Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust (BGEU) Competitors

Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust (LON:BGEU) and Finsbury Growth & Income (LON:FGT) are both small-cap asset management industry companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, risk, dividends and profitability.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in BGEU or FGT?

53.3% of Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.5% of Finsbury Growth & Income shares are held by institutional investors. 6.9% of Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 5.8% of Finsbury Growth & Income shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, BGEU or FGT?

Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust has a beta of 1.06, suggesting that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Finsbury Growth & Income has a beta of 0.52, suggesting that its stock price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, BGEU or FGT?

Finsbury Growth & Income has higher revenue and earnings than Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust. Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Finsbury Growth & Income, 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
Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust	£46.84M	7.64	£45.36M	£13.20	7.84
Finsbury Growth & Income	£101.41M	13.32	£90.54M	£60.89	14.91

Does the media refer more to BGEU or FGT?

In the previous week, Finsbury Growth & Income had 2 more articles in the media than Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Finsbury Growth & Income and 2 mentions for Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust. Finsbury Growth & Income's average media sentiment score of 1.74 beat Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust's score of 1.28 indicating that Finsbury Growth & Income is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust	1 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Finsbury Growth & Income	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Is BGEU or FGT a better dividend stock?

Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.0%. Finsbury Growth & Income pays an annual dividend of GBX 19 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust pays out 7.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Finsbury Growth & Income pays out 31.2% 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.

Is BGEU or FGT more profitable?

Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust has a net margin of 96.85% compared to Finsbury Growth & Income's net margin of 89.28%. Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust's return on equity of 12.17% beat Finsbury Growth & Income's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust	96.85%	12.17%	3.49%
Finsbury Growth & Income	89.28%	6.50%	4.42%

Summary

Finsbury Growth & Income beats Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.