Hargreave Hale AIM VCT (HHV) Competitors

BlackRock Smaller Companies (LON:BRSC) and Hargreave Hale AIM VCT (LON:HHV) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, community ranking, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, valuation and risk.

Is BRSC or HHV more profitable?

Hargreave Hale AIM VCT has a net margin of 264.25% compared to BlackRock Smaller Companies' net margin of 94.11%. BlackRock Smaller Companies' return on equity of 17.28% beat Hargreave Hale AIM VCT's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BlackRock Smaller Companies	94.11%	17.28%	-2.39%
Hargreave Hale AIM VCT	264.25%	-4.34%	-8.44%

Does the media prefer BRSC or HHV?

In the previous week, BlackRock Smaller Companies and BlackRock Smaller Companies both had 1 articles in the media. Hargreave Hale AIM VCT's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat BlackRock Smaller Companies' score of 1.11 indicating that Hargreave Hale AIM VCT is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
BlackRock Smaller Companies	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Hargreave Hale AIM VCT	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BRSC or HHV?

Hargreave Hale AIM VCT received 20 more outperform votes than BlackRock Smaller Companies when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 66.67% of users gave Hargreave Hale AIM VCT an outperform vote while only 61.39% of users gave BlackRock Smaller Companies an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
BlackRock Smaller Companies	Outperform Votes 62 61.39%	Underperform Votes 39 38.61%
Hargreave Hale AIM VCT	Outperform Votes 82 66.67%	Underperform Votes 41 33.33%

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of BRSC or HHV?

39.2% of BlackRock Smaller Companies shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.2% of BlackRock Smaller Companies shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Hargreave Hale AIM VCT shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, BRSC or HHV?

BlackRock Smaller Companies has a beta of 1.11, indicating that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Hargreave Hale AIM VCT has a beta of 0.38, indicating that its stock price is 62% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is BRSC or HHV a better dividend stock?

BlackRock Smaller Companies pays an annual dividend of GBX 42 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Hargreave Hale AIM VCT pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.7%. BlackRock Smaller Companies pays out 15.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Hargreave Hale AIM VCT pays out -166.7% 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. Hargreave Hale AIM VCT is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has better earnings & valuation, BRSC or HHV?

BlackRock Smaller Companies has higher revenue and earnings than Hargreave Hale AIM VCT. Hargreave Hale AIM VCT is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BlackRock Smaller Companies, 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
BlackRock Smaller Companies	£127.70M	4.27	£120.17M	£266.83	4.53
Hargreave Hale AIM VCT	-£2.49M	-45.51	-£6.58M	-£1.80	-17.22

Summary

BlackRock Smaller Companies beats Hargreave Hale AIM VCT on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.