Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies (BASC) Competitors

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BASC vs. BUT, AAS, ATR, HET, and P2P

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 Brunner (BUT), abrdn Asia Focus (AAS), Schroder Asian Total Return Inv. (ATR), Henderson European Trust (HET), and P2P Global Investments (P2P). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry.

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 financial services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, risk, profitability, dividends, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies has a beta of 0.93119794, suggesting that its share price is 7% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Brunner has a beta of 0.54, suggesting that its share price is 46% less volatile than the broader market.

5.5% of Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 5.3% of Brunner shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Brunner shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

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	-18.75	£4.53M	-£77.43	N/A
Brunner	£57.55M	11.05	£105.32M	£128.48	11.49

In the previous week, Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies had 4 more articles in the media than Brunner. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies and 1 mentions for Brunner. Brunner's average media sentiment score of 0.89 beat Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies' score of 0.74 indicating that Brunner 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)	3 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Brunner	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Brunner has a net margin of 94.80% compared to Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies' net margin of -1,485.19%. Brunner's return on equity of 8.72% 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	94.80%	8.72%	11.63%

Summary

Brunner 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 abrdn Asia Focus?

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

abrdn Asia Focus has a beta of 0.71611387, meaning that its share price is 28% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies has a beta of 0.93119794, meaning that its share price is 7% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies had 5 more articles in the media than abrdn Asia Focus. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies and 0 mentions for abrdn Asia Focus. Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies' average media sentiment score of 0.74 beat abrdn Asia Focus' score of 0.00 indicating that Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
abrdn Asia Focus	Neutral
Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies	Positive

abrdn Asia Focus has a net margin of 102.94% compared to Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies' net margin of -1,485.19%. abrdn Asia Focus' return on equity of 19.85% beat Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
abrdn Asia Focus	102.94%	19.85%	2.79%
Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies	-1,485.19%	-5.64%	3.82%

11.5% of abrdn Asia Focus shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 5.5% of Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of abrdn Asia Focus shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.1% of Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

abrdn Asia Focus 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 abrdn Asia Focus, 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
abrdn Asia Focus	£115.75M	5.34	£36.71M	£77.49	5.74
Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies	-£8.57M	-18.75	£4.53M	-£77.43	N/A

Summary

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

How does Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies compare to Schroder Asian Total Return Inv.?

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

Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies has a beta of 0.93119794, meaning that its share price is 7% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Schroder Asian Total Return Inv. has a beta of 1.0190377, meaning that its share price is 2% more volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies had 5 more articles in the media than Schroder Asian Total Return Inv.. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies and 0 mentions for Schroder Asian Total Return Inv.. Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies' average media sentiment score of 0.74 beat Schroder Asian Total Return Inv.'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
Schroder Asian Total Return Inv.	Neutral

Schroder Asian Total Return Inv. has a net margin of 254.00% compared to Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies' net margin of -1,485.19%. Schroder Asian Total Return Inv.'s return on equity of 13.06% 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%
Schroder Asian Total Return Inv.	254.00%	13.06%	4.75%

5.5% of Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.9% of Schroder Asian Total Return Inv. shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Schroder Asian Total Return Inv. shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Schroder Asian Total Return Inv. 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 Schroder Asian Total Return Inv., 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	-18.75	£4.53M	-£77.43	N/A
Schroder Asian Total Return Inv.	£66.61M	9.40	£66.84M	£68.57	9.81

Summary

Schroder Asian Total Return Inv. beats Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies on 10 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

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

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

5.5% of Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.6% of Henderson European Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Henderson European Trust shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies has a beta of 0.93119794, meaning that its share price is 7% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Henderson European Trust has a beta of 0.87, meaning that its share price is 13% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies had 5 more articles in the media than Henderson European Trust. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies and 0 mentions for Henderson European Trust. Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies' average media sentiment score of 0.74 beat Henderson European 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
Henderson European Trust	Neutral

Henderson European Trust has a net margin of 95.15% compared to Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies' net margin of -1,485.19%. Henderson European Trust's return on equity of 17.54% 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%
Henderson European Trust	95.15%	17.54%	10.02%

Henderson European Trust has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies. Henderson European 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	-£8.57M	-18.75	£4.53M	-£77.43	N/A
Henderson European Trust	-£16.02M	-38.79	£71.73M	-£0.10	N/A

Summary

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

How does Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies compare to P2P Global Investments?

P2P Global Investments (LON:P2P) and Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies (LON:BASC) are both small-cap asset management industry companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, earnings, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment and profitability.

5.5% of Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies shares are held by institutional investors. 1.1% of Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies had 5 more articles in the media than P2P Global Investments. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies and 0 mentions for P2P Global Investments. Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies' average media sentiment score of 0.74 beat P2P Global Investments' score of 0.00 indicating that Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
P2P Global Investments	Neutral
Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies	Positive

Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies has lower revenue, but higher earnings than P2P Global Investments. Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than P2P Global Investments, 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
P2P Global Investments	£119.18M	0.00	N/A	£39.50	N/A
Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies	-£8.57M	-18.75	£4.53M	-£77.43	N/A

P2P Global Investments has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies' net margin of -1,485.19%. P2P Global Investments' return on equity of 0.00% beat Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
P2P Global Investments	N/A	N/A	N/A
Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies	-1,485.19%	-5.64%	3.82%

Summary

P2P Global Investments and Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies tied by winning 5 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

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BASC vs. The Competition

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Metric	Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies	Asset Management Industry	Financial Sector	LON Exchange
Market Cap	£161.01M	£2.35B	£5.16B	£2.60B
Dividend Yield	N/A	5.97%	5.25%	6.15%
P/E Ratio	-18.40	25.14	15.93	365.91
Price / Sales	-18.75	2,063.58	1,025.10	88,030.08
Price / Cash	18.20	60.17	91.01	27.89
Price / Book	0.97	1.35	6.59	7.74
Net Income	£4.53M	£265.53M	£1.15B	£5.89B
7 Day Performance	-0.21%	-0.71%	-0.26%	0.21%
1 Month Performance	2.89%	1.69%	1.19%	1.56%
1 Year Performance	12.65%	12.04%	18.11%	77.95%

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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 1,425 -1.4%	N/A	+13.1%	£161.01M	-£8.57M	N/A	N/A	News Coverage
BUT Brunner	N/A	GBX 1,468 -0.9%	N/A	+7.1%	£632.46M	£57.55M	11.43	N/A
AAS abrdn Asia Focus	N/A	GBX 452 -0.9%	N/A	+46.9%	£627.65M	£115.75M	5.83	N/A
ATR Schroder Asian Total Return Inv.	N/A	GBX 668 -0.1%	N/A	+42.6%	£621.65M	£66.61M	9.74	13,500	High Trading Volume
HET Henderson European Trust	N/A	GBX 201 flat	N/A	N/A	£621.31M	-£16.02M	N/A	N/A

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Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies (BASC) Competitors

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

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Does the media prefer BASC or BUT?

Is BASC or BUT more profitable?

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Is AAS or BASC more profitable?

Do insiders and institutionals believe in AAS or BASC?

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, AAS or BASC?

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Which has more volatility & risk, BASC or ATR?

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Which has better earnings & valuation, BASC or ATR?

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