Baronsmead Second Venture Trust (BMD) Competitors

Baronsmead Second Venture Trust (LON:BMD) and The Global Smaller Companies Trust (LON:GSCT) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, earnings, profitability, community ranking, risk, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in BMD or GSCT?

Baronsmead Second Venture Trust received 64 more outperform votes than The Global Smaller Companies Trust when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Baronsmead Second Venture Trust	Outperform Votes 64 73.56%	Underperform Votes 23 26.44%
The Global Smaller Companies Trust	N/A	N/A

Which has more risk & volatility, BMD or GSCT?

Baronsmead Second Venture Trust has a beta of 0.24, meaning that its share price is 76% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The Global Smaller Companies Trust has a beta of 1.01, meaning that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to BMD or GSCT?

In the previous week, Baronsmead Second Venture Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled The Global Smaller Companies Trust'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Baronsmead Second Venture Trust	Neutral
The Global Smaller Companies Trust	Neutral

Do institutionals & insiders believe in BMD or GSCT?

68.9% of The Global Smaller Companies Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Baronsmead Second Venture Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 4.5% of The Global Smaller Companies Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, BMD or GSCT?

Baronsmead Second Venture Trust has higher revenue and earnings than The Global Smaller Companies Trust. The Global Smaller Companies Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Baronsmead Second Venture Trust, 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
Baronsmead Second Venture Trust	£9.86M	21.09	£4.23M	£0.01	5,250.00
The Global Smaller Companies Trust	-£19.63M	-41.84	-£28.39M	-£0.06	-2,716.67

Is BMD or GSCT a better dividend stock?

Baronsmead Second Venture Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 4 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.6%. The Global Smaller Companies Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Baronsmead Second Venture Trust pays out 40,000.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. The Global Smaller Companies Trust pays out -3,333.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Is BMD or GSCT more profitable?

Baronsmead Second Venture Trust has a net margin of 42.87% compared to The Global Smaller Companies Trust's net margin of 0.00%. Baronsmead Second Venture Trust's return on equity of 1.98% beat The Global Smaller Companies Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Baronsmead Second Venture Trust	42.87%	1.98%	1.23%
The Global Smaller Companies Trust	N/A	-3.48%	-1.80%

Summary

Baronsmead Second Venture Trust beats The Global Smaller Companies Trust on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.