Baronsmead Venture Trust (BVT) Competitors GBX 49.45 0.00 (0.00%) As of 07/4/2025 Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock BVT vs. CGI, CORD, VOF, APAX, BGFD, SLS, JII, TRG, USA, and PEYShould you be buying Baronsmead Venture Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Baronsmead Venture Trust include Canadian General Investments (CGI), Cordiant Digital Infrastructure (CORD), VinaCapital Vietnam Opp Fund (VOF), Apax Global Alpha (APAX), The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust (BGFD), Standard Life UK Smaller Companies Trust (SLS), JPMorgan Indian (JII), The European Smaller Companies Trust (TRG), Baillie Gifford US Growth (USA), and Princess Private Equity (PEY). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry. Baronsmead Venture Trust vs. Its Competitors Canadian General Investments Cordiant Digital Infrastructure VinaCapital Vietnam Opp Fund Apax Global Alpha The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust Standard Life UK Smaller Companies Trust JPMorgan Indian The European Smaller Companies Trust Baillie Gifford US Growth Princess Private Equity Baronsmead Venture Trust (LON:BVT) and Canadian General Investments (LON:CGI) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, risk, dividends and valuation. Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of BVT or CGI? 36.6% of Canadian General Investments shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Baronsmead Venture Trust shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 16.0% of Canadian General Investments shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Does the media prefer BVT or CGI? In the previous week, Canadian General Investments had 3 more articles in the media than Baronsmead Venture Trust. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Canadian General Investments and 0 mentions for Baronsmead Venture Trust. Canadian General Investments' average media sentiment score of 1.29 beat Baronsmead Venture Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that Canadian General Investments is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Baronsmead Venture Trust Neutral Canadian General Investments Positive Is BVT or CGI a better dividend stock? Baronsmead Venture Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 4 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.1%. Canadian General Investments pays an annual dividend of GBX 56 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. 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. Canadian General Investments pays out 12.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Which has more volatility & risk, BVT or CGI? Baronsmead Venture Trust has a beta of 0.19, indicating that its share price is 81% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Canadian General Investments has a beta of 1.18, indicating that its share price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable earnings & valuation, BVT or CGI? Canadian General Investments has higher revenue and earnings than Baronsmead Venture Trust. Canadian General Investments is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Baronsmead Venture Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBaronsmead Venture Trust£17.57M10.92£13.28M£3.4214.46Canadian General Investments£350.08M2.15£283.54M£449.154.61 Is BVT or CGI more profitable? Canadian General Investments has a net margin of 80.99% compared to Baronsmead Venture Trust's net margin of 75.56%. Canadian General Investments' return on equity of 13.23% 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% Canadian General Investments 80.99%13.23%8.12% SummaryCanadian General Investments beats Baronsmead Venture Trust on 12 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£6.44B£2.96BDividend Yield7.81%4.36%4.17%5.02%P/E Ratio14.4621.8113.50147.88Price / Sales10.922,406.261,784.55258,917.23Price / Cash5.2360.8148.8627.97Price / Book0.911.211.404.61Net Income£13.28M£264.68M£1.25B£5.90B7 Day Performance0.28%0.37%0.56%1.04%1 Month PerformanceN/A2.72%3.27%5.12%1 Year Performance-9.27%6.53%15.39%80.82% 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 IncreaseCGICanadian General InvestmentsN/AGBX 2,095.70-0.9%N/A-2.7%£760.52M£350.08M4.67N/ANews CoverageGap DownCORDCordiant Digital InfrastructureN/AGBX 98.40-0.8%N/A+24.9%£758.41M£103.12M0.90N/AVOFVinaCapital Vietnam Opp FundN/AGBX 421-0.5%N/A-13.7%£746.51M£115.59M11.22125APAXApax Global AlphaN/AGBX 124-0.5%N/A-17.9%£723.99M£9.05M210.38N/ABGFDThe Baillie Gifford Japan TrustN/AGBX 791+1.0%N/A+9.7%£721.98M£69.20M10.97N/APositive NewsSLSStandard Life UK Smaller Companies TrustN/AN/AN/AN/A£715.41M£222.48M3.3710JIIJPMorgan IndianN/AGBX 1,066+0.2%N/A+5.1%£714.08M£163.61M5.92N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsTRGThe European Smaller Companies TrustN/AN/AN/AN/A£701.52M£340.08M2.13N/AUSABaillie Gifford US GrowthN/AGBX 243-0.6%N/A+24.0%£693.49M£89.99M8.25N/ANews CoveragePEYPrincess Private EquityN/AGBX 9.72flatN/A-14.9%£672.15M£5.19B29.41N/A Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Canadian General Investments Competitors Cordiant Digital Infrastructure Competitors VinaCapital Vietnam Opp Fund Competitors Apax Global Alpha Competitors The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust Competitors Standard Life UK Smaller Companies Trust Competitors JPMorgan Indian Competitors The European Smaller Companies Trust Competitors Baillie Gifford US Growth Competitors Princess Private Equity 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 7/5/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBanks aren’t ready for this altcoin—are you?Our expert analysts have identified a $100 billion gap in the crypto market. 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