Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust (BGEU) Competitors

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BGEU vs. BHMG, WWH, ASL, JMG, and TMPL

Should you buy Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust stock or one of its competitors? Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust's main competitors and comparable companies include BH Macro GBP (BHMG), Worldwide Healthcare (WWH), Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust (ASL), JPMorgan Emerging Markets (JMG), and Temple Bar (TMPL). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "asset management & custody banks" industry.

How does Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust compare to BH Macro GBP?

Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust (LON:BGEU) and BH Macro GBP (LON:BHMG) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk and valuation.

BH Macro GBP has higher revenue and earnings than Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust. BH Macro GBP is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust, 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
Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust	£9.93M	36.05	£45.36M	£1.36	91.18
BH Macro GBP	£277.60M	4.99	£53.77M	£45.68	9.38

Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust has a beta of 1.399, suggesting that its stock price is 40% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, BH Macro GBP has a beta of 0.1291358, suggesting that its stock price is 87% less volatile than the broader market.

Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust has a net margin of 62.35% compared to BH Macro GBP's net margin of 54.44%. BH Macro GBP's return on equity of 7.42% beat Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust	62.35%	2.86%	3.49%
BH Macro GBP	54.44%	7.42%	-0.31%

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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled BH Macro GBP'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust	Neutral
BH Macro GBP	Neutral

Summary

Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust beats BH Macro GBP on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust compare to Worldwide Healthcare?

Worldwide Healthcare (LON:WWH) and Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust (LON:BGEU) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, earnings, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership and dividends.

Worldwide Healthcare has a beta of 0.262, suggesting that its share price is 74% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust has a beta of 1.399, suggesting that its share price is 40% more volatile than the broader market.

Worldwide Healthcare has higher revenue and earnings than Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust. Worldwide Healthcare is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust, 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
Worldwide Healthcare	£118.16M	12.02	£227.88M	£26.70	14.83
Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust	£9.93M	36.05	£45.36M	£1.36	91.18

Worldwide Healthcare has a net margin of 85.46% compared to Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust's net margin of 62.35%. Worldwide Healthcare's return on equity of 8.01% beat Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Worldwide Healthcare	85.46%	8.01%	-2.02%
Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust	62.35%	2.86%	3.49%

In the previous week, Worldwide Healthcare had 1 more articles in the media than Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Worldwide Healthcare and 0 mentions for Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust. Worldwide Healthcare's average media sentiment score of 1.87 beat Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that Worldwide Healthcare is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Worldwide Healthcare	Very Positive
Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust	Neutral

Worldwide Healthcare pays an annual dividend of GBX 2.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Worldwide Healthcare pays out 9.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust pays out 52.9% 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. Worldwide Healthcare is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

7.9% of Worldwide Healthcare shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.1% of Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of Worldwide Healthcare 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, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Worldwide Healthcare beats Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust compare to Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust?

Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust (LON:BGEU) and Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust (LON:ASL) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings and profitability.

Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust. Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust, 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
Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust	£9.93M	36.05	£45.36M	£1.36	91.18
Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust	£94.68M	14.35	£255.01M	£115.78	15.22

Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust has a net margin of 63.47% compared to Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust's net margin of 62.35%. Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust's return on equity of 6.52% beat Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust	62.35%	2.86%	3.49%
Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust	63.47%	6.52%	11.67%

Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust has a beta of 1.399, suggesting that its share price is 40% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust has a beta of 1.4412928, suggesting that its share price is 44% more volatile than the broader market.

Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 46.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust pays out 52.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust pays out 40.4% 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. Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

4.1% of Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 13.1% of Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust	Neutral
Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust	Neutral

Summary

Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust beats Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust on 11 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust compare to JPMorgan Emerging Markets?

JPMorgan Emerging Markets (LON:JMG) and Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust (LON:BGEU) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, valuation, profitability, earnings, risk, institutional ownership and analyst recommendations.

JPMorgan Emerging Markets pays an annual dividend of GBX 1.95 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. JPMorgan Emerging Markets pays out 42.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust pays out 52.9% 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. JPMorgan Emerging Markets is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

14.8% of JPMorgan Emerging Markets shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.1% of Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of JPMorgan Emerging Markets shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, JPMorgan Emerging Markets had 1 more articles in the media than Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for JPMorgan Emerging Markets and 0 mentions for Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust. JPMorgan Emerging Markets' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
JPMorgan Emerging Markets	Neutral
Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust	Neutral

JPMorgan Emerging Markets has a beta of 0.93, suggesting that its share price is 7% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust has a beta of 1.399, suggesting that its share price is 40% more volatile than the broader market.

JPMorgan Emerging Markets has higher revenue and earnings than Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust. JPMorgan Emerging Markets is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust, 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
JPMorgan Emerging Markets	£56.31M	23.64	£80.10M	£4.63	29.33
Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust	£9.93M	36.05	£45.36M	£1.36	91.18

JPMorgan Emerging Markets has a net margin of 95.26% compared to Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust's net margin of 62.35%. JPMorgan Emerging Markets' return on equity of 19.61% beat Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
JPMorgan Emerging Markets	95.26%	19.61%	1.55%
Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust	62.35%	2.86%	3.49%

Summary

JPMorgan Emerging Markets beats Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust compare to Temple Bar?

Temple Bar (LON:TMPL) and Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust (LON:BGEU) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and risk.

Temple Bar has higher revenue and earnings than Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust. Temple Bar is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust, 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
Temple Bar	£281.60M	4.55	£154.90M	£97.00	4.32
Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust	£9.93M	36.05	£45.36M	£1.36	91.18

Temple Bar has a beta of 1.155, meaning that its stock price is 16% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust has a beta of 1.399, meaning that its stock price is 40% more volatile than the broader market.

Temple Bar pays an annual dividend of GBX 14.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.6%. Temple Bar pays out 14.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust pays out 52.9% 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. Temple Bar is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

10.7% of Temple Bar shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 4.1% of Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Temple Bar shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust shares are owned by 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.

In the previous week, Temple Bar had 1 more articles in the media than Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Temple Bar and 0 mentions for Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust. Temple Bar's average media sentiment score of 1.38 beat Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that Temple Bar is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Temple Bar	Positive
Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust	Neutral

Temple Bar has a net margin of 82.15% compared to Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust's net margin of 62.35%. Temple Bar's return on equity of 27.93% beat Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Temple Bar	82.15%	27.93%	7.08%
Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust	62.35%	2.86%	3.49%

Summary

Temple Bar beats Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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BGEU vs. The Competition

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Metric	Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust	Capital Markets Industry	Finance Sector	LON Exchange
Market Cap	£355.17M	£5.66B	£13.63B	£2.54B
Dividend Yield	0.58%	7.38%	5.89%	6.17%
P/E Ratio	91.18	39.10	29.61	367.57
Price / Sales	36.05	1,260.31	521.31	83,481.74
Price / Cash	88.00	48.31	38.19	27.89
Price / Book	1.20	2.13	2.18	7.19
Net Income	£45.36M	£416.48M	£1.31B	£5.89B
7 Day Performance	1.22%	-0.25%	-0.30%	0.30%
1 Month Performance	8.77%	2.06%	2.37%	3.31%
1 Year Performance	22.77%	5.71%	9.68%	22.13%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
BGEU Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust	N/A	GBX 124 +0.8%	N/A	+22.8%	£355.17M	£9.93M	91.18	N/A
BHMG BH Macro GBP	N/A	GBX 427.50 -0.1%	N/A	+6.1%	£1.38B	£277.60M	9.36	N/A
WWH Worldwide Healthcare	N/A	GBX 384.50 +0.1%	N/A	+18.9%	£1.38B	£118.16M	14.40	N/A	Positive News
ASL Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust	N/A	GBX 1,739.69 -0.6%	N/A	+13.7%	£1.34B	£94.68M	15.03	N/A
JMG JPMorgan Emerging Markets	N/A	GBX 135.80 -0.9%	N/A	+11.7%	£1.33B	£56.31M	29.33	N/A

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Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust (BGEU) Competitors

BGEU vs. BHMG, WWH, ASL, JMG, and TMPL

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How does Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust compare to Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust?

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How does Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust compare to JPMorgan Emerging Markets?

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How does Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust compare to Temple Bar?

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Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust (BGEU) Competitors

BGEU vs. BHMG, WWH, ASL, JMG, and TMPL

How does Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust compare to BH Macro GBP?

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, BGEU or BHMG?

Which has more risk & volatility, BGEU or BHMG?

Is BGEU or BHMG more profitable?

Do insiders and institutionals believe in BGEU or BHMG?

Does the media prefer BGEU or BHMG?

Summary

How does Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust compare to Worldwide Healthcare?

Which has more risk & volatility, WWH or BGEU?

Which has stronger earnings and valuation, WWH or BGEU?

Is WWH or BGEU more profitable?

Does the media favor WWH or BGEU?

Is WWH or BGEU a better dividend stock?

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in WWH or BGEU?

Summary

How does Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust compare to Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust?

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, BGEU or ASL?

Is BGEU or ASL more profitable?

Which has more risk & volatility, BGEU or ASL?

Is BGEU or ASL a better dividend stock?

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in BGEU or ASL?

Does the media prefer BGEU or ASL?

Summary

How does Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust compare to JPMorgan Emerging Markets?

Is JMG or BGEU a better dividend stock?

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of JMG or BGEU?

Does the media prefer JMG or BGEU?

Which has more volatility & risk, JMG or BGEU?

Which has higher valuation & earnings, JMG or BGEU?

Is JMG or BGEU more profitable?

Summary

How does Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust compare to Temple Bar?

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, TMPL or BGEU?

Which has more volatility and risk, TMPL or BGEU?

Is TMPL or BGEU a better dividend stock?

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in TMPL or BGEU?

Does the media prefer TMPL or BGEU?

Is TMPL or BGEU more profitable?

Summary

Media Sentiment Over Time

BGEU vs. The Competition

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