Baillie Gifford US Growth (LON:USA) Trading Up 0.4% - Time to Buy?

Key Points

• Shares rose 0.4% to GBX 281 (intraday high GBX 283.50) on Wednesday, but trading was thin at 154,946 shares — about 72% below the average session volume.
• The trust has a market cap of £777.6m, a P/E of 14.18 and beta 0.68, and is trading slightly below its 50‑day moving average (GBX 284.63) but above its 200‑day (GBX 278.36).
• Baillie Gifford US Growth targets long‑term capital growth in US companies (can invest up to 50% in private companies) and reported EPS of GBX (1.20) for the quarter, with a net margin of 88.83% and a 7.17% ROE.

Shares of Baillie Gifford US Growth (LON:USA - Get Free Report) shot up 0.4% on Wednesday . The company traded as high as GBX 283.50 and last traded at GBX 281. 154,946 shares changed hands during mid-day trading, a decline of 72% from the average session volume of 562,719 shares. The stock had previously closed at GBX 280.

Baillie Gifford US Growth Price Performance

The stock has a market cap of £777.59 million, a price-to-earnings ratio of 14.18 and a beta of 0.68. The stock has a fifty day moving average of GBX 284.63 and a 200 day moving average of GBX 278.36.

Baillie Gifford US Growth (LON:USA - Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Monday, January 26th. The company reported GBX (1.20) EPS for the quarter. Baillie Gifford US Growth had a net margin of 88.83% and a return on equity of 7.17%.

About Baillie Gifford US Growth

The Trust aims to produce long-term capital growth by investing predominantly in equities of companies which are incorporated, domiciled or conducting a significant portion of their business in the United States of America. The maximum amount which may be invested directly in private companies shall not exceed 50% of the total assets of the Company, measured at the time of investment. We are bottom-up, growth investors with a long-term horizon. The portfolio consists of direct holdings in listed securities and private companies in up to a combined maximum of 90 companies or funds, typically with 30 or more listed security holdings.

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