Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust (BGEU) Competitors

Finsbury Growth & Income (LON:FGT) and Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust (LON:BGEU) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, valuation, risk, dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, community ranking, analyst recommendations and earnings.

Is FGT or BGEU a better dividend stock?

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

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

28.5% of Finsbury Growth & Income shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.3% of Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 5.8% of Finsbury Growth & Income shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 6.9% of Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust shares are held 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.

Does the media refer more to FGT or BGEU?

In the previous week, Finsbury Growth & Income had 2 more articles in the media than Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Finsbury Growth & Income and 1 mentions for Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust. Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.79 beat Finsbury Growth & Income's score of 1.69 indicating that Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Finsbury Growth & Income	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, FGT or BGEU?

Finsbury Growth & Income has a beta of 0.52, suggesting that its stock price is 48% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, 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.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, FGT or BGEU?

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
Finsbury Growth & Income	£101.41M	13.31	£90.54M	£60.89	14.90
Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust	£46.84M	7.31	£45.36M	£13.20	7.50

Does the MarketBeat Community favor FGT or BGEU?

Finsbury Growth & Income received 78 more outperform votes than Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Finsbury Growth & Income	Outperform Votes 78 70.27%	Underperform Votes 33 29.73%
Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust	N/A	N/A

Is FGT or BGEU 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
Finsbury Growth & Income	89.28%	6.50%	4.42%
Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust	96.85%	12.17%	3.49%

Summary

Finsbury Growth & Income beats Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.