Baronsmead Venture Trust (BVT) Competitors

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

Is BVT or ESCT a better dividend stock?

Baronsmead Venture Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 4 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.3%. The European Smaller Companies Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. 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. The European Smaller Companies Trust pays out 23.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Is BVT or ESCT more profitable?

The European Smaller Companies Trust has a net margin of 87.06% compared to Baronsmead Venture Trust's net margin of 75.56%. The European Smaller Companies Trust's return on equity of 10.91% beat Baronsmead Venture Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Baronsmead Venture Trust	75.56%	6.22%	1.39%
The European Smaller Companies Trust	87.06%	10.91%	6.62%

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, BVT or ESCT?

The European Smaller Companies Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Baronsmead Venture Trust. The European Smaller Companies Trust 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Baronsmead Venture Trust	£17.57M	10.65	£13.28M	£3.42	14.09
The European Smaller Companies Trust	£96.24M	7.47	£83.79M	£21.21	8.59

Do insiders and institutionals believe in BVT or ESCT?

34.1% of The European Smaller Companies Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Baronsmead Venture Trust shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 4.3% of The European Smaller Companies Trust shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor BVT or ESCT?

Baronsmead Venture Trust received 63 more outperform votes than The European Smaller Companies Trust when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Baronsmead Venture Trust	Outperform Votes 63 67.02%	Underperform Votes 31 32.98%
The European Smaller Companies Trust	N/A	N/A

Which has more risk and volatility, BVT or ESCT?

Baronsmead Venture Trust has a beta of 0.19, indicating that its stock price is 81% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The European Smaller Companies Trust has a beta of 1.25, indicating that its stock price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to BVT or ESCT?

In the previous week, Baronsmead Venture Trust had 2 more articles in the media than The European Smaller Companies Trust. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Baronsmead Venture Trust and 2 mentions for The European Smaller Companies Trust. Baronsmead Venture Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.80 beat The European Smaller Companies Trust's score of 1.34 indicating that Baronsmead Venture Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Baronsmead Venture Trust	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
The European Smaller Companies Trust	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

The European Smaller Companies Trust beats Baronsmead Venture Trust on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.