OAP3 vs. JTC, SNN, PIN, FEV, BHMG, RAT, BNKR, HRI, VEIL, and JMG
Should you be buying Octopus Apollo VCT stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Octopus Apollo VCT include JTC (JTC), Sanne Group (SNN), Pantheon International (PIN), Fidelity European Trust (FEV), BH Macro GBP (BHMG), Rathbones Group (RAT), The Bankers Investment Trust (BNKR), Herald (HRI), Vietnam Enterprise (VEIL), and JPMorgan Emerging Markets (JMG). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry.
Octopus Apollo VCT vs.
JTC (LON:JTC) and Octopus Apollo VCT (LON:OAP3) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, community ranking, analyst recommendations and earnings.
74.1% of JTC shares are held by institutional investors. 10.2% of JTC shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Octopus Apollo VCT shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
JTC has higher revenue and earnings than Octopus Apollo VCT.
In the previous week, JTC had 2 more articles in the media than Octopus Apollo VCT. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for JTC and 0 mentions for Octopus Apollo VCT. JTC's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Octopus Apollo VCT's score of 0.00 indicating that JTC is being referred to more favorably in the media.
JTC received 28 more outperform votes than Octopus Apollo VCT when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.40% of users gave JTC an outperform vote while only 66.13% of users gave Octopus Apollo VCT an outperform vote.
JTC has a net margin of 10.29% compared to Octopus Apollo VCT's net margin of -3.94%. JTC's return on equity of 6.00% beat Octopus Apollo VCT's return on equity.
JTC presently has a consensus price target of GBX 1,250, indicating a potential upside of 25.75%. Given JTC's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe JTC is more favorable than Octopus Apollo VCT.
JTC pays an annual dividend of GBX 12 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Octopus Apollo VCT pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.7%. JTC pays out 6,666.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
JTC has a beta of 0.68, indicating that its share price is 32% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Octopus Apollo VCT has a beta of -0.09, indicating that its share price is 109% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
JTC beats Octopus Apollo VCT on 16 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:OAP3) was last updated on 1/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
