Octopus AIM VCT (OOA) Competitors

Henderson European Focus Trust (LON:HEFT) and Octopus AIM VCT (LON:OOA) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends, valuation and risk.

Which has higher earnings & valuation, HEFT or OOA?

Henderson European Focus Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Octopus AIM VCT. Henderson European Focus Trust 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
Henderson European Focus Trust	£79.72M	0.00	£75.29M	£0.35	N/A
Octopus AIM VCT	£4.02M	25.71	£855.81K	£0.37	120.84

Which has more risk and volatility, HEFT or OOA?

Henderson European Focus Trust has a beta of 0.87, suggesting that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Octopus AIM VCT has a beta of 0.5, suggesting that its share price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is HEFT or OOA more profitable?

Henderson European Focus Trust has a net margin of 94.44% compared to Octopus AIM VCT's net margin of 21.28%. Henderson European Focus Trust's return on equity of 21.72% beat Octopus AIM VCT's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Henderson European Focus Trust	94.44%	21.72%	12.61%
Octopus AIM VCT	21.28%	0.61%	-11.95%

Does the media favor HEFT or OOA?

In the previous week, Henderson European Focus Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Octopus AIM VCT'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Henderson European Focus Trust	Neutral
Octopus AIM VCT	Neutral

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of HEFT or OOA?

44.2% of Henderson European Focus Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.7% of Henderson European Focus Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Octopus AIM VCT shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is HEFT or OOA a better dividend stock?

Henderson European Focus Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 4 per share. Octopus AIM VCT pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.1%. Henderson European Focus Trust pays out 1,142.9% 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 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.

Summary

Henderson European Focus Trust beats Octopus AIM VCT on 10 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.