Octopus AIM VCT 2 (OSEC) Competitors GBX 35.30 -0.10 (-0.28%) As of 04/16/2025 08:23 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsBuy This Stock OSEC vs. CTUK, AUSC, NCYF, AAIF, BGS, BBH, BLU, STS, EAT, and HHIShould you be buying Octopus AIM VCT 2 stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Octopus AIM VCT 2 include CT UK Capital And Income Investment Trust (CTUK), abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust (AUSC), CQS New City High Yield (NCYF), abrdn Asian Income Fund (AAIF), Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon (BGS), Bellevue Healthcare (BBH), Blue Star Capital (BLU), STS Global Income & Growth Trust (STS), European Assets Trust (EAT), and Henderson High Income Trust (HHI). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry. Octopus AIM VCT 2 vs. CT UK Capital And Income Investment Trust abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust CQS New City High Yield abrdn Asian Income Fund Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon Bellevue Healthcare Blue Star Capital STS Global Income & Growth Trust European Assets Trust Henderson High Income Trust CT UK Capital And Income Investment Trust (LON:CTUK) and Octopus AIM VCT 2 (LON:OSEC) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and community ranking. Does the MarketBeat Community favor CTUK or OSEC? Octopus AIM VCT 2 received 32 more outperform votes than CT UK Capital And Income Investment Trust when rated by MarketBeat users. CompanyUnderperformOutperformCT UK Capital And Income Investment TrustN/AN/AOctopus AIM VCT 2Outperform Votes3272.73% Underperform Votes1227.27% Is CTUK or OSEC more profitable? CT UK Capital And Income Investment Trust has a net margin of 93.37% compared to Octopus AIM VCT 2's net margin of -17.95%. CT UK Capital And Income Investment Trust's return on equity of 16.24% beat Octopus AIM VCT 2's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets CT UK Capital And Income Investment Trust93.37% 16.24% 7.44% Octopus AIM VCT 2 -17.95%-1.44%-10.46% Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of CTUK or OSEC? 85.1% of CT UK Capital And Income Investment Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of CT UK Capital And Income Investment Trust shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Octopus AIM VCT 2 shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, CTUK or OSEC? CT UK Capital And Income Investment Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Octopus AIM VCT 2. Octopus AIM VCT 2 is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than CT UK Capital And Income Investment Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCT UK Capital And Income Investment Trust£59.57M5.36£55.62M£54.925.74Octopus AIM VCT 2£7.45M9.62-£1.34M-£0.66-53.62 Which has more risk & volatility, CTUK or OSEC? CT UK Capital And Income Investment Trust has a beta of 0.92, indicating that its share price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Octopus AIM VCT 2 has a beta of 0.55, indicating that its share price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to CTUK or OSEC? In the previous week, CT UK Capital And Income Investment Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Octopus AIM VCT 2'saverage media sentiment score. Company Overall Sentiment CT UK Capital And Income Investment Trust Neutral Octopus AIM VCT 2 Neutral Is CTUK or OSEC a better dividend stock? CT UK Capital And Income Investment Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 12 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.8%. Octopus AIM VCT 2 pays an annual dividend of GBX 4 per share and has a dividend yield of 11.3%. CT UK Capital And Income Investment Trust pays out 21.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Octopus AIM VCT 2 pays out -607.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Octopus AIM VCT 2 is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. SummaryCT UK Capital And Income Investment Trust beats Octopus AIM VCT 2 on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Octopus AIM VCT 2 News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for OSEC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart OSEC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricOctopus AIM VCT 2Asset Management IndustryFinancial SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£71.69M£1.09B£3.66B£2.48BDividend Yield0.14%4.43%4.20%4.96%P/E Ratio-53.6223.6314.01129.75Price / Sales9.622,224.361,657.54232,042.22Price / Cash3.3360.9450.1928.07Price / Book0.781.103.334.43Net Income-£1.34M£260.34M£1.23B£5.83B1 Month PerformanceN/A1.41%0.32%-1.34%1 Year Performance-23.59%1.70%14.71%117.27% Octopus AIM VCT 2 Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)OSECOctopus AIM VCT 2N/AGBX 35.30-0.3%N/A-23.6%£71.69M£7.45M-53.62N/AHigh Trading VolumeCTUKCT UK Capital And Income Investment TrustN/AGBX 296+2.8%N/A+0.0%£299.81M£59.57M5.39N/AGap UpAUSCabrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth TrustN/AGBX 443.32+4.1%N/A+1.3%£299.24M£54.96M6.00N/ANCYFCQS New City High YieldN/AGBX 50.38+1.2%N/A-4.2%£296.11M£53.40M6.32N/AHigh Trading VolumeAAIFabrdn Asian Income FundN/AGBX 195+4.3%N/A-3.3%£291.02M£49.66M6.89N/AGap UpBGSBaillie Gifford Shin NipponN/AGBX 103.40+3.5%N/A-5.0%£288.66M£-54,248,197.08-5.233,080Gap UpBBHBellevue HealthcareN/AGBX 114.40+2.3%N/A-18.6%£281.95M£-9,595,061.74-17.40N/AGap DownHigh Trading VolumeBLUBlue Star CapitalN/AGBX 5.50+4.8%N/A+17,448.4%£279.95M£-5,160,000.001.903Positive NewsGap UpSTSSTS Global Income & Growth TrustN/AGBX 228+3.2%N/A+8.9%£279.26M£20.58M15.216Positive NewsEATEuropean Assets TrustN/AGBX 76.40+5.5%N/A-7.6%£274.77M£35.04M9.83N/APositive NewsHHIHenderson High Income TrustN/AGBX 158.73+5.1%N/A+7.1%£274.29M£39.56M8.06N/ANews CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies CTUK Alternatives AUSC Alternatives NCYF Alternatives AAIF Alternatives BGS Alternatives BBH Alternatives BLU Alternatives STS Alternatives EAT Alternatives HHI Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (LON:OSEC) was last updated on 4/19/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon Set to Shock the World by May 1st ?Tech legend Jeff Brown recently traveled to the industrial zone of South Memphis to investigate what he believ...Brownstone Research | Sponsored[Action Required] Claim Your FREE IRS Loophole GuideThis shouldn't surprise anyone who's been paying attention, but... 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