Baronsmead Venture Trust (BVT) Competitors GBX 49.45 0.00 (0.00%) As of 07/11/2025 Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock BVT vs. APAX, BGFD, JII, CORD, SLS, USA, TRG, FEML, GCP, and SOIShould you be buying Baronsmead Venture Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Baronsmead Venture Trust include Apax Global Alpha (APAX), The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust (BGFD), JPMorgan Indian (JII), Cordiant Digital Infrastructure (CORD), Standard Life UK Smaller Companies Trust (SLS), Baillie Gifford US Growth (USA), The European Smaller Companies Trust (TRG), Fidelity Emerging Markets (FEML), GCP Infrastructure Investments (GCP), and Schroder Oriental Income (SOI). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry. Baronsmead Venture Trust vs. Its Competitors Apax Global Alpha The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust JPMorgan Indian Cordiant Digital Infrastructure Standard Life UK Smaller Companies Trust Baillie Gifford US Growth The European Smaller Companies Trust Fidelity Emerging Markets GCP Infrastructure Investments Schroder Oriental Income Apax Global Alpha (LON:APAX) and Baronsmead Venture Trust (LON:BVT) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, institutional ownership and valuation. Which has preferable valuation & earnings, APAX or BVT? Baronsmead Venture Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Apax Global Alpha. Baronsmead Venture Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Apax Global Alpha, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioApax Global Alpha£9.05M83.12£4.12M£0.59218.52Baronsmead Venture Trust£17.57M10.92£13.28M£3.4214.46 Is APAX or BVT more profitable? Baronsmead Venture Trust has a net margin of 75.56% compared to Apax Global Alpha's net margin of 45.55%. Baronsmead Venture Trust's return on equity of 6.22% beat Apax Global Alpha's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Apax Global Alpha45.55% 0.27% 2.57% Baronsmead Venture Trust 75.56%6.22%1.39% Which has more volatility & risk, APAX or BVT? Apax Global Alpha has a beta of 0.74, indicating that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Baronsmead Venture Trust has a beta of 0.19, indicating that its stock price is 81% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in APAX or BVT? 16.5% of Apax Global Alpha shares are owned by institutional investors. 14.4% of Apax Global Alpha shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Baronsmead Venture Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the media favor APAX or BVT? In the previous week, Apax Global Alpha had 1 more articles in the media than Baronsmead Venture Trust. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Apax Global Alpha and 0 mentions for Baronsmead Venture Trust. Baronsmead Venture Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Apax Global Alpha's score of -0.45 indicating that Baronsmead Venture Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Apax Global Alpha Neutral Baronsmead Venture Trust Neutral Is APAX or BVT a better dividend stock? Apax Global Alpha pays an annual dividend of GBX 11 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.5%. Baronsmead Venture Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 4 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.1%. Apax Global Alpha pays out 1,866.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Baronsmead Venture Trust pays out 116.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. SummaryApax Global Alpha beats Baronsmead Venture Trust on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Baronsmead Venture Trust News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BVT and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding BVT and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia 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 BVT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBaronsmead Venture TrustAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£191.95M£1.25B£6.16B£3.00BDividend Yield7.81%4.39%4.21%5.02%P/E Ratio14.4622.1013.28150.83Price / Sales10.922,368.071,742.00314,599.97Price / Cash5.2360.81128.0727.97Price / Book0.911.221.914.59Net Income£13.28M£263.98M£1.23B£5.90B7 Day PerformanceN/A14.34%11.16%11.51%1 Month Performance-2.08%2.43%6.85%7.92%1 Year Performance-9.27%5.74%17.26%32.06% Baronsmead Venture Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BVTBaronsmead Venture TrustN/AGBX 49.45flatN/AN/A£191.95M£17.57M14.46N/ADividend IncreaseAPAXApax Global AlphaN/AGBX 128.60+0.3%N/A-17.0%£750.85M£9.05M218.18N/ANews CoverageBGFDThe Baillie Gifford Japan TrustN/AGBX 804flatN/A+6.8%£733.84M£69.20M11.15N/APositive NewsJIIJPMorgan IndianN/AGBX 1,082+0.6%N/A+6.3%£724.80M£163.61M6.01N/ACORDCordiant Digital InfrastructureN/AGBX 93-2.1%N/A+23.4%£716.79M£103.12M0.85N/AHigh Trading VolumeSLSStandard Life UK Smaller Companies TrustN/AN/AN/AN/A£715.41M£222.48M3.3710USABaillie Gifford US GrowthN/AGBX 249-0.4%N/A+23.6%£710.61M£89.99M8.45N/ANews CoverageTRGThe European Smaller Companies TrustN/AN/AN/AN/A£701.52M£340.08M2.13N/AFEMLFidelity Emerging MarketsN/AGBX 808+0.1%N/A+12.7%£690.86M£41.50M6.63N/AGCPGCP Infrastructure Investments1.2298 of 5 starsGBX 76.50+2.4%GBX 90+17.6%-7.9%£686.61M£74.34M44.031,950SOISchroder Oriental Income0.6536 of 5 starsGBX 295+1.4%GBX 300+1.7%+4.4%£685.95M£119.46M6.46180 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Apax Global Alpha Competitors The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust Competitors JPMorgan Indian Competitors Cordiant Digital Infrastructure Competitors Standard Life UK Smaller Companies Trust Competitors Baillie Gifford US Growth Competitors The European Smaller Companies Trust Competitors Fidelity Emerging Markets Competitors GCP Infrastructure Investments Competitors Schroder Oriental Income 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:BVT) was last updated on 7/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners3..2..1.. 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