Henderson European Focus Trust (HEFT) Competitors

Henderson European Focus Trust (LON:HEFT) and Octopus Apollo VCT (LON:OAP3) 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 earnings, community ranking, profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation and risk.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, HEFT or OAP3?

Henderson European Focus Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Octopus Apollo VCT. Henderson European Focus Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Octopus Apollo VCT, 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
Henderson European Focus Trust	£79.72M	5.18	£75.29M	£0.35	554.29
Octopus Apollo VCT	£46.17M	8.55	£28.58M	£0.04	1,177.50

Is HEFT or OAP3 more profitable?

Henderson European Focus Trust has a net margin of 94.44% compared to Octopus Apollo VCT's net margin of 61.90%. Henderson European Focus Trust's return on equity of 21.72% beat Octopus Apollo VCT's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Henderson European Focus Trust	94.44%	21.72%	12.61%
Octopus Apollo VCT	61.90%	8.33%	5.10%

Is HEFT or OAP3 a better dividend stock?

Henderson European Focus Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 4 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Octopus Apollo VCT pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.4%. Henderson European Focus Trust pays out 1,142.9% 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 Apollo VCT pays out 7,500.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of HEFT or OAP3?

44.2% of Henderson European Focus Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 8.7% of Henderson European Focus Trust shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Octopus Apollo VCT shares are held by company 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor HEFT or OAP3?

Henderson European Focus Trust received 36 more outperform votes than Octopus Apollo VCT when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.13% of users gave Octopus Apollo VCT an outperform vote while only 63.11% of users gave Henderson European Focus Trust an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Henderson European Focus Trust	Outperform Votes 77 63.11%	Underperform Votes 45 36.89%
Octopus Apollo VCT	Outperform Votes 41 66.13%	Underperform Votes 21 33.87%

Does the media refer more to HEFT or OAP3?

In the previous week, Henderson European Focus Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.36 beat Octopus Apollo VCT's score of 0.00 indicating that Henderson European Focus Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Henderson European Focus Trust	Positive
Octopus Apollo VCT	Neutral

Which has more risk and volatility, HEFT or OAP3?

Henderson European Focus Trust has a beta of 0.87, indicating that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Octopus Apollo VCT has a beta of -0.09, indicating that its stock price is 109% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend HEFT or OAP3?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Henderson European Focus Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Octopus Apollo VCT	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Summary

Henderson European Focus Trust beats Octopus Apollo VCT on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.