Albion Enterprise VCT (AAEV) Competitors

Albion Enterprise VCT (LON:AAEV) and Polar Capital (LON:POLR) 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 valuation, media sentiment, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, community ranking, institutional ownership and profitability.

Does the media prefer AAEV or POLR?

In the previous week, Albion Enterprise VCT had 2 more articles in the media than Polar Capital. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Albion Enterprise VCT and 0 mentions for Polar Capital. Albion Enterprise VCT's average media sentiment score of 0.34 beat Polar Capital's score of 0.00 indicating that Albion Enterprise VCT is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Albion Enterprise VCT	Neutral
Polar Capital	Neutral

Which has more volatility and risk, AAEV or POLR?

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

Is AAEV or POLR a better dividend stock?

Albion Enterprise VCT pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. Polar Capital pays an annual dividend of GBX 46 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.0%. 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 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. Polar Capital is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do analysts recommend AAEV or POLR?

Polar Capital has a consensus price target of GBX 542.50, indicating a potential upside of 6.58%. Given Polar Capital's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Polar Capital is more favorable than Albion Enterprise VCT.

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

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer AAEV or POLR?

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

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, AAEV or POLR?

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
Albion Enterprise VCT	£4.76M	26.59	£1.65M	£0.03	3,800.00
Polar Capital	£197.25M	2.45	£40.79M	£0.42	1,211.90

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of AAEV or POLR?

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

Is AAEV or POLR 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
Albion Enterprise VCT	34.61%	1.38%	0.86%
Polar Capital	20.68%	29.27%	14.85%

Summary

Polar Capital beats Albion Enterprise VCT on 15 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.