British Smaller Companies VCT (BSV) Competitors

BlackRock World Mining Trust (LON:BRWM) and British Smaller Companies VCT (LON:BSV) 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 analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, dividends and earnings.

Is BRWM or BSV more profitable?

British Smaller Companies VCT has a net margin of 66.78% compared to BlackRock World Mining Trust's net margin of -153.65%. British Smaller Companies VCT's return on equity of 3.73% beat BlackRock World Mining Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BlackRock World Mining Trust	-153.65%	-1.19%	-0.10%
British Smaller Companies VCT	66.78%	3.73%	4.20%

Which has more risk & volatility, BRWM or BSV?

BlackRock World Mining Trust has a beta of 1.01, indicating that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, British Smaller Companies VCT has a beta of 0.02, indicating that its share price is 98% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is BRWM or BSV a better dividend stock?

BlackRock World Mining Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.34 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. British Smaller Companies VCT pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. BlackRock World Mining Trust pays out -53.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. British Smaller Companies VCT pays out 181.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. BlackRock World Mining Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in BRWM or BSV?

17.1% of BlackRock World Mining Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.0% of British Smaller Companies VCT shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of BlackRock World Mining Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of British Smaller Companies VCT shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer BRWM or BSV?

In the previous week, BlackRock World Mining Trust had 2 more articles in the media than British Smaller Companies VCT. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for BlackRock World Mining Trust and 1 mentions for British Smaller Companies VCT. BlackRock World Mining Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.49 beat British Smaller Companies VCT's score of 1.08 indicating that BlackRock World Mining Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
BlackRock World Mining Trust	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
British Smaller Companies VCT	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, BRWM or BSV?

British Smaller Companies VCT has higher revenue and earnings than BlackRock World Mining Trust. BlackRock World Mining Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than British Smaller Companies VCT, 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
BlackRock World Mining Trust	-£115.12M	-9.81	-£13.42M	-£0.63	-960.96
British Smaller Companies VCT	£7.63M	35.70	£8.67M	£0.02	3,461.54

Summary

British Smaller Companies VCT beats BlackRock World Mining Trust on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.