Baronsmead Second Venture Trust (BMD) Competitors GBX 51.50 +0.95 (+1.88%) As of 11:53 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock BMD vs. SLPE, CGT, AGT.LN, MRCH, JESC, APAX, IEM, BGSC, USA, and GSCTShould you be buying Baronsmead Second Venture Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Baronsmead Second Venture Trust include Standard Life Private Equity Trust (SLPE), Capital Gearing (CGT), AVI Global Trust (AGT.LN), The Merchants Trust (MRCH), JPMorgan European Smaller Companies Trust (JESC), Apax Global Alpha (APAX), Impax Environmental Markets (IEM), BMO Global Smaller Companies (BGSC), Baillie Gifford US Growth (USA), and The Global Smaller Companies Trust (GSCT). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry. Baronsmead Second Venture Trust vs. Its Competitors Standard Life Private Equity Trust Capital Gearing AVI Global Trust The Merchants Trust JPMorgan European Smaller Companies Trust Apax Global Alpha Impax Environmental Markets BMO Global Smaller Companies Baillie Gifford US Growth The Global Smaller Companies Trust Standard Life Private Equity Trust (LON:SLPE) and Baronsmead Second Venture Trust (LON:BMD) are both small-cap asset management industry companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, valuation, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and institutional ownership. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, SLPE or BMD? Baronsmead Second Venture Trust has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Standard Life Private Equity Trust. Baronsmead Second Venture Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Standard Life Private Equity Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioStandard Life Private Equity Trust£289.51M2.96N/A£1.86299.14Baronsmead Second Venture Trust-£9.23M-22.89£4.53M-£0.03-2,011.72 Is SLPE or BMD a better dividend stock? Standard Life Private Equity Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.14 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Baronsmead Second Venture Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Standard Life Private Equity Trust pays out 7.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Baronsmead Second Venture Trust pays out -156.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. Baronsmead Second Venture Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of SLPE or BMD? 17.9% of Standard Life Private Equity Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.5% of Standard Life Private Equity Trust shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Baronsmead Second Venture Trust shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is SLPE or BMD more profitable? Baronsmead Second Venture Trust has a net margin of 38.32% compared to Standard Life Private Equity Trust's net margin of 0.00%. Baronsmead Second Venture Trust's return on equity of 1.95% beat Standard Life Private Equity Trust's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Standard Life Private Equity TrustN/A N/A N/A Baronsmead Second Venture Trust 38.32%1.95%1.23% Does the media favor SLPE or BMD? In the previous week, Standard Life Private Equity Trust and Standard Life Private Equity Trust both had 1 articles in the media. Standard Life Private Equity Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.53 equaled Baronsmead Second Venture Trust'saverage media sentiment score. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Standard Life Private Equity Trust 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Baronsmead Second Venture Trust 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive SummaryStandard Life Private Equity Trust beats Baronsmead Second Venture Trust on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Baronsmead Second Venture Trust News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BMD and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart BMD vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBaronsmead Second Venture TrustAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£211.34M£1.47B£6.40B£2.56BDividend Yield7.91%4.59%4.32%5.31%P/E Ratio-2,011.724,731.961,770.795,395.73Price / Sales-22.891,971.471,345.2597,515.33Price / Cash5.7660.62127.9327.93Price / Book0.831.372.089.20Net Income£4.53M£265.04M£1.23B£5.89B7 Day Performance-0.96%0.27%1.28%0.74%1 Month Performance-0.96%1.74%3.34%3.37%1 Year Performance-7.21%8.75%32.83%190.45% Baronsmead Second Venture Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BMDBaronsmead Second Venture TrustN/AGBX 51.50+1.9%N/A-10.6%£211.34M-£9.23M-2,011.72N/APositive NewsDividend IncreaseSLPEStandard Life Private Equity TrustN/AGBX 555+0.2%N/A+3.1%£853.29M£289.51M298.07N/ANews CoverageCGTCapital GearingN/AGBX 4,865flatN/A+1.7%£818.73M£37.55M2,705.78N/AAGT.LNAVI Global TrustN/AN/AN/AN/A£812.93M£51.62M20.82N/AHigh Trading VolumeMRCHThe Merchants TrustN/AGBX 544-0.4%N/A-7.2%£807.43M£107.14M774.16N/AJESCJPMorgan European Smaller Companies TrustN/AN/AN/AN/A£795.72M£114.05M7.60N/AAPAXApax Global AlphaN/AGBX 163.60flatN/A+16.4%£789.19M-£44.79M-1,495.43N/AIEMImpax Environmental MarketsN/AGBX 393-0.1%N/A+1.7%£787.49M-£43.08M-1,897.63N/ABGSCBMO Global Smaller CompaniesN/AN/AN/AN/A£769.56M£303.85M2.77N/AUSABaillie Gifford US GrowthN/AGBX 266.50-0.2%N/A+34.3%£744.93M£136.67M567.38N/AGSCTThe Global Smaller Companies TrustN/AGBX 168.40-0.1%N/A+2.8%£740.63M-£39.47M-1,858.72N/ANews Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Standard Life Private Equity Trust Alternatives Capital Gearing Alternatives AVI Global Trust Alternatives The Merchants Trust Alternatives JPMorgan European Smaller Companies Trust Alternatives Apax Global Alpha Alternatives Impax Environmental Markets Alternatives BMO Global Smaller Companies Alternatives Baillie Gifford US Growth Alternatives The Global Smaller Companies Trust Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (LON:BMD) was last updated on 9/19/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredHe Called Nvidia at $1.10. 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