Do analysts rate IHP or BSV?

IntegraFin presently has a consensus price target of GBX 423, indicating a potential upside of 21.55%. Given IntegraFin's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe IntegraFin is more favorable than British Smaller Companies VCT. Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score IntegraFin 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.60 British Smaller Companies VCT 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00

British Smaller Companies VCT (BSV) Competitors

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BSV vs. TMPL, IHP, SDP, AGT, and VEIL

Should you buy British Smaller Companies VCT stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares British Smaller Companies VCT with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with British Smaller Companies VCT include Temple Bar (TMPL), IntegraFin (IHP), Schroder Investment Trust - Schroder AsiaPacific Fund (SDP), AVI Global Trust (AGT), and Vietnam Enterprise (VEIL). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry.

How does British Smaller Companies VCT compare to Temple Bar?

Temple Bar (LON:TMPL) and British Smaller Companies VCT (LON:BSV) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership.

Temple Bar pays an annual dividend of GBX 14.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. British Smaller Companies VCT pays an annual dividend of GBX 4 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.4%. Temple Bar pays out 14.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. British Smaller Companies VCT pays out 289.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

British Smaller Companies VCT has a net margin of 84.75% compared to Temple Bar's net margin of 82.15%. Temple Bar's return on equity of 27.93% beat British Smaller Companies VCT's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Temple Bar	82.15%	27.93%	7.08%
British Smaller Companies VCT	84.75%	1.91%	4.20%

7.6% of Temple Bar shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.3% of British Smaller Companies VCT shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Temple Bar 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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Temple Bar has higher revenue and earnings than British Smaller Companies VCT. Temple Bar 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
Temple Bar	£281.60M	4.20	£154.90M	£97.00	4.04
British Smaller Companies VCT	£5.22M	59.57	£8.67M	£1.38	53.99

In the previous week, Temple Bar's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled British Smaller Companies VCT'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Temple Bar	Neutral
British Smaller Companies VCT	Neutral

Temple Bar has a beta of 1.1508299, meaning that its share price is 15% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, British Smaller Companies VCT has a beta of 0.018503856, meaning that its share price is 98% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Temple Bar beats British Smaller Companies VCT on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does British Smaller Companies VCT compare to IntegraFin?

IntegraFin (LON:IHP) and British Smaller Companies VCT (LON:BSV) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, dividends, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, valuation, risk and institutional ownership.

British Smaller Companies VCT has a net margin of 84.75% compared to IntegraFin's net margin of 28.60%. IntegraFin's return on equity of 27.60% beat British Smaller Companies VCT's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
IntegraFin	28.60%	27.60%	20.29%
British Smaller Companies VCT	84.75%	1.91%	4.20%

IntegraFin pays an annual dividend of GBX 10.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. British Smaller Companies VCT pays an annual dividend of GBX 4 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.4%. IntegraFin pays out 67.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. British Smaller Companies VCT pays out 289.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

In the previous week, IntegraFin had 1 more articles in the media than British Smaller Companies VCT. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for IntegraFin and 0 mentions for British Smaller Companies VCT. IntegraFin's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled British Smaller Companies VCT'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
IntegraFin	Neutral
British Smaller Companies VCT	Neutral

IntegraFin presently has a consensus price target of GBX 423, indicating a potential upside of 21.55%. Given IntegraFin's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe IntegraFin is more favorable than British Smaller Companies VCT.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
IntegraFin	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60
British Smaller Companies VCT	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

IntegraFin has a beta of 1.267, suggesting that its share price is 27% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, British Smaller Companies VCT has a beta of 0.018503856, suggesting that its share price is 98% less volatile than the broader market.

IntegraFin has higher revenue and earnings than British Smaller Companies VCT. IntegraFin 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
IntegraFin	£165.40M	6.95	£52.54M	£15.50	22.45
British Smaller Companies VCT	£5.22M	59.57	£8.67M	£1.38	53.99

44.1% of IntegraFin shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.3% of British Smaller Companies VCT shares are held by institutional investors. 14.5% of IntegraFin shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of British Smaller Companies VCT shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

IntegraFin beats British Smaller Companies VCT on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does British Smaller Companies VCT compare to Schroder Investment Trust - Schroder AsiaPacific Fund?

British Smaller Companies VCT (LON:BSV) and Schroder Investment Trust - Schroder AsiaPacific Fund (LON:SDP) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, profitability, media sentiment, earnings, risk and valuation.

British Smaller Companies VCT has a beta of 0.018503856, suggesting that its stock price is 98% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Schroder Investment Trust - Schroder AsiaPacific Fund has a beta of 1.0276442, suggesting that its stock price is 3% more volatile than the broader market.

British Smaller Companies VCT pays an annual dividend of GBX 4 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.4%. Schroder Investment Trust - Schroder AsiaPacific Fund pays an annual dividend of GBX 12.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. British Smaller Companies VCT pays out 289.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Schroder Investment Trust - Schroder AsiaPacific Fund pays out 14.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

0.3% of British Smaller Companies VCT shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 17.2% of Schroder Investment Trust - Schroder AsiaPacific Fund shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of British Smaller Companies VCT shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Schroder Investment Trust - Schroder AsiaPacific Fund shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Schroder Investment Trust - Schroder AsiaPacific Fund has a net margin of 95.12% compared to British Smaller Companies VCT's net margin of 84.75%. Schroder Investment Trust - Schroder AsiaPacific Fund's return on equity of 20.01% beat British Smaller Companies VCT's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
British Smaller Companies VCT	84.75%	1.91%	4.20%
Schroder Investment Trust - Schroder AsiaPacific Fund	95.12%	20.01%	-1.73%

Schroder Investment Trust - Schroder AsiaPacific Fund has higher revenue and earnings than British Smaller Companies VCT. Schroder Investment Trust - Schroder AsiaPacific Fund 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
British Smaller Companies VCT	£5.22M	59.57	£8.67M	£1.38	53.99
Schroder Investment Trust - Schroder AsiaPacific Fund	£191.10M	5.57	£121.21M	£87.16	9.61

In the previous week, Schroder Investment Trust - Schroder AsiaPacific Fund had 1 more articles in the media than British Smaller Companies VCT. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Schroder Investment Trust - Schroder AsiaPacific Fund and 0 mentions for British Smaller Companies VCT. Schroder Investment Trust - Schroder AsiaPacific Fund's average media sentiment score of 1.81 beat British Smaller Companies VCT's score of 0.00 indicating that Schroder Investment Trust - Schroder AsiaPacific Fund is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
British Smaller Companies VCT	Neutral
Schroder Investment Trust - Schroder AsiaPacific Fund	Very Positive

Summary

Schroder Investment Trust - Schroder AsiaPacific Fund beats British Smaller Companies VCT on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does British Smaller Companies VCT compare to AVI Global Trust?

AVI Global Trust (LON:AGT) and British Smaller Companies VCT (LON:BSV) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, risk, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership.

In the previous week, AVI Global Trust had 1 more articles in the media than British Smaller Companies VCT. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for AVI Global Trust and 0 mentions for British Smaller Companies VCT. AVI Global Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.75 beat British Smaller Companies VCT's score of 0.00 indicating that AVI Global Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
AVI Global Trust	Very Positive
British Smaller Companies VCT	Neutral

AVI Global Trust has a beta of 0.95116794, indicating that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, British Smaller Companies VCT has a beta of 0.018503856, indicating that its stock price is 98% less volatile than the broader market.

AVI Global Trust has a net margin of 90.88% compared to British Smaller Companies VCT's net margin of 84.75%. AVI Global Trust's return on equity of 10.82% beat British Smaller Companies VCT's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AVI Global Trust	90.88%	10.82%	7.00%
British Smaller Companies VCT	84.75%	1.91%	4.20%

AVI Global Trust has higher revenue and earnings than British Smaller Companies VCT. AVI Global 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
AVI Global Trust	£127.64M	8.15	£215.81M	£28.00	9.29
British Smaller Companies VCT	£5.22M	59.57	£8.67M	£1.38	53.99

8.0% of AVI Global Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.3% of British Smaller Companies VCT shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of AVI Global Trust shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of British Smaller Companies VCT shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

AVI Global Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 4.05 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. British Smaller Companies VCT pays an annual dividend of GBX 4 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.4%. AVI Global Trust pays out 14.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. British Smaller Companies VCT pays out 289.9% 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

AVI Global Trust beats British Smaller Companies VCT on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does British Smaller Companies VCT compare to Vietnam Enterprise?

Vietnam Enterprise (LON:VEIL) and British Smaller Companies VCT (LON:BSV) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, media sentiment, valuation and risk.

18.3% of Vietnam Enterprise shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.3% of British Smaller Companies VCT shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Vietnam Enterprise shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 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 company is poised for long-term growth.

British Smaller Companies VCT has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Vietnam Enterprise. Vietnam Enterprise 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
Vietnam Enterprise	£81.16M	13.04	-£4.24M	£40.00	19.18
British Smaller Companies VCT	£5.22M	59.57	£8.67M	£1.38	53.99

Vietnam Enterprise has a beta of 0.60559064, meaning that its stock price is 39% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, British Smaller Companies VCT has a beta of 0.018503856, meaning that its stock price is 98% less volatile than the broader market.

British Smaller Companies VCT has a net margin of 84.75% compared to Vietnam Enterprise's net margin of 67.17%. Vietnam Enterprise's return on equity of 4.38% beat British Smaller Companies VCT's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Vietnam Enterprise	67.17%	4.38%	-7.53%
British Smaller Companies VCT	84.75%	1.91%	4.20%

In the previous week, Vietnam Enterprise's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled British Smaller Companies VCT'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Vietnam Enterprise	Neutral
British Smaller Companies VCT	Neutral

Summary

Vietnam Enterprise beats British Smaller Companies VCT on 6 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

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BSV vs. The Competition

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Metric	British Smaller Companies VCT	Asset Management Industry	Financial Sector	LON Exchange
Market Cap	£310.85M	£2.42B	£5.72B	£2.77B
Dividend Yield	8.05%	6.02%	5.28%	6.12%
P/E Ratio	53.99	25.89	16.36	363.03
Price / Sales	59.57	2,096.70	1,339.61	87,287.69
Price / Cash	2.93	60.15	89.85	27.85
Price / Book	0.92	1.37	6.49	7.65
Net Income	£8.67M	£264.62M	£1.14B	£5.89B
7 Day Performance	N/A	-0.87%	-0.61%	-0.55%
1 Month Performance	-1.97%	0.32%	1.08%	3.07%
1 Year Performance	-4.49%	10.76%	19.13%	73.33%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
BSV British Smaller Companies VCT	N/A	GBX 74.50 flat	N/A	N/A	£310.85M	£5.22M	53.99	N/A
TMPL Temple Bar	N/A	GBX 396.50 +0.5%	N/A	+27.6%	£1.20B	£281.60M	4.09	N/A
IHP IntegraFin	3.334 of 5 stars	GBX 349.50 +3.6%	GBX 423 +21.0%	+9.2%	£1.15B	£165.40M	22.55	3,520
SDP Schroder Investment Trust - Schroder AsiaPacific Fund	N/A	GBX 885 +1.7%	N/A	+61.6%	£1.12B	£127.21M	10.15	N/A	Positive News Earnings Report High Trading Volume
AGT AVI Global Trust	N/A	GBX 266 +0.2%	N/A	+11.9%	£1.06B	£127.64M	9.50	N/A	Earnings Report

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BSV vs. TMPL, IHP, SDP, AGT, and VEIL

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BSV vs. TMPL, IHP, SDP, AGT, and VEIL

How does British Smaller Companies VCT compare to Temple Bar?

Is TMPL or BSV a better dividend stock?

Is TMPL or BSV more profitable?

Do insiders & institutionals believe in TMPL or BSV?

Which has higher earnings & valuation, TMPL or BSV?

Does the media prefer TMPL or BSV?

Which has more volatility and risk, TMPL or BSV?

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How does British Smaller Companies VCT compare to IntegraFin?

Is IHP or BSV more profitable?

Is IHP or BSV a better dividend stock?

Does the media prefer IHP or BSV?

Do analysts rate IHP or BSV?

Which has more volatility & risk, IHP or BSV?

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, IHP or BSV?

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

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How does British Smaller Companies VCT compare to Schroder Investment Trust - Schroder AsiaPacific Fund?

Which has more risk & volatility, BSV or SDP?

Is BSV or SDP a better dividend stock?

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of BSV or SDP?

Is BSV or SDP more profitable?

Which has higher earnings and valuation, BSV or SDP?

Does the media favor BSV or SDP?

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How does British Smaller Companies VCT compare to AVI Global Trust?

Does the media prefer AGT or BSV?

Which has more volatility & risk, AGT or BSV?

Is AGT or BSV more profitable?

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, AGT or BSV?

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of AGT or BSV?

Is AGT or BSV a better dividend stock?

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How does British Smaller Companies VCT compare to Vietnam Enterprise?

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of VEIL or BSV?

Which has higher earnings & valuation, VEIL or BSV?

Which has more volatility and risk, VEIL or BSV?

Is VEIL or BSV more profitable?

Does the media refer more to VEIL or BSV?

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