BGCG vs. EOT, JETG, BRGE, BSIF, AAA, ARW, GROW, SYNC, PHI, and SEIT
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 European Opportunities Trust (EOT), JPMorgan European Growth & Income (JETG), BlackRock Greater Europe (BRGE), Bluefield Solar Income Fund (BSIF), All Active Asset Capital (AAA), Arrow Global Group (ARW), Molten Ventures (GROW), Syncona (SYNC), Pacific Horizon Investment Trust (PHI), and SDCL Energy Efficiency Income Trust (SEIT). 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 European Opportunities Trust (LON:EOT) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk and valuation.
Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust and European Opportunities Trust both received 0 outperform votes by MarketBeat users.
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, European Opportunities Trust has a beta of 0.86, indicating that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust has a net margin of 107.60% compared to European Opportunities Trust's net margin of 88.38%. European Opportunities Trust's return on equity of 12.84% beat Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust's return on equity.
Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. European Opportunities Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.2%. Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust pays out -3.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. European Opportunities Trust pays out 1.6% 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 is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
European Opportunities Trust 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 European Opportunities Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
31.1% of Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 43.5% of European Opportunities Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.5% of Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 14.7% of European Opportunities Trust shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, European Opportunities Trust had 1 more articles in the media than Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for European Opportunities Trust and 0 mentions for Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust. European Opportunities Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.81 beat Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that European Opportunities Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Summary
European Opportunities Trust beats Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (LON:BGCG) was last updated on 6/24/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
