Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust (BGEU) Competitors

Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust (LON:BGEU) and The Bankers Investment Trust (LON:BNKR) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, earnings, dividends and risk.

Which has more volatility and risk, BGEU or BNKR?

Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust has a beta of 1.06, indicating that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The Bankers Investment Trust has a beta of 0.6, indicating that its stock price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media favor BGEU or BNKR?

In the previous week, Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust and Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust both had 2 articles in the media. Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.91 beat The Bankers Investment Trust's score of 1.36 indicating that Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
The Bankers Investment Trust	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of BGEU or BNKR?

4.1% of Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 23.4% of The Bankers Investment Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.2% of The Bankers Investment Trust shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is BGEU or BNKR a better dividend stock?

Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.01 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. The Bankers Investment Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust pays out -4.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. The Bankers Investment Trust pays out 15.2% 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.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, BGEU or BNKR?

The Bankers Investment Trust 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 The Bankers Investment Trust, 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	-£52.80M	-6.35	£45.36M	-£0.15	-665.79
The Bankers Investment Trust	£231.92M	5.88	£218.53M	£19.74	6.24

Is BGEU or BNKR more profitable?

Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust has a net margin of 96.85% compared to The Bankers Investment Trust's net margin of 94.23%. The Bankers Investment Trust's return on equity of 15.93% beat Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust	96.85%	12.17%	3.49%
The Bankers Investment Trust	94.23%	15.93%	6.13%

Summary

The Bankers Investment Trust beats Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.