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than JPMorgan Japanese, 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	-1.90	-£173.99M	-£5.50	N/A
JPMorgan Japanese	£245.55M	5.09	£194.81M	£149.06	5.46

Octopus Titan VCT has a net margin of 333.33% compared to JPMorgan Japanese's net margin of 96.52%. JPMorgan Japanese's return on equity of 20.00% 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%
JPMorgan Japanese	96.52%	20.00%	8.06%

Summary

JPMorgan Japanese beats Octopus Titan VCT on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Octopus Titan VCT compare to Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust?

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

Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Octopus Titan VCT. Octopus Titan VCT is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust, 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
Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust	£99.87M	12.65	£255.01M	£117.90	13.77
Octopus Titan VCT	-£86.81M	-1.90	-£173.99M	-£5.50	N/A

Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust has a beta of 1.4399086, meaning that its stock price is 44% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Octopus Titan VCT has a beta of -0.09, meaning that its stock price is 109% less volatile than the broader market.

13.1% of Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.1% of Octopus Titan VCT shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Octopus Titan VCT shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds 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 Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust's net margin of 61.93%. Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust's return on equity of 6.86% beat Octopus Titan VCT's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust	61.93%	6.86%	11.67%
Octopus Titan VCT	333.33%	-15.55%	-14.38%

In the previous week, Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Octopus Titan VCT'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust	Neutral
Octopus Titan VCT	Neutral

Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 44.30 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Octopus Titan VCT pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust pays out 37.6% 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.

Summary

Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust beats Octopus Titan VCT on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Octopus Titan VCT compare to Fidelity China Special?

Octopus Titan VCT (LON:OTV2) and Fidelity China Special (LON:FCSS) 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 dividends, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, earnings, profitability, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

Octopus Titan VCT has a beta of -0.09, meaning that its stock price is 109% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Fidelity China Special has a beta of 0.88140285, meaning that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the broader market.

Octopus Titan VCT pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. Fidelity China Special pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Octopus Titan VCT pays out -9.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Fidelity China Special pays out 7.1% 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.

0.1% of Octopus Titan VCT shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.8% of Fidelity China Special shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Octopus Titan VCT shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Fidelity China Special shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Fidelity China Special has higher revenue and earnings than Octopus Titan VCT. Octopus Titan VCT is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Fidelity China Special, 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	-1.90	-£173.99M	-£5.50	N/A
Fidelity China Special	£559.02M	2.03	£997.06M	£112.60	2.19

Octopus Titan VCT has a net margin of 333.33% compared to Fidelity China Special's net margin of 81.41%. Fidelity China Special's return on equity of 9.12% 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%
Fidelity China Special	81.41%	9.12%	N/A

In the previous week, Octopus Titan VCT's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Fidelity China Special'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Octopus Titan VCT	Neutral
Fidelity China Special	Neutral

Summary

Fidelity China Special beats Octopus Titan VCT on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Octopus Titan VCT compare to Temple Bar?

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

Temple Bar pays an annual dividend of GBX 14.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. Octopus Titan VCT pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. Temple Bar pays out 14.7% 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.

Temple Bar has higher revenue and earnings than Octopus Titan VCT. Octopus Titan VCT is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Temple Bar, 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
Temple Bar	£281.60M	4.23	£154.90M	£97.00	4.05
Octopus Titan VCT	-£86.81M	-1.90	-£173.99M	-£5.50	N/A

10.7% of Temple Bar shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.1% of Octopus Titan VCT shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Temple Bar 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 endowments, hedge funds 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 Temple Bar's net margin of 82.15%. Temple Bar's return on equity of 27.93% beat Octopus Titan VCT's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Temple Bar	82.15%	27.93%	7.08%
Octopus Titan VCT	333.33%	-15.55%	-14.38%

In the previous week, Temple Bar's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Octopus Titan VCT'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Temple Bar	Neutral
Octopus Titan VCT	Neutral

Temple Bar has a beta of 1.1508299, indicating that its share price is 15% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Octopus Titan VCT has a beta of -0.09, indicating that its share price is 109% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Temple Bar beats Octopus Titan VCT on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Metric	Octopus Titan VCT	Asset Management Industry	Financial Sector	LON Exchange
Market Cap	£164.82M	£2.38B	£5.96B	£2.77B
Dividend Yield	8.29%	6.02%	5.26%	6.16%
P/E Ratio	-1.82	60.25	29.29	366.66
Price / Sales	-1.90	2,054.67	1,107.34	85,978.63
Price / Cash	5.41	60.33	84.98	27.87
Price / Book	0.18	1.38	6.69	7.76
Net Income	-£173.99M	£265.27M	£1.14B	£5.89B
7 Day Performance	-44.44%	-0.33%	-0.33%	-0.71%
1 Month Performance	N/A	-0.35%	0.40%	-1.20%
1 Year Performance	N/A	9.04%	18.33%	65.93%

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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 10 -45.9%	N/A	-60.0%	£164.82M	-£86.81M	N/A	30	Gap Down
ASHM Ashmore Group	N/A	GBX 197.60 -1.9%	GBX 150 -24.1%	+27.6%	£1.28B	£135.90M	11.95	283
JFJ JPMorgan Japanese	N/A	GBX 828.37 -0.8%	N/A	+28.0%	£1.27B	£245.55M	5.56	N/A
ASL Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust	N/A	GBX 1,630 -0.6%	N/A	+6.9%	£1.27B	£99.87M	13.83	N/A
FCSS Fidelity China Special	N/A	GBX 258.89 -1.2%	N/A	-1.2%	£1.19B	£559.02M	2.30	N/A

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Do analysts recommend ASHM or OTV2?

Is ASHM or OTV2 more profitable?

Does the media favor ASHM or OTV2?

Do insiders and institutionals believe in ASHM or OTV2?

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Is OTV2 or JFJ more profitable?

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Which has stronger earnings & valuation, ASL or OTV2?

Which has more risk & volatility, ASL or OTV2?

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

Is ASL or OTV2 more profitable?

Does the media favor ASL or OTV2?

Is ASL or OTV2 a better dividend stock?

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Which has more risk & volatility, OTV2 or FCSS?

Is OTV2 or FCSS a better dividend stock?

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

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, OTV2 or FCSS?

Is OTV2 or FCSS more profitable?

Does the media favor OTV2 or FCSS?

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How does Octopus Titan VCT compare to Temple Bar?

Is TMPL or OTV2 a better dividend stock?

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, TMPL or OTV2?

Do institutionals and insiders believe in TMPL or OTV2?

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Does the media favor TMPL or OTV2?

Which has more risk & volatility, TMPL or OTV2?

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