Octopus AIM VCT (OOA) Competitors

Octopus AIM VCT (LON:OOA) and Mattioli Woods (LON:MTW) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, community ranking and institutional ownership.

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in OOA or MTW?

55.3% of Mattioli Woods shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Octopus AIM VCT shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 16.6% of Mattioli Woods 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.

Does the media refer more to OOA or MTW?

In the previous week, Octopus AIM VCT had 3 more articles in the media than Mattioli Woods. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Octopus AIM VCT and 0 mentions for Mattioli Woods. Octopus AIM VCT's average media sentiment score of 0.31 beat Mattioli Woods' score of 0.00 indicating that Octopus AIM VCT is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Octopus AIM VCT	Neutral
Mattioli Woods	Neutral

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, OOA or MTW?

Mattioli Woods has higher revenue and earnings than Octopus AIM VCT. Mattioli Woods is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Octopus AIM 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
Octopus AIM VCT	£4.02M	26.17	£855.81K	£0.37	122.98
Mattioli Woods	£115.40M	0.00	£9.91M	£0.19	N/A

Which has more risk & volatility, OOA or MTW?

Octopus AIM VCT has a beta of 0.5, meaning that its stock price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mattioli Woods has a beta of 0.74, meaning that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is OOA or MTW more profitable?

Octopus AIM VCT has a net margin of 21.28% compared to Mattioli Woods' net margin of 8.59%. Mattioli Woods' return on equity of 4.38% beat Octopus AIM VCT's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Octopus AIM VCT	21.28%	0.61%	-11.95%
Mattioli Woods	8.59%	4.38%	4.42%

Is OOA or MTW a better dividend stock?

Octopus AIM VCT pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.9%. Mattioli Woods pays an annual dividend of GBX 27 per share. Octopus AIM VCT pays out 1,336.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Mattioli Woods pays out 14,210.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Octopus AIM VCT is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor OOA or MTW?

Mattioli Woods received 166 more outperform votes than Octopus AIM VCT when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 69.57% of users gave Octopus AIM VCT an outperform vote while only 65.16% of users gave Mattioli Woods an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Octopus AIM VCT	Outperform Votes 64 69.57%	Underperform Votes 28 30.43%
Mattioli Woods	Outperform Votes 230 65.16%	Underperform Votes 123 34.84%

Summary

Mattioli Woods beats Octopus AIM VCT on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.