Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies (BASC) Competitors

Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies (LON:BASC) and The Scottish Investment Trust (LON:SCIN) are both small-cap asset management industry companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends and profitability.

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

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

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, BASC or SCIN?

Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies has higher earnings, but lower revenue than The Scottish Investment Trust. The Scottish Investment Trust 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	23.00	£4.53M	£38.73	32.92
The Scottish Investment Trust	£51.43M	0.00	N/A	£0.57	N/A

Does the media prefer BASC or SCIN?

In the previous week, Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies had 5 more articles in the media than The Scottish Investment Trust. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies and 0 mentions for The Scottish Investment Trust. Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies' average media sentiment score of 1.84 beat The Scottish Investment 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	Very Positive
The Scottish Investment Trust	Neutral

Is BASC or SCIN more profitable?

Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies has a net margin of 69.75% compared to The Scottish Investment Trust's net margin of 0.00%. Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies' return on equity of 2.63% beat The Scottish Investment Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies	69.75%	2.63%	3.82%
The Scottish Investment Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A

Summary

Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies beats The Scottish Investment Trust on 8 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.