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GBX 55.50 -1.50 (-2.63%)
As of 07/20/2026 03:54 AM Eastern
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PVN vs. BGFD, GCP, IIG, SYNC, and BRSC

Should you buy ProVen VCT stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares ProVen VCT with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with ProVen VCT include The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust (BGFD), GCP Infrastructure Investments (GCP), Intuitive Investments Group (IIG), Syncona (SYNC), and BlackRock Smaller Companies (BRSC). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry.

How does ProVen VCT compare to The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust?

ProVen VCT (LON:PVN) and The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust (LON:BGFD) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust has a net margin of 158.45% compared to ProVen VCT's net margin of 34.88%. The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust's return on equity of 19.34% beat ProVen VCT's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
ProVen VCT34.88% 1.31% 3.12%
The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust 158.45%19.34%0.31%

The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust has higher revenue and earnings than ProVen VCT. The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust 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 Ratio
ProVen VCT£3.01M54.89£9.46M£0.8069.38
The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust£154.29M4.22£65.49M£188.955.19

0.3% of ProVen VCT shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.8% of The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of ProVen VCT shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

ProVen VCT has a beta of 0.02, indicating that its share price is 98% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust has a beta of 0.98863405, indicating that its share price is 1% less volatile than the broader market.

ProVen VCT pays an annual dividend of GBX 3.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.9%. The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 10 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. ProVen VCT pays out 406.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust pays out 5.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

In the previous week, The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust had 1 more articles in the media than ProVen VCT. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust and 0 mentions for ProVen VCT. The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat ProVen VCT's score of 0.87 indicating that The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
ProVen VCT Positive
The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust Positive

Summary

The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust beats ProVen VCT on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does ProVen VCT compare to GCP Infrastructure Investments?

ProVen VCT (LON:PVN) and GCP Infrastructure Investments (LON:GCP) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, risk, valuation, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations.

In the previous week, GCP Infrastructure Investments had 3 more articles in the media than ProVen VCT. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for GCP Infrastructure Investments and 0 mentions for ProVen VCT. ProVen VCT's average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat GCP Infrastructure Investments' score of 0.23 indicating that ProVen VCT is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
ProVen VCT Positive
GCP Infrastructure Investments Neutral

ProVen VCT pays an annual dividend of GBX 3.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.9%. GCP Infrastructure Investments pays an annual dividend of GBX 7 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.4%. ProVen VCT pays out 406.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. GCP Infrastructure Investments pays out 168.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. GCP Infrastructure Investments is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

GCP Infrastructure Investments has a net margin of 47.75% compared to ProVen VCT's net margin of 34.88%. GCP Infrastructure Investments' return on equity of 4.17% beat ProVen VCT's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
ProVen VCT34.88% 1.31% 3.12%
GCP Infrastructure Investments 47.75%4.17%0.89%

0.3% of ProVen VCT shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 35.4% of GCP Infrastructure Investments shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of ProVen VCT shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of GCP Infrastructure Investments shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

GCP Infrastructure Investments has higher revenue and earnings than ProVen VCT. GCP Infrastructure Investments 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 Ratio
ProVen VCT£3.01M54.89£9.46M£0.8069.38
GCP Infrastructure Investments£38.32M17.62£15.58M£4.1520.14

ProVen VCT has a beta of 0.02, suggesting that its share price is 98% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, GCP Infrastructure Investments has a beta of 0.394, suggesting that its share price is 61% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

GCP Infrastructure Investments beats ProVen VCT on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does ProVen VCT compare to Intuitive Investments Group?

Intuitive Investments Group (LON:IIG) and ProVen VCT (LON:PVN) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, profitability, risk and dividends.

In the previous week, ProVen VCT's average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat Intuitive Investments Group's score of 0.00 indicating that ProVen VCT is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Intuitive Investments Group Neutral
ProVen VCT Positive

ProVen VCT has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Intuitive Investments Group. Intuitive Investments Group 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 Ratio
Intuitive Investments Group£152.88M3.76-£2.34M£69.453.46
ProVen VCT£3.01M54.89£9.46M£0.8069.38

ProVen VCT has a net margin of 34.88% compared to Intuitive Investments Group's net margin of -5,705.75%. Intuitive Investments Group's return on equity of 36.76% beat ProVen VCT's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Intuitive Investments Group-5,705.75% 36.76% -0.20%
ProVen VCT 34.88%1.31%3.12%

Intuitive Investments Group has a beta of 1.0089059, suggesting that its share price is 1% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, ProVen VCT has a beta of 0.02, suggesting that its share price is 98% less volatile than the broader market.

0.3% of Intuitive Investments Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.3% of ProVen VCT shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.1% of Intuitive Investments Group shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of ProVen VCT shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

ProVen VCT beats Intuitive Investments Group on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does ProVen VCT compare to Syncona?

ProVen VCT (LON:PVN) and Syncona (LON:SYNC) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, media sentiment, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends and institutional ownership.

ProVen VCT has a beta of 0.02, meaning that its stock price is 98% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Syncona has a beta of 0.351, meaning that its stock price is 65% less volatile than the broader market.

0.3% of ProVen VCT shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 22.2% of Syncona shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of ProVen VCT shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Syncona shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

ProVen VCT has a net margin of 34.88% compared to Syncona's net margin of -15.36%. ProVen VCT's return on equity of 1.31% beat Syncona's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
ProVen VCT34.88% 1.31% 3.12%
Syncona -15.36%-0.86%0.40%

Syncona has a consensus price target of GBX 189, indicating a potential upside of 76.64%. Given Syncona's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Syncona is more favorable than ProVen VCT.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
ProVen VCT
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
Syncona
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

ProVen VCT has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Syncona. Syncona 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 Ratio
ProVen VCT£3.01M54.89£9.46M£0.8069.38
Syncona£55.89M11.64-£16.90M-£1.45N/A

In the previous week, ProVen VCT's average media sentiment score of 0.87 beat Syncona's score of 0.00 indicating that ProVen VCT is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
ProVen VCT Positive
Syncona Neutral

Summary

ProVen VCT beats Syncona on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does ProVen VCT compare to BlackRock Smaller Companies?

BlackRock Smaller Companies (LON:BRSC) and ProVen VCT (LON:PVN) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, dividends, media sentiment, valuation and earnings.

In the previous week, BlackRock Smaller Companies had 14 more articles in the media than ProVen VCT. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for BlackRock Smaller Companies and 0 mentions for ProVen VCT. BlackRock Smaller Companies' average media sentiment score of 1.72 beat ProVen VCT's score of 0.87 indicating that BlackRock Smaller Companies is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
BlackRock Smaller Companies Very Positive
ProVen VCT Positive

BlackRock Smaller Companies has higher revenue and earnings than ProVen VCT. BlackRock 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 Ratio
BlackRock Smaller Companies£61.45M10.90£120.17M£29.009.41
ProVen VCT£3.01M54.89£9.46M£0.8069.38

BlackRock Smaller Companies has a beta of 1.3544358, suggesting that its share price is 35% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, ProVen VCT has a beta of 0.02, suggesting that its share price is 98% less volatile than the broader market.

BlackRock Smaller Companies pays an annual dividend of GBX 8.90 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. ProVen VCT pays an annual dividend of GBX 3.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.9%. BlackRock Smaller Companies pays out 30.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. ProVen VCT pays out 406.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

BlackRock Smaller Companies has a net margin of 89.65% compared to ProVen VCT's net margin of 34.88%. BlackRock Smaller Companies' return on equity of 10.11% beat ProVen VCT's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
BlackRock Smaller Companies89.65% 10.11% -2.39%
ProVen VCT 34.88%1.31%3.12%

55.8% of BlackRock Smaller Companies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 0.3% of ProVen VCT shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of BlackRock Smaller Companies shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of ProVen VCT shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

BlackRock Smaller Companies beats ProVen VCT on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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PVN vs. The Competition

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MetricProVen VCTAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£165.31M£2.46B£6.19B£2.88B
Dividend Yield5.44%6.02%5.25%6.16%
P/E Ratio69.3861.7429.54368.29
Price / Sales54.891,766.111,127.5684,379.69
Price / Cash2.7860.50114.2927.89
Price / Book0.831.316.647.61
Net Income£9.46M£265.96M£1.13B£5.89B
7 Day PerformanceN/A-0.31%-0.24%0.38%
1 Month Performance-2.60%0.21%0.10%0.28%
1 Year PerformanceN/A6.77%13.78%67.67%

ProVen VCT Competitors List

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CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
PVN
ProVen VCT
N/AGBX 55.50
-2.6%		N/A-2.6%£165.31M£3.01M69.38N/A
BGFD
The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust
N/AGBX 1,010.08
+0.0%		N/A+21.2%£669.75M£154.29M5.35N/A
GCP
GCP Infrastructure Investments
N/AGBX 83.70
-0.1%		N/A+5.8%£668.43M£38.32M20.171,950
IIG
Intuitive Investments Group
N/AGBX 270
-1.8%		N/A+96.7%£659.53M£152.88M3.895
SYNC
Syncona
N/AGBX 107
-0.7%		GBX 189
+76.6%		+12.6%£655.63M£55.89MN/A1,208

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