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BASC vs. HAN, BGFD, ATR, GCP, 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 Hansa Investment (HAN), The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust (BGFD), Schroder Asian Total Return Inv. (ATR), GCP Infrastructure Investments (GCP), and Brunner (BUT). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry.

How does Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies compare to Hansa Investment?

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

Hansa Investment has a net margin of 84.16% compared to Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies' net margin of -1,485.19%. Hansa Investment's return on equity of 2.24% beat Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Hansa Investment84.16% 2.24% 13.97%
Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies -1,485.19%-5.64%3.82%

Hansa Investment has a beta of 0.18, suggesting that its share price is 82% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies has a beta of 0.9334292, suggesting that its share price is 7% less volatile than the broader market.

0.2% of Hansa Investment shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.1% of Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies shares are held by institutional investors. 9.4% of Hansa Investment 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 large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Hansa Investment 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 Hansa Investment, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Hansa Investment£26.42M24.12£77.36M£19.3016.79
Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies-£8.57M-21.01£4.53M-£77.43N/A

In the previous week, Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies had 4 more articles in the media than Hansa Investment. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies and 0 mentions for Hansa Investment. Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies' average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat Hansa Investment'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
Hansa Investment Neutral
Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies Positive

Summary

Hansa Investment 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 The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust?

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

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust£154.29M4.27£65.49M£188.955.13
Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies-£8.57M-21.01£4.53M-£77.43N/A

In the previous week, Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies had 4 more articles in the media than The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust. MarketBeat recorded 4 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 0.87 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 news media.

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

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

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
The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust158.45% 19.34% 0.31%
Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies -1,485.19%-5.64%3.82%

The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust has a beta of 0.9896676, meaning that its share price is 1% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies has a beta of 0.9334292, meaning that its share price is 7% less volatile than the broader market.

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 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 compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, risk, earnings, dividends and valuation.

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies-£8.57M-21.01£4.53M-£77.43N/A
Schroder Asian Total Return Inv.£66.61M9.71£66.84M£68.5710.14

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%

7.1% of Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.8% of Schroder Asian Total Return Inv. shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.1% of Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Schroder Asian Total Return Inv. shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies had 3 more articles in the media than Schroder Asian Total Return Inv.. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies and 1 mentions for Schroder Asian Total Return Inv.. Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies' average media sentiment score of 0.87 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 Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies
1 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Schroder Asian Total Return Inv.
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies has a beta of 0.9334292, meaning that its share price is 7% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Schroder Asian Total Return Inv. has a beta of 1.023242, meaning that its share price is 2% more volatile than the broader market.

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 GCP Infrastructure Investments?

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

35.4% of GCP Infrastructure Investments shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.1% of Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of GCP Infrastructure Investments 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 hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies had 1 more articles in the media than GCP Infrastructure Investments. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies and 3 mentions for GCP Infrastructure Investments. Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies' average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat GCP Infrastructure Investments' score of 0.77 indicating that Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
GCP Infrastructure Investments
0 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies
1 Very Positive mention(s)
3 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

GCP Infrastructure Investments currently has a consensus target price of GBX 90, indicating a potential upside of 14.21%. Given GCP Infrastructure Investments' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe GCP Infrastructure Investments is more favorable than Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
GCP Infrastructure Investments
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

GCP Infrastructure Investments 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 GCP Infrastructure Investments, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
GCP Infrastructure Investments£21.37M29.99£15.58M£2.1536.65
Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies-£8.57M-21.01£4.53M-£77.43N/A

GCP Infrastructure Investments has a beta of 0.391, suggesting that its stock price is 61% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies has a beta of 0.9334292, suggesting that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the broader market.

GCP Infrastructure Investments has a net margin of 22.65% compared to Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies' net margin of -1,485.19%. GCP Infrastructure Investments' return on equity of 2.19% beat Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
GCP Infrastructure Investments22.65% 2.19% 0.89%
Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies -1,485.19%-5.64%3.82%

Summary

GCP Infrastructure Investments beats Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies compare to Brunner?

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

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Brunner£57.55M11.09£105.32M£128.4811.54
Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies-£8.57M-21.01£4.53M-£77.43N/A

5.2% of Brunner shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.1% of Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of Brunner 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 hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

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
Brunner94.80% 8.72% 11.63%
Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies -1,485.19%-5.64%3.82%

Brunner has a beta of 0.83170027, meaning that its stock price is 17% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies has a beta of 0.9334292, meaning that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies had 3 more articles in the media than Brunner. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies and 1 mentions for Brunner. Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies' average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat Brunner's score of -0.49 indicating that Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

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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MetricBrown Advisory US Smaller CompaniesAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£180.10M£2.38B£5.97B£2.77B
Dividend YieldN/A6.02%5.26%6.16%
P/E Ratio-20.7960.2629.29366.66
Price / Sales-21.012,054.671,107.4285,978.63
Price / Cash18.2060.3384.9827.87
Price / Book1.101.386.687.76
Net Income£4.53M£265.27M£1.14B£5.89B
7 Day Performance1.90%-0.32%-0.37%-0.71%
1 Month Performance9.82%-0.34%0.36%-1.20%
1 Year Performance26.77%9.04%18.33%65.93%

Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies Competitors List

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CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
BASC
Brown Advisory US Smaller Companies
N/AGBX 1,610
+1.3%		N/A+26.2%£180.10M-£8.57MN/AN/A
HAN
Hansa Investment
N/AGBX 338
flat		N/A+30.2%£664.67M£26.42M17.51N/A
BGFD
The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust
N/AGBX 974
-0.1%		N/A+23.9%£661.36M£154.29M5.15N/A
ATR
Schroder Asian Total Return Inv.
N/AGBX 693
-1.4%		N/A+54.7%£644.62M£66.61M10.1113,500
GCP
GCP Infrastructure Investments
2.2356 of 5 stars		GBX 78.80
-0.6%		GBX 90
+14.2%		+7.5%£640.72M£21.37M36.651,950

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This page (LON:BASC) was last updated on 6/26/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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