British Smaller Companies VCT (BSV) Competitors GBX 75 0.00 (0.00%) As of 08/19/2025 Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesBuy This Stock BSV vs. JEO, MUT, APEO, VOF, BLU, SDP, ESCT, SLPE, TFIF, and CGIShould you be buying British Smaller Companies VCT stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of British Smaller Companies VCT include European Opportunities Trust (JEO), Murray Income Trust (MUT), abrdn Private Equity Opportunities (APEO), VinaCapital Vietnam Opp Fund (VOF), Blue Star Capital (BLU), Schroder Investment Trust - Schroder AsiaPacific Fund (SDP), The European Smaller Companies Trust (ESCT), Standard Life Private Equity Trust (SLPE), TwentyFour Income (TFIF), and Canadian General Investments (CGI). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry. British Smaller Companies VCT vs. Its Competitors European Opportunities Trust Murray Income Trust abrdn Private Equity Opportunities VinaCapital Vietnam Opp Fund Blue Star Capital Schroder Investment Trust - Schroder AsiaPacific Fund The European Smaller Companies Trust Standard Life Private Equity Trust TwentyFour Income Canadian General Investments British Smaller Companies VCT (LON:BSV) and European Opportunities Trust (LON:JEO) are both small-cap asset management industry companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends and earnings. Is BSV or JEO a better dividend stock? British Smaller Companies VCT pays an annual dividend of GBX 4 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.3%. European Opportunities Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.04 per share. British Smaller Companies VCT pays out 139.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. European Opportunities Trust pays out -0.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Is BSV or JEO more profitable? British Smaller Companies VCT has a net margin of 66.78% compared to European Opportunities Trust's net margin of 0.00%. British Smaller Companies VCT's return on equity of 3.73% beat European Opportunities Trust's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets British Smaller Companies VCT66.78% 3.73% 4.20% European Opportunities Trust N/A N/A N/A Do insiders and institutionals believe in BSV or JEO? 0.3% of British Smaller Companies VCT shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of British Smaller Companies VCT shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has stronger valuation and earnings, BSV or JEO? British Smaller Companies VCT has higher revenue and earnings than European Opportunities Trust. European Opportunities 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBritish Smaller Companies VCT£12.98M17.46£8.67M£2.8726.15European Opportunities Trust-£62.33M0.00N/A-£65.20N/A Does the media favor BSV or JEO? In the previous week, European Opportunities Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.76 beat British Smaller Companies VCT's score of 0.00 indicating that European Opportunities Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment British Smaller Companies VCT Neutral European Opportunities Trust Positive SummaryBritish Smaller Companies VCT beats European Opportunities Trust on 9 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks. Get British Smaller Companies VCT News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BSV and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address Media Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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 BSV vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBritish Smaller Companies VCTAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£226.71M£1.29B£6.45B£3.19BDividend Yield7.00%4.41%4.18%5.04%P/E Ratio26.1522.5914.32164.06Price / Sales17.462,556.861,856.60303,068.91Price / Cash2.9360.70127.3227.94Price / Book0.921.423.755.46Net Income£8.67M£265.04M£1.23B£5.89B7 Day Performance2.04%0.14%0.03%53.24%1 Month Performance-1.96%0.35%1.63%49.03%1 Year Performance-7.41%6.60%26.03%120.45% British Smaller Companies VCT Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BSVBritish Smaller Companies VCTN/AGBX 75flatN/A-1.9%£226.71M£12.98M26.15N/AJEOEuropean Opportunities TrustN/AN/AN/AN/A£886.70M-£62.33M-12.93N/AMUTMurray Income TrustN/AGBX 883.36-0.2%N/A+3.9%£882.55M£97.96M9.73147,000Dividend CutHigh Trading VolumeAPEOabrdn Private Equity OpportunitiesN/AN/AN/AN/A£880.29M£80.21M1,435.00N/AVOFVinaCapital Vietnam Opp FundN/AGBX 491flatN/A+3.5%£870.64M£115.59M13.09125News CoverageBLUBlue Star CapitalN/AGBX 17+1.5%N/A+94,087.5%£865.30M-£5.16M1.903News CoverageGap DownSDPSchroder Investment Trust - Schroder AsiaPacific FundN/AGBX 611+0.8%N/A+13.8%£863.14M£134.70M7.13N/APositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeESCTThe European Smaller Companies TrustN/AGBX 217+0.9%N/A+22.5%£855.93M£96.24M10.23305SLPEStandard Life Private Equity TrustN/AGBX 548flatN/A-5.5%£842.53M£251.60M3.53N/ATFIFTwentyFour IncomeN/AGBX 111.20-0.5%N/A+7.5%£832.36M£55.96M0.96N/ANews CoverageCGICanadian General InvestmentsN/AGBX 2,270+1.6%N/A+0.6%£823.77M£350.08M5.05N/A Related Companies and Tools Related Companies European Opportunities Trust Competitors Murray Income Trust Competitors abrdn Private Equity Opportunities Competitors VinaCapital Vietnam Opp Fund Competitors Blue Star Capital Competitors Schroder Investment Trust - Schroder AsiaPacific Fund Competitors The European Smaller Companies Trust Competitors Standard Life Private Equity Trust Competitors TwentyFour Income Competitors Canadian General Investments Competitors 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:BSV) was last updated on 8/21/2025 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 | SponsoredMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredAlex’s “Next Magnificent Seven” stocksThe original “Magnificent Seven” turned $7K into $1.18 million. Now, Alex Green has identified AI’s Next Ma...The Oxford Club | SponsoredBONUS GUIDE - Ben Stein Prepares For the Next Financial CrisisWith inflation high, debt soaring, and global tensions rising, a financial storm may be brewing. Economist ...Goldco Precious Metals | SponsoredGENIUS Act: Cancel Your Money?A new law called the GENIUS Act could quietly trigger the most radical shift in American finance in decades. B...Priority Gold | SponsoredElon’s Secret Social Security BombshellTo All Americans Born Before April 16th, 1963: Did Trump Just Give The Green Light To Radically RE-DO Social S...Banyan Hill Publishing | SponsoredINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredOut of 18,347 Cryptocurrencies... This is the ONLY OneThe Single Most Undervalued DeFi Protocol You've Never Heard Of If there's one cryptocurrency you should b...Crypto 101 Media | Sponsored Adding Choose a watchlist: Watchlist Adding You have already added ten stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat All Access to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding British Smaller Companies VCT Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Share British Smaller Companies VCT With A Colleague Link copied to clipboard. Get 30 Days of MarketBeat All Access for Free Sign up for MarketBeat All Access to gain access to MarketBeat's full suite of research tools. Start Your 30-Day Trial MarketBeat All Access Features Best-in-Class Portfolio Monitoring Get personalized stock ideas. Compare portfolio to indices. Check stock news, ratings, SEC filings, and more. Stock Ideas and Recommendations See daily stock ideas from top analysts. Receive short-term trading ideas from MarketBeat. Identify trending stocks on social media. Advanced Stock Screeners and Research Tools Use our seven stock screeners to find suitable stocks. Stay informed with MarketBeat's real-time news. Export data to Excel for personal analysis. Sign in to your free account to enjoy these benefits In-depth profiles and analysis for 20,000 public companies. Real-time analyst ratings, insider transactions, earnings data, and more. Our daily ratings and market update email newsletter. Sign in to your free account to enjoy all that MarketBeat has to offer. Sign In Create Account Your Email Address: Email Address Required Your Password: Password Required Log In or Sign in with Facebook Sign in with Google Forgot your password? Your Email Address: Please enter your email address. Please enter a valid email address Choose a Password: Please enter your password. Your password must be at least 8 characters long and contain at least 1 number, 1 letter, and 1 special character. Create My Account (Free) or Sign in with Facebook Sign in with Google By creating a free account, you agree to our terms of service. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.
MarketBeat All Access