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British Smaller Companies VCT (BSV) Competitors

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GBX 74.50 0.00 (0.00%)
As of 05/14/2026

BSV vs. IHP, GSS, VEIL, AGT, and EDIN

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 IntegraFin (IHP), Genesis Emerging Markets Fund (GSS), Vietnam Enterprise (VEIL), AVI Global Trust (AGT), and Edinburgh Investment (EDIN). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry.

How does British Smaller Companies VCT compare to IntegraFin?

British Smaller Companies VCT (LON:BSV) and IntegraFin (LON:IHP) 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 dividends, valuation, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk and media sentiment.

IntegraFin has a consensus price target of GBX 423, indicating a potential upside of 26.54%. Given IntegraFin's stronger consensus rating and higher possible 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
British Smaller Companies VCT
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
IntegraFin
0 Sell rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.60

In the previous week, IntegraFin had 2 more articles in the media than British Smaller Companies VCT. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for IntegraFin and 0 mentions for British Smaller Companies VCT. IntegraFin's average media sentiment score of 1.00 beat British Smaller Companies VCT's score of 0.00 indicating that IntegraFin is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
British Smaller Companies VCT Neutral
IntegraFin Positive

British Smaller Companies VCT pays an annual dividend of GBX 4 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.4%. IntegraFin pays an annual dividend of GBX 10.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. 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. IntegraFin pays out 67.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

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

British Smaller Companies VCT has a net margin of 84.75% compared to IntegraFin's net margin of 25.87%. IntegraFin's return on equity of 23.86% beat British Smaller Companies VCT's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
British Smaller Companies VCT84.75% 1.91% 4.20%
IntegraFin 25.87%23.86%20.29%

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
British Smaller Companies VCT£5.22M59.57£8.67M£1.3853.99
IntegraFin£156.80M7.04£52.54M£15.5021.57

Summary

IntegraFin beats British Smaller Companies VCT on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does British Smaller Companies VCT compare to Genesis Emerging Markets Fund?

British Smaller Companies VCT (LON:BSV) and Genesis Emerging Markets Fund (LON:GSS) are both small-cap asset management industry companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation and media sentiment.

British Smaller Companies VCT has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Genesis Emerging Markets Fund. Genesis Emerging Markets 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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
British Smaller Companies VCT£5.22M59.57£8.67M£1.3853.99
Genesis Emerging Markets Fund£250.40M0.00N/A£140.70N/A

In the previous week, British Smaller Companies VCT's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Genesis Emerging Markets Fund'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
British Smaller Companies VCT Neutral
Genesis Emerging Markets Fund Neutral

British Smaller Companies VCT has a net margin of 84.75% compared to Genesis Emerging Markets Fund's net margin of 0.00%. British Smaller Companies VCT's return on equity of 1.91% beat Genesis Emerging Markets Fund's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
British Smaller Companies VCT84.75% 1.91% 4.20%
Genesis Emerging Markets Fund N/A N/A N/A

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

British Smaller Companies VCT pays an annual dividend of GBX 4 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.4%. Genesis Emerging Markets Fund pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.17 per share. 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. Genesis Emerging Markets Fund pays out 0.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Summary

British Smaller Companies VCT beats Genesis Emerging Markets Fund on 7 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does British Smaller Companies VCT compare to Vietnam Enterprise?

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

British Smaller Companies VCT has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
British Smaller Companies VCT£5.22M59.57£8.67M£1.3853.99
Vietnam Enterprise£81.16M13.27-£4.24M£40.0019.53

In the previous week, Vietnam Enterprise's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat British Smaller Companies VCT's score of 0.00 indicating that Vietnam Enterprise is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
British Smaller Companies VCT Neutral
Vietnam Enterprise Positive

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
British Smaller Companies VCT84.75% 1.91% 4.20%
Vietnam Enterprise 67.17%4.38%-7.53%

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

0.3% of British Smaller Companies VCT shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.3% of Vietnam Enterprise shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of British Smaller Companies VCT shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Vietnam Enterprise 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.

Summary

Vietnam Enterprise beats British Smaller Companies VCT on 7 of the 12 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 contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends and earnings.

AVI Global Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 4.05 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. 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.

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 Trust90.88% 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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
AVI Global Trust£127.64M8.22£215.81M£28.009.38
British Smaller Companies VCT£5.22M59.57£8.67M£1.3853.99

AVI Global Trust has a beta of 0.9491668, meaning that its stock price is 5% 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.

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 1.13 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 Positive
British Smaller Companies VCT Neutral

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 company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of British Smaller Companies VCT shares are held 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.

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 Edinburgh Investment?

Edinburgh Investment (LON:EDIN) and British Smaller Companies VCT (LON:BSV) 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 earnings, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and valuation.

In the previous week, Edinburgh Investment had 6 more articles in the media than British Smaller Companies VCT. MarketBeat recorded 6 mentions for Edinburgh Investment and 0 mentions for British Smaller Companies VCT. Edinburgh Investment's average media sentiment score of 1.45 beat British Smaller Companies VCT's score of 0.00 indicating that Edinburgh Investment is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Edinburgh Investment Positive
British Smaller Companies VCT Neutral

8.4% of Edinburgh Investment shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.3% of British Smaller Companies VCT shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Edinburgh Investment 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, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Edinburgh Investment has a net margin of 90.04% compared to British Smaller Companies VCT's net margin of 84.75%. Edinburgh Investment's return on equity of 7.06% beat British Smaller Companies VCT's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Edinburgh Investment90.04% 7.06% 6.69%
British Smaller Companies VCT 84.75%1.91%4.20%

Edinburgh Investment has a beta of 0.9612611, meaning that its stock price is 4% 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.

Edinburgh Investment has higher revenue and earnings than British Smaller Companies VCT. Edinburgh Investment 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 Ratio
Edinburgh Investment£82.18M12.18£180.50M£57.4813.41
British Smaller Companies VCT£5.22M59.57£8.67M£1.3853.99

Edinburgh Investment pays an annual dividend of GBX 28.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. British Smaller Companies VCT pays an annual dividend of GBX 4 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.4%. Edinburgh Investment pays out 50.1% 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

Edinburgh Investment beats British Smaller Companies VCT on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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.
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BSV vs. The Competition

MetricBritish Smaller Companies VCTAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£310.85M£2.33B£5.74B£2.75B
Dividend Yield8.05%5.95%5.24%6.07%
P/E Ratio53.9925.1415.93365.90
Price / Sales59.572,063.381,025.1188,029.24
Price / Cash2.9360.1791.0127.89
Price / Book0.921.356.597.74
Net Income£8.67M£265.53M£1.15B£5.89B
7 Day PerformanceN/A-0.71%-0.24%0.21%
1 Month PerformanceN/A1.69%1.22%1.55%
1 Year Performance-0.67%12.07%18.16%77.97%

British Smaller Companies VCT Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
BSV
British Smaller Companies VCT
N/AGBX 74.50
flat
N/AN/A£310.85M£5.22M53.99N/A
IHP
IntegraFin
4.2727 of 5 stars
GBX 322
-1.2%
GBX 419
+30.1%
+1.5%£1.06B£156.80M20.773,520
GSS
Genesis Emerging Markets Fund
N/AN/AN/AN/A£1.06B£250.40M6.181,626
VEIL
Vietnam Enterprise
N/AGBX 756
+1.1%
N/A+40.7%£1.05B£81.16M18.90N/A
AGT
AVI Global Trust
N/AGBX 255.35
-1.2%
N/A+11.7%£1.03B£127.64M9.12N/A

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This page (LON:BSV) was last updated on 5/16/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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