VinaCapital Vietnam Opp Fund (VOF) Competitors

Monks (LON:MNKS) and VinaCapital Vietnam Opp Fund (LON:VOF) are both financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, community ranking, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, media sentiment, institutional ownership and profitability.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor MNKS or VOF?

Monks received 7 more outperform votes than VinaCapital Vietnam Opp Fund when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 70.54% of users gave VinaCapital Vietnam Opp Fund 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%
VinaCapital Vietnam Opp Fund	Outperform Votes 79 70.54%	Underperform Votes 33 29.46%

Which has better valuation and earnings, MNKS or VOF?

Monks has higher revenue and earnings than VinaCapital Vietnam Opp Fund. VinaCapital Vietnam Opp Fund 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	5.97	£398.35M	£1.78	696.63
VinaCapital Vietnam Opp Fund	£201.32M	3.20	£159.95M	£0.75	571.33

Does the media prefer MNKS or VOF?

In the previous week, VinaCapital Vietnam Opp Fund had 3 more articles in the media than Monks. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for VinaCapital Vietnam Opp Fund and 1 mentions for Monks. VinaCapital Vietnam Opp Fund's average media sentiment score of 0.11 beat Monks' score of -0.34 indicating that VinaCapital Vietnam Opp Fund is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Monks	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
VinaCapital Vietnam Opp Fund	0 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in MNKS or VOF?

20.4% of Monks shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.9% of VinaCapital Vietnam Opp Fund shares are held by institutional investors. 2.8% of Monks shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of VinaCapital Vietnam Opp Fund shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is MNKS or VOF a better dividend stock?

Monks pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. VinaCapital Vietnam Opp Fund pays an annual dividend of GBX 11 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. 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. VinaCapital Vietnam Opp Fund pays out 1,466.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Which has more volatility and risk, MNKS or VOF?

Monks has a beta of 0.71, meaning that its stock price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, VinaCapital Vietnam Opp Fund has a beta of 0.47, meaning that its stock price is 53% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is MNKS or VOF more profitable?

Monks has a net margin of 95.00% compared to VinaCapital Vietnam Opp Fund's net margin of 79.45%. Monks' return on equity of 15.61% beat VinaCapital Vietnam Opp Fund's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Monks	95.00%	15.61%	9.21%
VinaCapital Vietnam Opp Fund	79.45%	15.21%	9.43%

Summary

Monks beats VinaCapital Vietnam Opp Fund on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.