Octopus AIM VCT (OOA) Competitors

Mid Wynd International Inv Tr (LON:MWY) and Octopus AIM VCT (LON:OOA) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, risk, dividends, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation and media sentiment.

Is MWY or OOA a better dividend stock?

Mid Wynd International Inv Tr pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Octopus AIM VCT pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.3%. Mid Wynd International Inv Tr pays out 8.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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.

Is MWY or OOA more profitable?

Mid Wynd International Inv Tr has a net margin of 95.06% compared to Octopus AIM VCT's net margin of 21.28%. Mid Wynd International Inv Tr's return on equity of 12.65% beat Octopus AIM VCT's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mid Wynd International Inv Tr	95.06%	12.65%	7.66%
Octopus AIM VCT	21.28%	0.61%	-11.95%

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in MWY or OOA?

16.9% of Mid Wynd International Inv Tr shares are owned by institutional investors. 28.5% of Mid Wynd International Inv Tr shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Octopus AIM VCT shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, MWY or OOA?

Mid Wynd International Inv Tr has higher revenue and earnings than Octopus AIM VCT. Mid Wynd International Inv Tr 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
Mid Wynd International Inv Tr	£46.65M	7.74	£44.34M	£98.95	8.14
Octopus AIM VCT	£4.02M	27.70	£855.81K	£0.37	130.20

Which has more volatility and risk, MWY or OOA?

Mid Wynd International Inv Tr has a beta of 0.55, meaning that its share price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Octopus AIM VCT has a beta of 0.5, meaning that its share price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor MWY or OOA?

In the previous week, Octopus AIM VCT had 4 more articles in the media than Mid Wynd International Inv Tr. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Octopus AIM VCT and 0 mentions for Mid Wynd International Inv Tr. Octopus AIM VCT's average media sentiment score of 0.57 beat Mid Wynd International Inv Tr's score of 0.37 indicating that Octopus AIM VCT is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Mid Wynd International Inv Tr	Neutral
Octopus AIM VCT	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer MWY or OOA?

Mid Wynd International Inv Tr received 61 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 68.31% of users gave Mid Wynd International Inv Tr an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Mid Wynd International Inv Tr	Outperform Votes 125 68.31%	Underperform Votes 58 31.69%
Octopus AIM VCT	Outperform Votes 64 69.57%	Underperform Votes 28 30.43%

Summary

Mid Wynd International Inv Tr beats Octopus AIM VCT on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.