BGEU vs. LWDB, BNKR, VEIL, ASL, JMG, FSV, HRI, FGT, BRWM, and EDIN
Should you be buying Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust include Law Debenture (LWDB), The Bankers Investment Trust (BNKR), Vietnam Enterprise (VEIL), Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust (ASL), JPMorgan Emerging Markets (JMG), Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values (FSV), Herald (HRI), Finsbury Growth & Income (FGT), BlackRock World Mining Trust (BRWM), and Edinburgh Investment (EDIN). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry.
Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust vs. Its Competitors
Law Debenture (LON:LWDB) and Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust (LON:BGEU) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends, valuation, earnings, profitability and analyst recommendations.
Law Debenture 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 Law Debenture, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
8.0% of Law Debenture shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.1% of Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Law Debenture shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust has a net margin of 96.85% compared to Law Debenture's net margin of 69.85%. Law Debenture's return on equity of 15.91% beat Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust's return on equity.
Law Debenture has a beta of 0.93, meaning that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust has a beta of 1.06, meaning that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500.
In the previous week, Law Debenture had 1 more articles in the media than Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Law Debenture and 0 mentions for Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust. Law Debenture's average media sentiment score of 0.34 beat Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that Law Debenture is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Law Debenture pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.34 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.01 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Law Debenture pays out 26.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust pays out -4.0% 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.
Summary
Law Debenture beats Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:BGEU) was last updated on 9/19/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
