BGEU vs. BHMG, BNKR, FSV, JMG, BRWM, ASL, VEIL, HRI, ASHM, and IHP
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 BH Macro GBP (BHMG), The Bankers Investment Trust (BNKR), Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values (FSV), JPMorgan Emerging Markets (JMG), BlackRock World Mining Trust (BRWM), Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust (ASL), Vietnam Enterprise (VEIL), Herald (HRI), Ashmore Group (ASHM), and IntegraFin (IHP). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry.
Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust vs. Its Competitors
Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust (LON:BGEU) and BH Macro GBP (LON:BHMG) 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 analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership and earnings.
In the previous week, BH Macro GBP had 1 more articles in the media than Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for BH Macro GBP and 1 mentions for Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust. Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.92 beat BH Macro GBP's score of 0.08 indicating that Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.
4.1% of Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.6% of BH Macro GBP shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of BH Macro GBP shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
BH Macro GBP has a net margin of 150.73% compared to Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust's net margin of 96.85%. Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust's return on equity of 12.17% beat BH Macro GBP's return on equity.
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, BH Macro GBP has a beta of -0.28, suggesting that its stock price is 128% less volatile than the S&P 500.
BH Macro GBP 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 BH Macro GBP, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
BH Macro GBP beats Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (LON:BGEU) was last updated on 10/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
