Baronsmead Venture Trust (BVT) Competitors GBX 48.63 -0.17 (-0.35%) As of 03/28/2025 09:49 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsInsider TradesBuy This Stock BVT vs. BGSC, VOF, SDP, ESCT, GSCT, PEY, CGI, SLS, APAX, and TRGShould you be buying Baronsmead Venture Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Baronsmead Venture Trust include BMO Global Smaller Companies (BGSC), VinaCapital Vietnam Opp Fund (VOF), Schroder Investment Trust - Schroder AsiaPacific Fund (SDP), The European Smaller Companies Trust (ESCT), The Global Smaller Companies Trust (GSCT), Princess Private Equity (PEY), Canadian General Investments (CGI), Standard Life UK Smaller Companies Trust (SLS), Apax Global Alpha (APAX), and The European Smaller Companies Trust (TRG). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry. Baronsmead Venture Trust vs. BMO Global Smaller Companies VinaCapital Vietnam Opp Fund Schroder Investment Trust - Schroder AsiaPacific Fund The European Smaller Companies Trust The Global Smaller Companies Trust Princess Private Equity Canadian General Investments Standard Life UK Smaller Companies Trust Apax Global Alpha The European Smaller Companies Trust Baronsmead Venture Trust (LON:BVT) and BMO Global Smaller Companies (LON:BGSC) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, dividends, valuation, profitability, community ranking, institutional ownership, earnings and analyst recommendations. Is BVT or BGSC a better dividend stock? Baronsmead Venture Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 4 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.2%. BMO Global Smaller Companies pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.02 per share. Baronsmead Venture Trust pays out 116.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. BMO Global Smaller Companies pays out 0.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Which has better earnings & valuation, BVT or BGSC? Baronsmead Venture Trust has higher earnings, but lower revenue than BMO Global Smaller Companies. BMO Global Smaller Companies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Baronsmead Venture Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBaronsmead Venture Trust£17.57M10.74£13.28M£3.4214.22BMO Global Smaller Companies£303.85M0.00N/A£50.70N/A Does the MarketBeat Community favor BVT or BGSC? Baronsmead Venture Trust received 48 more outperform votes than BMO Global Smaller Companies when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 68.18% of users gave BMO Global Smaller Companies an outperform vote while only 67.02% of users gave Baronsmead Venture Trust an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformBaronsmead Venture TrustOutperform Votes6367.02% Underperform Votes3132.98% BMO Global Smaller CompaniesOutperform Votes1568.18% Underperform Votes731.82% Does the media prefer BVT or BGSC? In the previous week, Baronsmead Venture Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled BMO Global Smaller Companies'average media sentiment score. Company Overall Sentiment Baronsmead Venture Trust Neutral BMO Global Smaller Companies Neutral Is BVT or BGSC more profitable? Baronsmead Venture Trust has a net margin of 75.56% compared to BMO Global Smaller Companies' net margin of 0.00%. Baronsmead Venture Trust's return on equity of 6.22% beat BMO Global Smaller Companies' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Baronsmead Venture Trust75.56% 6.22% 1.39% BMO Global Smaller Companies N/A N/A N/A SummaryBaronsmead Venture Trust beats BMO Global Smaller Companies on 6 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads Get Baronsmead Venture Trust News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BVT and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart BVT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBaronsmead Venture TrustAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£188.77M£1.14B£4.19B£2.62BDividend Yield7.81%4.42%4.19%4.82%P/E Ratio14.2226.4615.97141.21Price / Sales10.742,259.461,695.16284,295.48Price / Cash5.2360.8149.0728.19Price / Book0.891.113.354.60Net Income£13.28M£260.27M£1.28B£5.84B7 Day Performance1.74%-0.44%-0.19%1.43%1 Month Performance-2.35%-2.30%6.13%7.42%1 Year Performance-7.37%3.41%9.47%31.20% Baronsmead Venture Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BVTBaronsmead Venture TrustN/AGBX 48.63-0.3%N/A-7.4%£188.77M£17.57M14.22N/ADividend IncreaseBGSCBMO Global Smaller CompaniesN/AN/AN/AN/A£769.56M£303.85M2.77N/AVOFVinaCapital Vietnam Opp FundN/AGBX 432.26+0.2%N/A-8.3%£766.47M£115.59M11.52125Dividend AnnouncementNews CoverageSDPSchroder Investment Trust - Schroder AsiaPacific FundN/AGBX 533+0.2%N/A+6.0%£752.95M£134.70M6.22N/APositive NewsESCTThe European Smaller Companies TrustN/AGBX 189.20-0.1%N/A+10.1%£746.28M£96.24M8.92305Positive NewsGSCTThe Global Smaller Companies TrustN/AGBX 154.96+0.2%N/A-2.7%£744.94M£70.77M1.25N/APositive NewsPEYPrincess Private EquityN/AGBX 10.52-0.3%N/A-3.7%£727.47M£5.19B31.83N/ADividend IncreasePositive NewsCGICanadian General InvestmentsN/AGBX 1,995-0.7%N/A-12.4%£723.98M£350.08M4.44N/ANews CoverageSLSStandard Life UK Smaller Companies TrustN/AN/AN/AN/A£715.41M£222.48M3.3710APAXApax Global AlphaN/AGBX 121.60+1.7%N/A-18.4%£709.98M£9.05M206.30N/ANegative NewsGap UpTRGThe European Smaller Companies TrustN/AN/AN/AN/A£701.52M£340.08M2.13N/A Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BMO Global Smaller Companies Competitors VinaCapital Vietnam Opp Fund Competitors Schroder Investment Trust - Schroder AsiaPacific Fund Competitors The European Smaller Companies Trust Competitors The Global Smaller Companies Trust Competitors Princess Private Equity Competitors Canadian General Investments Competitors Standard Life UK Smaller Companies Trust Competitors Apax Global Alpha Competitors The European Smaller Companies Trust Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (LON:BVT) was last updated on 3/30/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump Treasure April 19Thanks to President Trump… A $900 investment across5 specific cryptos… Could gain 12,000% so quickly tha...Paradigm Press | SponsoredA market crash is coming—here’s whenThe stock market cycle I've used to identify the most likely day of the next market crash is the exact same in...Chaikin Analytics | SponsoredThe Dirty Secret About Gold Mining Stocks...Here's something most gold analysts won't tell you: 90% of gold mining companies actually destroy sharehold...Golden Portfolio | SponsoredNvidia’s CEO: “This Will Be a Multitrillion-Dollar Industry."If you missed out on the big boom in Nvidia… Listen up, because according to Nvidia's own CEO… Elon Musk...Brownstone Research | SponsoredTrump doesn’t give a damnPorter Stansberry: “I met with Trump’s biggest backers… they’re scooping up these 10 stocks” I recently met...Porter & Company | SponsoredYour Wealth is Under AttackPlease don't wait—this is your moment to take action. 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