Maven Income and Growth VCT 4 (MAV4) Competitors

Maven Income and Growth VCT 4 (LON:MAV4) and Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon (LON:BGS) 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 earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk and profitability.

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of MAV4 or BGS?

28.4% of Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon shares are held by institutional investors. 1.3% of Maven Income and Growth VCT 4 shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk & volatility, MAV4 or BGS?

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. Comparatively, Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon has a beta of 0.6, meaning that its stock price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer MAV4 or BGS?

In the previous week, Maven Income and Growth VCT 4's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Maven Income and Growth VCT 4	Neutral
Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon	Neutral

Is MAV4 or BGS more profitable?

Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon has a net margin of 101.98% compared to Maven Income and Growth VCT 4's net margin of 31.71%. Maven Income and Growth VCT 4's return on equity of 1.48% beat Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Maven Income and Growth VCT 4	31.71%	1.48%	-0.11%
Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon	101.98%	-13.81%	-7.19%

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, MAV4 or BGS?

Maven Income and Growth VCT 4 has higher revenue and earnings than Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon. Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon 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
Maven Income and Growth VCT 4	£4.20M	18.89	£1.33M	£0.91	59.55
Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon	-£54.25M	-5.83	-£55.32M	-£19.77	-5.73

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer MAV4 or BGS?

Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon received 32 more outperform votes than Maven Income and Growth VCT 4 when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.62% of users gave Maven Income and Growth VCT 4 an outperform vote while only 62.05% of users gave Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Maven Income and Growth VCT 4	Outperform Votes 71 67.62%	Underperform Votes 34 32.38%
Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon	Outperform Votes 103 62.05%	Underperform Votes 63 37.95%

Is MAV4 or BGS a better dividend stock?

Maven Income and Growth VCT 4 pays an annual dividend of GBX 4 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.4%. Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. 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. Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon pays out -5.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Summary

Maven Income and Growth VCT 4 beats Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.