Octopus Titan VCT (OTV2) Competitors

Monks (LON:MNKS) and Octopus Titan VCT (LON:OTV2) are both financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, community ranking, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, dividends and institutional ownership.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of MNKS or OTV2?

20.4% of Monks shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.1% of Octopus Titan VCT shares are held by institutional investors. 2.8% of Monks shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Octopus Titan VCT shares are held by company 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 better earnings and valuation, MNKS or OTV2?

Monks has higher revenue and earnings than Octopus Titan VCT. Octopus Titan VCT is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Monks, 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
Monks	£419.32M	6.03	£398.35M	£1.78	703.37
Octopus Titan VCT	-£229.20M	-2.92	-£258.58M	-£0.19	-228.95

Is MNKS or OTV2 a better dividend stock?

Monks pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Octopus Titan VCT pays an annual dividend of GBX 4 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.2%. Monks pays out 112.4% 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 Titan VCT pays out -2,105.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Octopus Titan VCT is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the media refer more to MNKS or OTV2?

In the previous week, Monks had 6 more articles in the media than Octopus Titan VCT. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Monks and 0 mentions for Octopus Titan VCT. Monks' average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat Octopus Titan VCT's score of 0.00 indicating that Monks is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Monks	Positive
Octopus Titan VCT	Neutral

Which has more volatility & risk, MNKS or OTV2?

Monks has a beta of 0.71, meaning that its stock price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Octopus Titan VCT has a beta of -0.09, meaning that its stock price is 109% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is MNKS or OTV2 more profitable?

Monks has a net margin of 95.00% compared to Octopus Titan VCT's net margin of 0.00%. Monks' return on equity of 15.61% beat Octopus Titan VCT's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Monks	95.00%	15.61%	9.21%
Octopus Titan VCT	N/A	-23.13%	-14.38%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in MNKS or OTV2?

Monks received 57 more outperform votes than Octopus Titan VCT when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.44% of users gave Octopus Titan VCT an outperform vote while only 64.18% of users gave Monks an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Monks	Outperform Votes 86 64.18%	Underperform Votes 48 35.82%
Octopus Titan VCT	Outperform Votes 29 67.44%	Underperform Votes 14 32.56%

Summary

Monks beats Octopus Titan VCT on 14 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.