Volta Finance (VTA) Competitors

BlackRock World Mining Trust (LON:BRWM) and Volta Finance (LON:VTA) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, community ranking and dividends.

Is BRWM or VTA more profitable?

Volta Finance has a net margin of 71.86% compared to BlackRock World Mining Trust's net margin of -153.65%. Volta Finance's return on equity of 17.54% beat BlackRock World Mining Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BlackRock World Mining Trust	-153.65%	-1.19%	-0.10%
Volta Finance	71.86%	17.54%	10.35%

Does the media refer more to BRWM or VTA?

In the previous week, BlackRock World Mining Trust had 1 more articles in the media than Volta Finance. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for BlackRock World Mining Trust and 1 mentions for Volta Finance. BlackRock World Mining Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.50 beat Volta Finance's score of 0.00 indicating that BlackRock World Mining Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
BlackRock World Mining Trust	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Volta Finance	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has better earnings & valuation, BRWM or VTA?

Volta Finance has higher revenue and earnings than BlackRock World Mining Trust. BlackRock World Mining Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Volta Finance, 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
BlackRock World Mining Trust	£8.73M	106.13	-£13.42M	-£6.99	-69.25
Volta Finance	£6.26B	0.04	£4.50B	£1.23	5.33

Which has more risk and volatility, BRWM or VTA?

BlackRock World Mining Trust has a beta of 1.01, suggesting that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Volta Finance has a beta of 0.87, suggesting that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor BRWM or VTA?

BlackRock World Mining Trust received 35 more outperform votes than Volta Finance when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.47% of users gave Volta Finance an outperform vote while only 62.76% of users gave BlackRock World Mining Trust an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
BlackRock World Mining Trust	Outperform Votes 91 62.76%	Underperform Votes 54 37.24%
Volta Finance	Outperform Votes 56 67.47%	Underperform Votes 27 32.53%

Is BRWM or VTA a better dividend stock?

BlackRock World Mining Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 34 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.0%. Volta Finance pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 9.2%. BlackRock World Mining Trust pays out -486.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Volta Finance pays out 48.8% 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.

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in BRWM or VTA?

17.0% of BlackRock World Mining Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.8% of Volta Finance shares are held by institutional investors. 2.7% of BlackRock World Mining Trust shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Volta Finance shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Volta Finance beats BlackRock World Mining Trust on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.