Pembroke VCT B (PEMB) Competitors

abrdn Private Equity Opportunities (LON:APEO) and Pembroke VCT B (LON:PEMB) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, valuation, community ranking and earnings.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor APEO or PEMB?

Pembroke VCT B received 8 more outperform votes than abrdn Private Equity Opportunities when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
abrdn Private Equity Opportunities	N/A	N/A
Pembroke VCT B	Outperform Votes 8 66.67%	Underperform Votes 4 33.33%

Is APEO or PEMB more profitable?

Pembroke VCT B has a net margin of 718.21% compared to abrdn Private Equity Opportunities' net margin of 76.01%. abrdn Private Equity Opportunities' return on equity of 5.18% beat Pembroke VCT B's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
abrdn Private Equity Opportunities	76.01%	5.18%	3.35%
Pembroke VCT B	718.21%	-2.84%	-3.97%

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in APEO or PEMB?

72.2% of abrdn Private Equity Opportunities shares are held by institutional investors. 3.7% of abrdn Private Equity Opportunities shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Pembroke VCT B shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, APEO or PEMB?

abrdn Private Equity Opportunities has higher revenue and earnings than Pembroke VCT B. Pembroke VCT B is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than abrdn Private Equity Opportunities, 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
abrdn Private Equity Opportunities	£80.21M	0.00	£60.96M	£0.40	N/A
Pembroke VCT B	-£919.80K	-231.86	-£6.61M	-£2.90	-32.28

Which has more volatility & risk, APEO or PEMB?

abrdn Private Equity Opportunities has a beta of 0.78, suggesting that its share price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pembroke VCT B has a beta of -0.05, suggesting that its share price is 105% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is APEO or PEMB a better dividend stock?

abrdn Private Equity Opportunities pays an annual dividend of GBX 17 per share. Pembroke VCT B pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. abrdn Private Equity Opportunities pays out 4,250.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Pembroke VCT B pays out -172.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Pembroke VCT B is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the media prefer APEO or PEMB?

In the previous week, Pembroke VCT B had 1 more articles in the media than abrdn Private Equity Opportunities. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Pembroke VCT B and 0 mentions for abrdn Private Equity Opportunities. abrdn Private Equity Opportunities' average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Pembroke VCT B's score of -1.01 indicating that abrdn Private Equity Opportunities is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
abrdn Private Equity Opportunities	Neutral
Pembroke VCT B	Negative

Summary

abrdn Private Equity Opportunities beats Pembroke VCT B on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.