British Smaller Companies VCT2 (BSC) Competitors

British Smaller Companies VCT2 (LON:BSC) and Henderson European Trust (LON:HET) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, community ranking, valuation and earnings.

Does the media favor BSC or HET?

In the previous week, Henderson European Trust had 1 more articles in the media than British Smaller Companies VCT2. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Henderson European Trust and 0 mentions for British Smaller Companies VCT2. Henderson European Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.59 beat British Smaller Companies VCT2's score of 0.00 indicating that Henderson European Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
British Smaller Companies VCT2	Neutral
Henderson European Trust	Very Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, BSC or HET?

British Smaller Companies VCT2 has a beta of -0.01, meaning that its share price is 101% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Henderson European Trust has a beta of 0.87, meaning that its share price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in BSC or HET?

34.1% of Henderson European Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of British Smaller Companies VCT2 shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.4% of Henderson European Trust shares are owned 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.

Is BSC or HET more profitable?

Henderson European Trust has a net margin of 95.15% compared to British Smaller Companies VCT2's net margin of 63.40%. Henderson European Trust's return on equity of 17.54% beat British Smaller Companies VCT2's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
British Smaller Companies VCT2	63.40%	4.00%	2.73%
Henderson European Trust	95.15%	17.54%	10.02%

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, BSC or HET?

Henderson European Trust has higher revenue and earnings than British Smaller Companies VCT2. British Smaller Companies VCT2 is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Henderson European 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
British Smaller Companies VCT2	£10.71M	14.94	£6.79M	£2.27	23.57
Henderson European Trust	£75.38M	8.50	£71.73M	£0.34	568.24

Is BSC or HET a better dividend stock?

British Smaller Companies VCT2 pays an annual dividend of GBX 4 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.5%. Henderson European Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. British Smaller Companies VCT2 pays out 176.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Henderson European Trust pays out 1,764.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. British Smaller Companies VCT2 is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor BSC or HET?

British Smaller Companies VCT2 received 29 more outperform votes than Henderson European Trust when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
British Smaller Companies VCT2	Outperform Votes 29 65.91%	Underperform Votes 15 34.09%
Henderson European Trust	N/A	N/A

Summary

Henderson European Trust beats British Smaller Companies VCT2 on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.