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

Is VEL or SBSI more profitable?

Schroder BSC Social Impact Trust has a net margin of 64.53% compared to Velocity Composites' net margin of -11.83%. Schroder BSC Social Impact Trust's return on equity of 1.72% beat Velocity Composites' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Velocity Composites	-11.83%	-59.20%	-12.42%
Schroder BSC Social Impact Trust	64.53%	1.72%	1.08%

Do analysts rate VEL or SBSI?

Velocity Composites currently has a consensus target price of GBX 60, indicating a potential upside of 133.46%. 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

Do institutionals and insiders believe in VEL or SBSI?

40.9% of Velocity Composites shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.1% of Schroder BSC Social Impact Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 40.1% of Velocity Composites shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 10.8% of Schroder BSC Social Impact Trust shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has stronger earnings & 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	£20.18M	0.68	-£2.39M	-£0.08	-321.25
Schroder BSC Social Impact Trust	£3.28M	19.26	£2.12M	£0.02	3,750.00

Does the media favor VEL or SBSI?

In the previous week, Schroder BSC Social Impact Trust had 5 more articles in the media than Velocity Composites. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Schroder BSC Social Impact Trust and 0 mentions for Velocity Composites. Schroder BSC Social Impact Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.60 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

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer 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

Which has more risk and volatility, VEL or SBSI?

Velocity Composites has a beta of 1.53, indicating 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, indicating that its stock price is 113% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

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