Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies (BASC) Competitors

Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies (LON:BASC) and Syncona (LON:SYNC) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability and earnings.

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in BASC or SYNC?

28.0% of Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.1% of Syncona shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.6% of Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.2% of Syncona shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more volatility and risk, BASC or SYNC?

Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies has a beta of 0.78, indicating that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Syncona has a beta of 0.26, indicating that its stock price is 74% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is BASC or SYNC more profitable?

Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies has a net margin of 69.75% compared to Syncona's net margin of -310.53%. Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies' return on equity of 2.63% beat Syncona's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies	69.75%	2.63%	3.82%
Syncona	-310.53%	-1.47%	0.40%

Does the media favor BASC or SYNC?

In the previous week, Syncona's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies' score of 0.00 indicating that Syncona is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies	Neutral
Syncona	Positive

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, BASC or SYNC?

Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies has higher revenue and earnings than Syncona. Syncona is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies, 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
Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies	£6.49M	23.64	£4.53M	£38.73	33.84
Syncona	£5.44M	109.81	-£16.90M	-£2.71	-35.40

Summary

Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies beats Syncona on 9 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.