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Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust (BGEU) Competitors

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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 better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment and dividends.

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.

Company Overall Sentiment
Law Debenture Neutral
Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust Neutral

8.0% of Law Debenture shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.1% of Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Law Debenture shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Law Debenture has a beta of 0.93, indicating 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, indicating that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Law Debenture69.85% 15.91% 8.76%
Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust 96.85%12.17%3.49%

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Law Debenture£244.75M5.49£142.39M£1.28787.46
Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust-£52.80M-6.51£45.36M-£0.15-688.86

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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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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BGEU vs. The Competition

MetricBaillie Gifford European Growth TrustAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£343.90M£1.47B£6.39B£2.56B
Dividend Yield0.58%4.59%4.32%5.31%
P/E Ratio-688.864,750.071,780.175,413.58
Price / Sales-6.511,975.061,350.9297,414.29
Price / Cash88.0060.62127.9327.93
Price / Book1.011.372.089.12
Net Income£45.36M£265.04M£1.23B£5.89B
7 Day Performance1.46%0.29%1.09%0.67%
1 Month Performance3.47%1.76%3.06%3.25%
1 Year Performance13.22%8.74%32.51%190.10%

Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
BGEU
Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust
N/AGBX 104.50
flat
N/A+15.6%£343.90M-£52.80M-688.86N/ADividend Increase
LWDB
Law Debenture
N/AGBX 1,002
-0.2%
N/A+13.7%£1.33B£244.75M781.23260News Coverage
BNKR
The Bankers Investment Trust
N/AGBX 125.60
-0.3%
N/A+15.9%£1.29B-£16.26M-6,408.16N/APositive News
VEIL
Vietnam Enterprise
N/AGBX 748.43
+0.6%
N/A+29.4%£1.26B£179.53M831.58N/A
ASL
Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust
N/AGBX 1,545
-0.1%
N/A-1.5%£1.25B£68.05M1,937.30N/ANews Coverage
JMG
JPMorgan Emerging Markets
N/AGBX 125.20
+0.5%
N/A+21.5%£1.25B£89.04M1,786.02N/A
FSV
Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values
N/AGBX 381.35
+0.2%
N/A+20.7%£1.23B£206.83M602.5425,000Positive News
HRI
Herald
N/AGBX 2,405.60
+0.2%
N/A+19.9%£1.18B£34.06M3,517.996,600News Coverage
FGT
Finsbury Growth & Income
N/AGBX 866.25
-0.2%
N/A+2.3%£1.18B£40.93M3,492.94N/APositive News
BRWM
BlackRock World Mining Trust
N/AGBX 625.99
+1.8%
N/A+22.5%£1.17B-£115.12M-997.60147,000Positive News
EDIN
Edinburgh Investment
N/AGBX 803
-0.2%
N/A+5.7%£1.14B£86.82M1,391.20N/APositive News

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This page (LON:BGEU) was last updated on 9/19/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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