VietNam (VNH) Competitors

Polar Capital (LON:POLR) and VietNam (LON:VNH) are both small-cap asset management industry companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, profitability, valuation and risk.

Is POLR or VNH more profitable?

VietNam has a net margin of 85.60% compared to Polar Capital's net margin of 19.65%. Polar Capital's return on equity of 32.10% beat VietNam's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Polar Capital	19.65%	32.10%	14.85%
VietNam	85.60%	20.19%	-22.03%

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in POLR or VNH?

51.1% of Polar Capital shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.1% of VietNam shares are held by institutional investors. 15.0% of Polar Capital shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 11.2% of VietNam shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer POLR or VNH?

In the previous week, VietNam had 1 more articles in the media than Polar Capital. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for VietNam and 1 mentions for Polar Capital. VietNam's average media sentiment score of -0.03 beat Polar Capital's score of -0.15 indicating that VietNam is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Polar Capital	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
VietNam	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more volatility & risk, POLR or VNH?

Polar Capital has a beta of 1.14, meaning that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, VietNam has a beta of 0.63, meaning that its stock price is 37% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, POLR or VNH?

Polar Capital has higher revenue and earnings than VietNam. VietNam is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Polar Capital, 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
Polar Capital	£208.88M	2.17	£41.05M	£42.90	11.04
VietNam	£33.81M	3.28	£28.94M	£77.67	4.80

Do analysts rate POLR or VNH?

Polar Capital presently has a consensus price target of GBX 530, indicating a potential upside of 11.93%. Given Polar Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Polar Capital is more favorable than VietNam.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Polar Capital	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	1 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
VietNam	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Summary

Polar Capital beats VietNam on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.