The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust (BGFD) Competitors

The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust (LON:BGFD) and RIT Capital Partners (LON:RCP) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, valuation, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings and institutional ownership.

Is BGFD or RCP a better dividend stock?

The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.10 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. RIT Capital Partners pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.41 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust pays out 58.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. RIT Capital Partners pays out 22.0% 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. RIT Capital Partners is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Which has more risk & volatility, BGFD or RCP?

The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust has a beta of 0.73, suggesting that its stock price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, RIT Capital Partners has a beta of 0.4, suggesting that its stock price is 60% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is BGFD or RCP more profitable?

RIT Capital Partners has a net margin of 162.20% compared to The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust's net margin of 94.64%. The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust's return on equity of 8.49% beat RIT Capital Partners' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust	94.64%	8.49%	0.31%
RIT Capital Partners	162.20%	4.70%	4.22%

Does the media refer more to BGFD or RCP?

In the previous week, The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust and The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust both had 1 articles in the media. The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.58 beat RIT Capital Partners' score of 0.00 indicating that The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
The Baillie Gifford Japan 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
RIT Capital Partners	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do institutionals and insiders believe in BGFD or RCP?

8.8% of The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.4% of RIT Capital Partners shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 19.6% of RIT Capital Partners 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.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, BGFD or RCP?

RIT Capital Partners has higher revenue and earnings than The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust. RIT Capital Partners is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than The Baillie Gifford Japan 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
The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust	£16.95M	42.47	£65.49M	£0.17	5,385.51
RIT Capital Partners	£304.80M	9.04	£167.81M	£1.87	1,063.24

Summary

RIT Capital Partners beats The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.