BGCG vs. PCFT, HSL, SEIT, BUT, P2P, SYNC, SCAM, PHI, BRSC, and SCIN
Should you be buying Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust include Polar Capital Global Financials (PCFT), Henderson Smaller Companies (HSL), SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust (SEIT), Brunner (BUT), P2P Global Investments (P2P), Syncona (SYNC), Scottish American Investment (SCAM), Pacific Horizon Investment Trust (PHI), BlackRock Smaller Companies (BRSC), and The Scottish Investment Trust (SCIN). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry.
Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust vs. Its Competitors
Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust (LON:BGCG) and Polar Capital Global Financials (LON:PCFT) 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 profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, risk, dividends and valuation.
31.1% of Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.0% of Polar Capital Global Financials shares are held by institutional investors. 2.5% of Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Polar Capital Global Financials shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Polar Capital Global Financials had 1 more articles in the media than Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Polar Capital Global Financials and 0 mentions for Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust. Polar Capital Global Financials' average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that Polar Capital Global Financials is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Polar Capital Global Financials pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust pays out -3.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Polar Capital Global Financials pays out 13.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.
Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust has a beta of 0.55, indicating that its share price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Polar Capital Global Financials has a beta of 0.98, indicating that its share price is 2% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Polar Capital Global Financials has higher revenue and earnings than Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust. Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Polar Capital Global Financials, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust has a net margin of 107.60% compared to Polar Capital Global Financials' net margin of 91.44%. Polar Capital Global Financials' return on equity of 22.02% beat Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust's return on equity.
Summary
Polar Capital Global Financials beats Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:BGCG) was last updated on 8/26/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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