BGCG vs. SYNC, BSIF, BRGE, JETG, EOT, OTV2, AAA, ARW, PHI, and JLEN
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 Syncona (SYNC), Bluefield Solar Income Fund (BSIF), BlackRock Greater Europe (BRGE), JPMorgan European Growth & Income (JETG), European Opportunities Trust (EOT), Octopus Titan VCT (OTV2), All Active Asset Capital (AAA), Arrow Global Group (ARW), Pacific Horizon Investment Trust (PHI), and JLEN Environmental Assets Group (JLEN). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry.
Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust vs. Its Competitors
Syncona (LON:SYNC) and Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust (LON:BGCG) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and dividends.
In the previous week, Syncona had 1 more articles in the media than Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Syncona and 0 mentions for Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust. Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Syncona's score of -0.91 indicating that Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.
Syncona pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.8%. Syncona pays out -73.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust pays out -3.7% 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. Syncona is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.
Syncona has higher revenue and earnings than Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust. Syncona is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust, 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 Syncona's net margin of -310.53%. Syncona's return on equity of -1.47% beat Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust's return on equity.
Syncona has a beta of 0.26, meaning that its stock price is 74% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust has a beta of 0.55, meaning that its stock price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500.
67.1% of Syncona shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 31.1% of Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.2% of Syncona shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.5% of Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Syncona beats Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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This page (LON:BGCG) was last updated on 7/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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