abrdn Asia-Pacific Income Fund VCC (FAP) Competitors

Canadian Banc (TSE:BK) and abrdn Asia-Pacific Income Fund VCC (TSE:FAP) 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 institutional ownership, valuation, earnings, risk, community ranking, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability and media sentiment.

Does the media refer more to BK or FAP?

In the previous week, abrdn Asia-Pacific Income Fund VCC had 2 more articles in the media than Canadian Banc. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for abrdn Asia-Pacific Income Fund VCC and 0 mentions for Canadian Banc. abrdn Asia-Pacific Income Fund VCC's average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat Canadian Banc's score of 0.59 indicating that abrdn Asia-Pacific Income Fund VCC is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Canadian Banc	Positive
abrdn Asia-Pacific Income Fund VCC	Positive

Is BK or FAP a better dividend stock?

Canadian Banc pays an annual dividend of C$1.67 per share and has a dividend yield of 14.3%. abrdn Asia-Pacific Income Fund VCC pays an annual dividend of C$0.21 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.2%. Canadian Banc pays out 80.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. abrdn Asia-Pacific Income Fund VCC pays out 68.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Is BK or FAP more profitable?

abrdn Asia-Pacific Income Fund VCC has a net margin of 79.52% compared to Canadian Banc's net margin of 59.55%. Canadian Banc's return on equity of 21.73% beat abrdn Asia-Pacific Income Fund VCC's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Canadian Banc	59.55%	21.73%	10.66%
abrdn Asia-Pacific Income Fund VCC	79.52%	10.17%	2.92%

Which has more volatility & risk, BK or FAP?

Canadian Banc has a beta of 1.22, meaning that its share price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, abrdn Asia-Pacific Income Fund VCC has a beta of 0.54, meaning that its share price is 46% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of BK or FAP?

13.1% of abrdn Asia-Pacific Income Fund VCC shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of abrdn Asia-Pacific Income Fund VCC shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor BK or FAP?

Canadian Banc received 21 more outperform votes than abrdn Asia-Pacific Income Fund VCC when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 75.44% of users gave abrdn Asia-Pacific Income Fund VCC an outperform vote while only 60.95% of users gave Canadian Banc an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Canadian Banc	Outperform Votes 64 60.95%	Underperform Votes 41 39.05%
abrdn Asia-Pacific Income Fund VCC	Outperform Votes 43 75.44%	Underperform Votes 14 24.56%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, BK or FAP?

Canadian Banc has higher revenue and earnings than abrdn Asia-Pacific Income Fund VCC. Canadian Banc is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than abrdn Asia-Pacific Income Fund VCC, 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
Canadian Banc	C$119.67M	3.36	C$71.26M	C$2.07	5.64
abrdn Asia-Pacific Income Fund VCC	C$14.12M	7.62	C$11.23M	C$0.31	9.55

Summary

abrdn Asia-Pacific Income Fund VCC beats Canadian Banc on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.