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Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust (BGEU) Competitors

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GBX 106.50 +0.50 (+0.47%)
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BGEU vs. PIN, JTC, FGT, BNKR, LWDB, TFG, FCSS, ASL, JMG, and FSV

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 Pantheon International (PIN), JTC (JTC), Finsbury Growth & Income (FGT), The Bankers Investment Trust (BNKR), Law Debenture (LWDB), Tetragon Financial (TFG), Fidelity China Special (FCSS), Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust (ASL), JPMorgan Emerging Markets (JMG), and Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values (FSV). 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 Pantheon International (LON:PIN) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, valuation, profitability, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations and dividends.

53.3% of Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 67.0% of Pantheon International shares are held by institutional investors. 6.9% of Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 10.5% of Pantheon International shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds 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 Pantheon International's net margin of 42.61%. Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust's return on equity of 12.17% beat Pantheon International's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust96.85% 12.17% 3.49%
Pantheon International 42.61%1.39%1.05%

In the previous week, Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.90 beat Pantheon International's score of 0.00 indicating that Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust Very Positive
Pantheon International Neutral

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, Pantheon International has a beta of 0.79, indicating that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Pantheon International. Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Pantheon International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust£46.84M7.86£45.36M£13.208.07
Pantheon International£72.76M20.37£31.00M£6.6847.99

Summary

Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust beats Pantheon International on 7 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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BGEU vs. The Competition

MetricBaillie Gifford European Growth TrustAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£368.20M£1.30B£6.35B£3.02B
Dividend Yield0.62%4.40%4.20%5.02%
P/E Ratio8.0722.2914.03165.88
Price / Sales7.862,351.921,730.14285,131.44
Price / Cash88.0060.71128.5127.97
Price / Book1.031.231.964.46
Net Income£45.36M£263.65M£1.24B£5.90B
7 Day PerformanceN/A0.22%0.80%3.82%
1 Month Performance8.01%2.81%4.08%9.81%
1 Year Performance10.94%5.94%19.68%74.29%

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 106.50
+0.5%
N/A+10.3%£368.20M£46.84M8.07N/ANews Coverage
Positive News
Dividend Increase
PIN
Pantheon International
N/AGBX 313.10
+0.0%
N/A+2.9%£1.45B£72.76M46.89455
JTC
JTC
2.5838 of 5 stars
GBX 852
+1.1%
GBX 1,400
+64.3%
-18.8%£1.43B£291.42M47.781,603
FGT
Finsbury Growth & Income
N/AGBX 912
+0.7%
N/A+10.2%£1.36B£101.41M14.98N/APositive News
BNKR
The Bankers Investment Trust
N/AGBX 122.25
+0.4%
N/A+6.4%£1.35B£231.92M6.19N/A
LWDB
Law Debenture
N/AGBX 1,006.54
+0.9%
N/A+13.4%£1.33B£203.87M9.37260
TFG
Tetragon Financial
N/AGBX 16.20
+0.6%
N/A+67.5%£1.32B£22.12B10.39N/A
FCSS
Fidelity China Special
N/AGBX 258.83
+0.3%
N/A+41.2%£1.28B-£177.57M1.28N/A
ASL
Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust
N/AGBX 1,535
+0.3%
N/A-4.1%£1.28B£226.05M5.04N/APositive News
JMG
JPMorgan Emerging Markets
N/AGBX 117.60
+0.5%
N/A+9.6%£1.25B£97.45M15.58N/A
FSV
Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values
N/AGBX 369.74
+0.7%
N/A+15.2%£1.20B£237.18M5.3825,000Positive News

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This page (LON:BGEU) was last updated on 7/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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