Baronsmead Venture Trust (BVT) Competitors GBX 49.40 +1.00 (+2.07%) As of 10/2/2025 Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock BVT vs. MRCH, CGT, IEM, AGT.LN, JESC, BGSC, JUP, USA, CORD, and GSCTShould you be buying Baronsmead Venture Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Baronsmead Venture Trust include The Merchants Trust (MRCH), Capital Gearing (CGT), Impax Environmental Markets (IEM), AVI Global Trust (AGT.LN), JPMorgan European Smaller Companies Trust (JESC), BMO Global Smaller Companies (BGSC), Jupiter Fund Management (JUP), Baillie Gifford US Growth (USA), Cordiant Digital Infrastructure (CORD), and The Global Smaller Companies Trust (GSCT). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry. Baronsmead Venture Trust vs. Its Competitors The Merchants Trust Capital Gearing Impax Environmental Markets AVI Global Trust JPMorgan European Smaller Companies Trust BMO Global Smaller Companies Jupiter Fund Management Baillie Gifford US Growth Cordiant Digital Infrastructure The Global Smaller Companies Trust Baronsmead Venture Trust (LON:BVT) and The Merchants Trust (LON:MRCH) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, valuation, profitability, dividends and institutional ownership. Does the media prefer BVT or MRCH? In the previous week, Baronsmead Venture Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled The Merchants Trust'saverage media sentiment score. Company Overall Sentiment Baronsmead Venture Trust Neutral The Merchants Trust Neutral Which has more volatility & risk, BVT or MRCH? Baronsmead Venture Trust has a beta of 0.19, meaning that its share price is 81% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The Merchants Trust has a beta of 0.95, meaning that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has stronger earnings and valuation, BVT or MRCH? The Merchants Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Baronsmead Venture Trust. Baronsmead Venture Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than The Merchants Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBaronsmead Venture Trust-£7.28M-28.66£13.28M-£0.02-2,375.00The Merchants Trust£36.71M22.72£109.11M£0.232,450.18 Is BVT or MRCH a better dividend stock? Baronsmead Venture Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. The Merchants Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.29 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Baronsmead Venture Trust pays out -180.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. The Merchants Trust pays out 127.3% 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 is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of BVT or MRCH? 0.0% of Baronsmead Venture Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 5.9% of The Merchants Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Baronsmead Venture Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of The Merchants Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is BVT or MRCH more profitable? The Merchants Trust has a net margin of 90.97% compared to Baronsmead Venture Trust's net margin of 75.56%. The Merchants Trust's return on equity of 13.03% beat Baronsmead Venture Trust's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Baronsmead Venture Trust75.56% 6.22% 1.39% The Merchants Trust 90.97%13.03%7.70% SummaryThe Merchants Trust beats Baronsmead Venture Trust on 10 of the 13 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. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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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£208.62M£1.47B£6.49B£2.64BDividend Yield7.75%4.58%4.31%5.29%P/E Ratio-2,375.003,123.591,347.024,431.88Price / Sales-28.661,957.941,351.7899,742.92Price / Cash5.2360.47127.6527.90Price / Book0.901.382.158.66Net Income£13.28M£264.59M£1.22B£5.89B7 Day PerformanceN/A0.29%0.65%0.16%1 Month PerformanceN/A1.30%6.70%5.35%1 Year Performance-9.36%9.07%38.95%164.07% Baronsmead Venture Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BVTBaronsmead Venture TrustN/AGBX 49.40+2.1%N/A-6.8%£208.62M-£7.28M-2,375.00N/ADividend IncreaseGap UpMRCHThe Merchants TrustN/AGBX 559+0.4%N/A-4.3%£829.70M£107.14M795.50N/APositive NewsCGTCapital GearingN/AGBX 4,898.38+0.2%N/A+2.2%£824.35M£37.55M2,724.35N/AIEMImpax Environmental MarketsN/AGBX 407.50+0.9%N/A+3.9%£816.54M-£43.08M-1,967.65N/AAGT.LNAVI Global TrustN/AN/AN/AN/A£812.93M£51.62M20.82N/AHigh Trading VolumeJESCJPMorgan European Smaller Companies TrustN/AN/AN/AN/A£795.72M£114.05M7.60N/ABGSCBMO Global Smaller CompaniesN/AN/AN/AN/A£769.56M£303.85M2.77N/AJUPJupiter Fund Management0.9043 of 5 starsGBX 150.60+1.5%GBX 108.75-27.8%+69.2%£767.65M£380.90M1,394.44522USABaillie Gifford US GrowthN/AGBX 271.50flatN/A+31.4%£758.91M£136.67M578.03N/APositive NewsCORDCordiant Digital InfrastructureN/AGBX 98+0.2%N/A+9.2%£750.40M£109.05M713.25N/AGSCTThe Global Smaller Companies TrustN/AGBX 170.40+0.5%N/A+3.0%£749.43M-£39.47M-1,880.79N/APositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies The Merchants Trust Competitors Capital Gearing Competitors Impax Environmental Markets Competitors AVI Global Trust Competitors JPMorgan European Smaller Companies Trust Competitors BMO Global Smaller Companies Competitors Jupiter Fund Management Competitors Baillie Gifford US Growth Competitors Cordiant Digital Infrastructure Competitors The Global Smaller Companies Trust 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 10/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBuy UBER immediatelyBULLISH: It's time to buy this 'hidden' AI stock An award-winning stock-rating system has turned BULLISH on...Chaikin Analytics | SponsoredURGENT: The Market's 3 Red Flags Are FlashingHere’s the uncomfortable truth: The smartest investors in the world are already preparing for a crash befor...StockEarnings | Sponsored$15 Fund: Turn Gold Boom into Real IncomeIf you've been watching gold's historic run and wondering if it's too late… I've got good news. 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