Velocity Composites (VEL) Competitors

Velocity Composites (LON:VEL) and Schroder BSC Social Impact Trust (LON:SBSI) are both small-cap industrials companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, community ranking, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, profitability, earnings, valuation and dividends.

Which has better earnings and valuation, VEL or SBSI?

Schroder BSC Social Impact Trust has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Velocity Composites. Velocity Composites is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Schroder BSC Social Impact 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
Velocity Composites	£20.40M	0.72	-£2.41M	-£4.46	-6.12
Schroder BSC Social Impact Trust	£2.21M	26.80	£1.04M	£1.26	57.25

Does the MarketBeat Community favor VEL or SBSI?

Velocity Composites received 92 more outperform votes than Schroder BSC Social Impact Trust when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Velocity Composites	Outperform Votes 92 67.65%	Underperform Votes 44 32.35%
Schroder BSC Social Impact Trust	N/A	N/A

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in VEL or SBSI?

40.9% of Velocity Composites shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.1% of Schroder BSC Social Impact Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 40.1% of Velocity Composites shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.8% of Schroder BSC Social Impact Trust shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk and volatility, VEL or SBSI?

Velocity Composites has a beta of 1.53, suggesting that its stock price is 53% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Schroder BSC Social Impact Trust has a beta of -0.13, suggesting that its stock price is 113% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is VEL or SBSI more profitable?

Schroder BSC Social Impact Trust has a net margin of 46.81% compared to Velocity Composites' net margin of -11.83%. Schroder BSC Social Impact Trust's return on equity of 1.21% beat Velocity Composites' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Velocity Composites	-11.83%	-40.18%	-12.42%
Schroder BSC Social Impact Trust	46.81%	1.21%	1.08%

Do analysts rate VEL or SBSI?

Velocity Composites currently has a consensus price target of GBX 60, suggesting a potential upside of 119.78%. Given Velocity Composites' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Velocity Composites is more favorable than Schroder BSC Social Impact Trust.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Velocity Composites	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Schroder BSC Social Impact Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the media prefer VEL or SBSI?

In the previous week, Schroder BSC Social Impact Trust had 3 more articles in the media than Velocity Composites. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Schroder BSC Social Impact Trust and 0 mentions for Velocity Composites. Schroder BSC Social Impact Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.57 beat Velocity Composites' score of 0.00 indicating that Schroder BSC Social Impact Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Velocity Composites	Neutral
Schroder BSC Social Impact Trust	Very Positive

Summary

Schroder BSC Social Impact Trust beats Velocity Composites on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.