Octopus AIM VCT (OOA) Competitors

JPMorgan Claverhouse (LON:JCH) 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 risk, community ranking, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation and dividends.

Does the media prefer JCH or OOA?

In the previous week, JPMorgan Claverhouse had 2 more articles in the media than Octopus AIM VCT. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for JPMorgan Claverhouse and 0 mentions for Octopus AIM VCT. JPMorgan Claverhouse's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat Octopus AIM VCT's score of 0.00 indicating that JPMorgan Claverhouse is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
JPMorgan Claverhouse	Positive
Octopus AIM VCT	Neutral

Is JCH or OOA a better dividend stock?

JPMorgan Claverhouse pays an annual dividend of GBX 35 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. Octopus AIM VCT pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.9%. JPMorgan Claverhouse pays out 3,398.1% 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 -2,500.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Octopus AIM VCT is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer JCH or OOA?

JPMorgan Claverhouse received 2 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 64.71% of users gave JPMorgan Claverhouse an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
JPMorgan Claverhouse	Outperform Votes 66 64.71%	Underperform Votes 36 35.29%
Octopus AIM VCT	Outperform Votes 64 69.57%	Underperform Votes 28 30.43%

Is JCH or OOA more profitable?

JPMorgan Claverhouse has a net margin of 92.61% compared to Octopus AIM VCT's net margin of 0.00%. JPMorgan Claverhouse's return on equity of 14.39% beat Octopus AIM VCT's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
JPMorgan Claverhouse	92.61%	14.39%	8.21%
Octopus AIM VCT	N/A	-19.24%	-11.95%

Do institutionals & insiders believe in JCH or OOA?

8.8% of JPMorgan Claverhouse shares are held by institutional investors. 7.4% of JPMorgan Claverhouse shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Octopus AIM VCT shares are held 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 preferable valuation and earnings, JCH or OOA?

JPMorgan Claverhouse has higher revenue and earnings than Octopus AIM VCT. Octopus AIM VCT is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than JPMorgan Claverhouse, 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
JPMorgan Claverhouse	£64.46M	6.28	£59.70M	£1.03	689.32
Octopus AIM VCT	-£21.82M	-4.69	-£24.88M	-£0.20	-252.50

Which has more volatility & risk, JCH or OOA?

JPMorgan Claverhouse has a beta of 0.83, meaning that its stock price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Octopus AIM VCT has a beta of 0.5, meaning that its stock price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer JCH or OOA?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
JPMorgan Claverhouse	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Octopus AIM VCT	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Summary

JPMorgan Claverhouse beats Octopus AIM VCT on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.