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 stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, earnings, risk, community ranking, valuation, analyst recommendations and dividends.

Which has better earnings & valuation, BMD or GSCT?

The Global Smaller Companies Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Baronsmead Second Venture 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	£11.82M	16.57	£4.53M	£1.16	43.24
The Global Smaller Companies Trust	£70.77M	11.00	£598.28M	£123.93	1.31

Does the media prefer BMD or GSCT?

In the previous week, Baronsmead Second Venture Trust had 6 more articles in the media than The Global Smaller Companies Trust. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for Baronsmead Second Venture Trust and 1 mentions for The Global Smaller Companies Trust. Baronsmead Second Venture Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.69 beat The Global Smaller Companies Trust's score of 1.53 indicating that Baronsmead Second Venture Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Baronsmead Second Venture Trust	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
The Global Smaller Companies Trust	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership 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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

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 8.0%. 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 345.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. The Global Smaller Companies Trust pays out 1.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer 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

Is BMD or GSCT more profitable?

The Global Smaller Companies Trust has a net margin of 845.39% compared to Baronsmead Second Venture Trust's net margin of 38.32%. The Global Smaller Companies Trust's return on equity of 77.62% beat Baronsmead Second Venture Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Baronsmead Second Venture Trust	38.32%	1.95%	1.23%
The Global Smaller Companies Trust	845.39%	77.62%	-1.80%

Which has more volatility and risk, BMD or GSCT?

Baronsmead Second Venture Trust has a beta of 0.24, indicating 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, indicating that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

The Global Smaller Companies Trust beats Baronsmead Second Venture Trust on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.