British Smaller Companies VCT2 (BSC) Competitors

British Smaller Companies VCT2 (LON:BSC) and Majedie Investments (LON:MAJE) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, community ranking, risk, earnings, dividends and valuation.

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in BSC or MAJE?

16.3% of Majedie Investments shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of British Smaller Companies VCT2 shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 58.4% of Majedie Investments shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts recommend BSC or MAJE?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
British Smaller Companies VCT2	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
Majedie Investments	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in BSC or MAJE?

Majedie Investments received 69 more outperform votes than British Smaller Companies VCT2 when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.01% of users gave Majedie Investments an outperform vote while only 65.91% of users gave British Smaller Companies VCT2 an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
British Smaller Companies VCT2	Outperform Votes 29 65.91%	Underperform Votes 15 34.09%
Majedie Investments	Outperform Votes 98 71.01%	Underperform Votes 40 28.99%

Which has more volatility and risk, BSC or MAJE?

British Smaller Companies VCT2 has a beta of -0.01, indicating that its share price is 101% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Majedie Investments has a beta of 0.88, indicating that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is BSC or MAJE more profitable?

Majedie Investments has a net margin of 77.33% compared to British Smaller Companies VCT2's net margin of 58.95%. Majedie Investments' return on equity of 13.29% beat British Smaller Companies VCT2's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
British Smaller Companies VCT2	58.95%	4.40%	2.73%
Majedie Investments	77.33%	13.29%	7.60%

Is BSC or MAJE a better dividend stock?

British Smaller Companies VCT2 pays an annual dividend of GBX 4 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.1%. Majedie Investments pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.3%. British Smaller Companies VCT2 pays out 13,333.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Majedie Investments pays out 2,580.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Does the media favor BSC or MAJE?

In the previous week, British Smaller Companies VCT2 had 1 more articles in the media than Majedie Investments. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for British Smaller Companies VCT2 and 0 mentions for Majedie Investments. British Smaller Companies VCT2's average media sentiment score of 0.72 beat Majedie Investments' score of 0.00 indicating that British Smaller Companies VCT2 is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
British Smaller Companies VCT2	Positive
Majedie Investments	Neutral

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, BSC or MAJE?

Majedie Investments has higher revenue and earnings than British Smaller Companies VCT2. Majedie Investments is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than British Smaller Companies VCT2, 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
British Smaller Companies VCT2	£9.06M	14.25	£5.34M	£0.03	1,883.33
Majedie Investments	£21.04M	6.12	£16.27M	£0.31	783.87

Summary

Majedie Investments beats British Smaller Companies VCT2 on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.