Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies (BASC) Competitors

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BASC vs. TRG, EWG, BRSC, BGFD, and BUT

Should you buy Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies include The European Smaller Companies Trust (TRG), European Wealth Group (EWG), BlackRock Smaller Companies (BRSC), The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust (BGFD), and Brunner (BUT).

How does Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies compare to The European Smaller Companies Trust?

The European Smaller Companies Trust (LON:TRG) and Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies (LON:BASC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings and dividends.

7.1% of Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies 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.

Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies has lower revenue, but higher earnings than The European Smaller Companies Trust. Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than The European Smaller Companies 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
The European Smaller Companies Trust	£340.08M	0.00	N/A	£82.00	N/A
Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies	-£8.57M	-20.72	£4.53M	-£77.43	N/A

In the previous week, Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies had 1 more articles in the media than The European Smaller Companies Trust. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies and 0 mentions for The European Smaller Companies Trust. Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies' average media sentiment score of 0.69 beat The European Smaller Companies Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
The European Smaller Companies Trust	Neutral
Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies	Positive

The European Smaller Companies Trust has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies' net margin of -1,485.19%. The European Smaller Companies Trust's return on equity of 0.00% beat Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
The European Smaller Companies Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A
Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies	-1,485.19%	-5.64%	3.82%

Summary

The European Smaller Companies Trust and Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies tied by winning 5 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies compare to European Wealth Group?

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

European Wealth Group presently has a consensus target price of GBX 126, suggesting a potential upside of 13.51%. Given European Wealth Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe European Wealth Group is more favorable than Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
European Wealth Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies has lower revenue, but higher earnings than European Wealth Group. Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than European Wealth Group, 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
European Wealth Group	£2.31B	0.33	N/A	£0.29	382.76
Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies	-£8.57M	-20.72	£4.53M	-£77.43	N/A

In the previous week, Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies had 1 more articles in the media than European Wealth Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies and 0 mentions for European Wealth Group. Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies' average media sentiment score of 0.69 beat European Wealth Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
European Wealth Group	Neutral
Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies	Positive

6.8% of European Wealth Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.1% of Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies shares are held by institutional investors. 47.4% of European Wealth Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

European Wealth Group has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies' net margin of -1,485.19%. European Wealth Group's return on equity of 0.00% beat Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
European Wealth Group	N/A	N/A	N/A
Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies	-1,485.19%	-5.64%	3.82%

Summary

European Wealth Group beats Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies compare to BlackRock Smaller Companies?

Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies (LON:BASC) and BlackRock Smaller Companies (LON:BRSC) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, profitability, earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment and dividends.

7.1% of Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.8% of BlackRock Smaller Companies shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of BlackRock Smaller Companies shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

BlackRock Smaller Companies has a net margin of 89.65% compared to Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies' net margin of -1,485.19%. BlackRock Smaller Companies' return on equity of 10.11% beat Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies	-1,485.19%	-5.64%	3.82%
BlackRock Smaller Companies	89.65%	10.11%	-2.39%

Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies has a beta of 0.94, indicating that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, BlackRock Smaller Companies has a beta of 1.3544358, indicating that its stock price is 35% more volatile than the broader market.

BlackRock Smaller Companies has higher revenue and earnings than Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies. Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BlackRock 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	-£8.57M	-20.72	£4.53M	-£77.43	N/A
BlackRock Smaller Companies	£61.45M	11.06	£120.17M	£29.00	9.55

In the previous week, BlackRock Smaller Companies had 7 more articles in the media than Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for BlackRock Smaller Companies and 1 mentions for Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies. BlackRock Smaller Companies' average media sentiment score of 1.58 beat Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies' score of 0.69 indicating that BlackRock Smaller Companies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
BlackRock Smaller Companies	8 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Summary

BlackRock Smaller Companies beats Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies on 11 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies compare to The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust?

Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies (LON:BASC) and The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust (LON:BGFD) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability and earnings.

The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies. Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than The Baillie Gifford Japan 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
Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies	-£8.57M	-20.72	£4.53M	-£77.43	N/A
The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust	£154.29M	4.62	£65.49M	£188.95	5.68

Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies has a beta of 0.94, meaning that its share price is 6% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust has a beta of 0.989, meaning that its share price is 1% less volatile than the broader market.

7.1% of Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.8% of The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies had 1 more articles in the media than The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies and 0 mentions for The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust. Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies' average media sentiment score of 0.69 beat The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies	Positive
The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust	Neutral

The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust has a net margin of 158.45% compared to Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies' net margin of -1,485.19%. The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust's return on equity of 19.34% beat Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies	-1,485.19%	-5.64%	3.82%
The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust	158.45%	19.34%	0.31%

Summary

The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust beats Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies compare to Brunner?

Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies (LON:BASC) and Brunner (LON:BUT) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership and earnings.

In the previous week, Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies had 1 more articles in the media than Brunner. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies and 0 mentions for Brunner. Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies' average media sentiment score of 0.69 beat Brunner's score of 0.00 indicating that Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies	Positive
Brunner	Neutral

Brunner has higher revenue and earnings than Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies. Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Brunner, 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	-£8.57M	-20.72	£4.53M	-£77.43	N/A
Brunner	£105.27M	6.41	£105.32M	£238.78	6.57

Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies has a beta of 0.94, suggesting that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Brunner has a beta of 0.829, suggesting that its stock price is 17% less volatile than the broader market.

Brunner has a net margin of 96.94% compared to Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies' net margin of -1,485.19%. Brunner's return on equity of 15.14% beat Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies	-1,485.19%	-5.64%	3.82%
Brunner	96.94%	15.14%	11.63%

7.1% of Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 5.1% of Brunner shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Brunner shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Brunner beats Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

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BASC vs. The Competition

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Metric	Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies	Capital Markets Industry	Finance Sector	LON Exchange
Market Cap	£177.61M	£5.65B	£14.14B	£2.86B
Dividend Yield	N/A	7.46%	5.91%	6.13%
P/E Ratio	-20.74	37.90	29.19	369.20
Price / Sales	-20.72	1,250.68	512.48	83,609.40
Price / Cash	18.20	48.23	39.32	27.89
Price / Book	1.09	3.71	3.73	7.12
Net Income	£4.53M	£417.17M	£1.31B	£5.89B
7 Day Performance	1.01%	1.18%	1.17%	1.23%
1 Month Performance	0.38%	-0.54%	0.53%	0.97%
1 Year Performance	23.54%	6.65%	13.27%	75.28%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
BASC Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies	N/A	GBX 1,606 -1.5%	N/A	+25.4%	£177.61M	-£8.57M	N/A	N/A
TRG The European Smaller Companies Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	£701.52M	£340.08M	2.13	N/A
EWG European Wealth Group	N/A	GBX 102.80 +1.8%	GBX 126 +22.6%	N/A	£695.75M	£2.31B	354.48	N/A
BRSC BlackRock Smaller Companies	N/A	GBX 270.50 -0.7%	N/A	-79.1%	£663.78M	£61.45M	9.33	N/A	Positive News
BGFD The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust	N/A	GBX 994 +0.6%	N/A	+25.9%	£660.13M	£154.29M	5.26	N/A	Positive News

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Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies (BASC) Competitors

BASC vs. TRG, EWG, BRSC, BGFD, and BUT

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How does Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies compare to The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust?

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Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies (BASC) Competitors

BASC vs. TRG, EWG, BRSC, BGFD, and BUT

How does Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies compare to The European Smaller Companies Trust?

Do institutionals and insiders believe in TRG or BASC?

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, TRG or BASC?

Does the media prefer TRG or BASC?

Is TRG or BASC more profitable?

Summary

How does Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies compare to European Wealth Group?

Do analysts rate EWG or BASC?

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, EWG or BASC?

Does the media favor EWG or BASC?

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in EWG or BASC?

Is EWG or BASC more profitable?

Summary

How does Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies compare to BlackRock Smaller Companies?

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of BASC or BRSC?

Is BASC or BRSC more profitable?

Which has more risk & volatility, BASC or BRSC?

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, BASC or BRSC?

Does the media prefer BASC or BRSC?

Summary

How does Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies compare to The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust?

Which has better earnings and valuation, BASC or BGFD?

Which has more risk and volatility, BASC or BGFD?

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of BASC or BGFD?

Does the media refer more to BASC or BGFD?

Is BASC or BGFD more profitable?

Summary

How does Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies compare to Brunner?

Does the media refer more to BASC or BUT?

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, BASC or BUT?

Which has more volatility & risk, BASC or BUT?

Is BASC or BUT more profitable?

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of BASC or BUT?

Summary

Media Sentiment Over Time

BASC vs. The Competition

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