Albion Enterprise VCT (AAEV) Competitors

Polar Capital (LON:POLR) and Albion Enterprise VCT (LON:AAEV) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, community ranking, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, earnings and profitability.

Does the media refer more to POLR or AAEV?

In the previous week, Polar Capital had 6 more articles in the media than Albion Enterprise VCT. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Polar Capital and 0 mentions for Albion Enterprise VCT. Polar Capital's average media sentiment score of 0.38 beat Albion Enterprise VCT's score of 0.00 indicating that Polar Capital is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Polar Capital	Neutral
Albion Enterprise VCT	Neutral

Is POLR or AAEV more profitable?

Albion Enterprise VCT has a net margin of 34.61% compared to Polar Capital's net margin of 20.68%. Polar Capital's return on equity of 29.27% beat Albion Enterprise VCT's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Polar Capital	20.68%	29.27%	14.85%
Albion Enterprise VCT	34.61%	1.38%	0.86%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor POLR or AAEV?

Polar Capital received 260 more outperform votes than Albion Enterprise VCT when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 65.53% of users gave Polar Capital an outperform vote while only 64.42% of users gave Albion Enterprise VCT an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Polar Capital	Outperform Votes 327 65.53%	Underperform Votes 172 34.47%
Albion Enterprise VCT	Outperform Votes 67 64.42%	Underperform Votes 37 35.58%

Which has more risk and volatility, POLR or AAEV?

Polar Capital has a beta of 1.14, suggesting that its stock price is 14% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Albion Enterprise VCT has a beta of 0.03, suggesting that its stock price is 97% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer POLR or AAEV?

Polar Capital presently has a consensus target price of GBX 542.50, suggesting a potential upside of 3.93%. Given Polar Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Polar Capital is more favorable than Albion Enterprise VCT.

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
Albion Enterprise VCT	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

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

51.1% of Polar Capital shares are owned by institutional investors. 15.0% of Polar Capital shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Albion Enterprise VCT shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is POLR or AAEV a better dividend stock?

Polar Capital pays an annual dividend of GBX 46 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.8%. Albion Enterprise VCT pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. Polar Capital pays out 10,952.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Albion Enterprise VCT pays out 20,000.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Polar Capital is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, POLR or AAEV?

Polar Capital has higher revenue and earnings than Albion Enterprise VCT. Polar Capital is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Albion Enterprise 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
Polar Capital	£197.25M	2.51	£40.79M	£0.42	1,242.86
Albion Enterprise VCT	£4.76M	26.48	£1.65M	£0.03	3,783.33

Summary

Polar Capital beats Albion Enterprise VCT on 17 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.