British Smaller Companies VCT (BSV) Competitors

Capital Gearing (LON:CGT) and British Smaller Companies VCT (LON:BSV) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability and risk.

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in CGT or BSV?

16.2% of Capital Gearing shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.3% of British Smaller Companies VCT shares are owned by institutional investors. 7.0% of Capital Gearing shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of British Smaller Companies VCT shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, CGT or BSV?

Capital Gearing has a beta of 0.23, suggesting that its share price is 77% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, British Smaller Companies VCT has a beta of 0.02, suggesting that its share price is 98% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to CGT or BSV?

In the previous week, Capital Gearing had 5 more articles in the media than British Smaller Companies VCT. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Capital Gearing and 1 mentions for British Smaller Companies VCT. British Smaller Companies VCT's average media sentiment score of 1.05 beat Capital Gearing's score of 0.01 indicating that British Smaller Companies VCT is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Capital Gearing	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
British Smaller Companies VCT	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is CGT or BSV a better dividend stock?

Capital Gearing pays an annual dividend of GBX 60 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. British Smaller Companies VCT pays an annual dividend of GBX 4 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. Capital Gearing pays out 24.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. British Smaller Companies VCT pays out 139.5% 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 higher valuation & earnings, CGT or BSV?

Capital Gearing has higher revenue and earnings than British Smaller Companies VCT. Capital Gearing is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than British Smaller Companies 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
Capital Gearing	£17.92M	50.39	£45.77M	£245.96	19.74
British Smaller Companies VCT	£12.98M	17.46	£8.67M	£2.87	26.15

Is CGT or BSV more profitable?

Capital Gearing has a net margin of 255.48% compared to British Smaller Companies VCT's net margin of 66.78%. Capital Gearing's return on equity of 5.25% beat British Smaller Companies VCT's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Capital Gearing	255.48%	5.25%	-2.63%
British Smaller Companies VCT	66.78%	3.73%	4.20%

Summary

Capital Gearing beats British Smaller Companies VCT on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.