Baronsmead Second Venture Trust (BMD) Competitors

Baronsmead Second Venture Trust (LON:BMD) and Oakley Capital Investments (LON:OCI) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment, earnings, community ranking, risk, institutional ownership and valuation.

Does the media refer more to BMD or OCI?

In the previous week, Oakley Capital Investments had 1 more articles in the media than Baronsmead Second Venture Trust. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Oakley Capital Investments and 0 mentions for Baronsmead Second Venture Trust. Baronsmead Second Venture Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Oakley Capital Investments'average media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Baronsmead Second Venture Trust	Neutral
Oakley Capital Investments	Neutral

Is BMD or OCI more profitable?

Oakley Capital Investments has a net margin of 86.78% compared to Baronsmead Second Venture Trust's net margin of 42.87%. Oakley Capital Investments' return on equity of 4.00% beat Baronsmead Second Venture Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Baronsmead Second Venture Trust	42.87%	1.98%	1.23%
Oakley Capital Investments	86.78%	4.00%	2.45%

Which has more risk & volatility, BMD or OCI?

Baronsmead Second Venture Trust has a beta of 0.24, suggesting that its share price is 76% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Oakley Capital Investments has a beta of 0.69, suggesting that its share price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts rate BMD or OCI?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Baronsmead Second Venture Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Oakley Capital Investments	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BMD or OCI?

Oakley Capital Investments received 65 more outperform votes than Baronsmead Second Venture Trust when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 73.56% of users gave Baronsmead Second Venture Trust an outperform vote while only 65.15% of users gave Oakley Capital Investments an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Baronsmead Second Venture Trust	Outperform Votes 64 73.56%	Underperform Votes 23 26.44%
Oakley Capital Investments	Outperform Votes 129 65.15%	Underperform Votes 69 34.85%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in BMD or OCI?

51.7% of Oakley Capital Investments shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Baronsmead Second Venture Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 20.9% of Oakley Capital Investments shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, BMD or OCI?

Oakley Capital Investments has higher revenue and earnings than Baronsmead Second Venture Trust. Oakley Capital Investments is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Baronsmead Second Venture 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
Baronsmead Second Venture Trust	£9.86M	22.30	£4.23M	£0.01	5,550.00
Oakley Capital Investments	£54.72M	16.47	£47.49M	£0.27	1,892.24

Is BMD or OCI a better dividend stock?

Baronsmead Second Venture Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 4 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.2%. Oakley Capital Investments pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Baronsmead Second Venture Trust pays out 40,000.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Oakley Capital Investments pays out 1,851.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Summary

Oakley Capital Investments beats Baronsmead Second Venture Trust on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.