ProVen VCT (PVN) Competitors GBX 58.07 -0.43 (-0.74%) As of 08/28/2025 11:25 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock PVN vs. HSL, PCFT, SEIT, BUT, P2P, SCAM, PHI, SCIN, SYNC, and BRSCShould you be buying ProVen VCT stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of ProVen VCT include Henderson Smaller Companies (HSL), Polar Capital Global Financials (PCFT), SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust (SEIT), Brunner (BUT), P2P Global Investments (P2P), Scottish American Investment (SCAM), Pacific Horizon Investment Trust (PHI), The Scottish Investment Trust (SCIN), Syncona (SYNC), and BlackRock Smaller Companies (BRSC). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry. ProVen VCT vs. Its Competitors Henderson Smaller Companies Polar Capital Global Financials SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust Brunner P2P Global Investments Scottish American Investment Pacific Horizon Investment Trust The Scottish Investment Trust Syncona BlackRock Smaller Companies ProVen VCT (LON:PVN) and Henderson Smaller Companies (LON:HSL) 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 valuation, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability and dividends. Is PVN or HSL a better dividend stock? ProVen VCT pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.03 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Henderson Smaller Companies pays an annual dividend of GBX 27 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. ProVen VCT pays out 361.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Henderson Smaller Companies pays out 21.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Henderson Smaller Companies is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Does the media favor PVN or HSL? In the previous week, ProVen VCT had 1 more articles in the media than Henderson Smaller Companies. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for ProVen VCT and 0 mentions for Henderson Smaller Companies. ProVen VCT's average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat Henderson Smaller Companies' score of 0.00 indicating that ProVen VCT is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment ProVen VCT Positive Henderson Smaller Companies Neutral Which has stronger valuation and earnings, PVN or HSL? Henderson Smaller Companies has higher revenue and earnings than ProVen VCT. Henderson Smaller Companies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than ProVen VCT, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioProVen VCT£3.41M48.11£9.46M£0.016,452.22Henderson Smaller Companies£98.67M6.37£91.77M£124.856.86 Is PVN or HSL more profitable? Henderson Smaller Companies has a net margin of 93.00% compared to ProVen VCT's net margin of 67.04%. Henderson Smaller Companies' return on equity of 13.76% beat ProVen VCT's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets ProVen VCT67.04% 5.22% 3.12% Henderson Smaller Companies 93.00%13.76%7.47% Which has more risk & volatility, PVN or HSL? ProVen VCT has a beta of 0.02, indicating that its stock price is 98% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Henderson Smaller Companies has a beta of 1.27, indicating that its stock price is 27% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders & institutionals believe in PVN or HSL? 31.1% of Henderson Smaller Companies shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of ProVen VCT shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Henderson Smaller Companies shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryHenderson Smaller Companies beats ProVen VCT on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Get ProVen VCT News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PVN 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. 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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 PVN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricProVen VCTAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£166.08M£1.48B£6.62B£2.91BDividend Yield5.56%4.45%4.18%5.19%P/E Ratio6,452.22988.82177.502,379.58Price / Sales48.111,779.511,258.124,174.46Price / Cash2.7860.62127.5927.93Price / Book0.871.395.276.89Net Income£9.46M£265.04M£1.23B£5.89B7 Day Performance-3.22%0.18%0.02%0.23%1 Month Performance1.88%1.50%2.57%50.01%1 Year PerformanceN/A6.90%24.33%150.47% ProVen VCT Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PVNProVen VCTN/AGBX 58.07-0.7%N/AN/A£166.08M£3.41M6,452.22N/ANews CoverageHigh Trading VolumeHSLHenderson Smaller CompaniesN/AGBX 880.07+0.5%N/A-6.4%£646.21M£98.67M7.05N/APCFTPolar Capital Global FinancialsN/AGBX 211+0.2%N/A+19.6%£643.35M£125.99M5.62N/ASEITSDCL Energy Efficiency Income TrustN/AGBX 58.60+0.7%N/A-6.0%£641.33M-£45.07M-11.33N/ANews CoverageBUTBrunnerN/AGBX 1,441.76-0.6%N/A+2.9%£626.25M£111.40M5.97N/AP2PP2P Global InvestmentsN/AN/AN/AN/A£617.42M£119.18M20.91N/ASCAMScottish American InvestmentN/AN/AN/AN/A£603.25M£74.89M9.08N/APHIPacific Horizon Investment TrustN/AGBX 663.98+0.5%N/A+16.4%£596.27M£42.03M22.3118,800News CoveragePositive NewsSCINThe Scottish Investment TrustN/AN/AN/AN/A£592.25M£51.43M1,570.1815SYNCSynconaN/AGBX 95.14-0.1%N/A-20.6%£592.17M£5.44M-35.081,208BRSCBlackRock Smaller CompaniesN/AGBX 1,311.710.0%N/A-14.0%£590.77M£127.70M4.92N/ANews Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Henderson Smaller Companies Alternatives Polar Capital Global Financials Alternatives SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust Alternatives Brunner Alternatives P2P Global Investments Alternatives Scottish American Investment Alternatives Pacific Horizon Investment Trust Alternatives The Scottish Investment Trust Alternatives Syncona Alternatives BlackRock Smaller Companies Alternatives 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:PVN) was last updated on 8/29/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredBONUS GUIDE - Ben Stein Prepares For the Next Financial CrisisWith inflation high, debt soaring, and global tensions rising, a financial storm may be brewing. 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