Maven Income and Growth VCT 4 (MAV4) Competitors

Brooks Macdonald Group (LON:BRK) and Maven Income and Growth VCT 4 (LON:MAV4) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, dividends and institutional ownership.

Is BRK or MAV4 more profitable?

Maven Income and Growth VCT 4 has a net margin of 31.71% compared to Brooks Macdonald Group's net margin of 5.03%. Brooks Macdonald Group's return on equity of 4.30% beat Maven Income and Growth VCT 4's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Brooks Macdonald Group	5.03%	4.30%	7.37%
Maven Income and Growth VCT 4	31.71%	1.48%	-0.11%

Which has more volatility & risk, BRK or MAV4?

Brooks Macdonald Group has a beta of 0.8, meaning that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Maven Income and Growth VCT 4 has a beta of 0.15, meaning that its stock price is 85% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of BRK or MAV4?

79.9% of Brooks Macdonald Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 11.9% of Brooks Macdonald Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Maven Income and Growth VCT 4 shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts prefer BRK or MAV4?

Brooks Macdonald Group presently has a consensus target price of GBX 2,025, indicating a potential upside of 12.50%. Given Brooks Macdonald Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Brooks Macdonald Group is more favorable than Maven Income and Growth VCT 4.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Brooks Macdonald Group	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
Maven Income and Growth VCT 4	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Is BRK or MAV4 a better dividend stock?

Brooks Macdonald Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 78 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.3%. Maven Income and Growth VCT 4 pays an annual dividend of GBX 4 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.9%. Brooks Macdonald Group pays out 196.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Maven Income and Growth VCT 4 pays out 441.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Which has better earnings and valuation, BRK or MAV4?

Brooks Macdonald Group has higher revenue and earnings than Maven Income and Growth VCT 4. Brooks Macdonald Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Maven Income and Growth VCT 4, 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
Brooks Macdonald Group	£129.98M	2.25	£6.54M	£39.80	45.23
Maven Income and Growth VCT 4	£4.20M	17.66	£1.33M	£0.91	55.69

Does the media refer more to BRK or MAV4?

In the previous week, Brooks Macdonald Group's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Maven Income and Growth VCT 4'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Brooks Macdonald Group	Neutral
Maven Income and Growth VCT 4	Neutral

Summary

Brooks Macdonald Group beats Maven Income and Growth VCT 4 on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.