BGFD vs. JGGI, RCP, BUR, BPT, MNKS, EMG, CTY, HICL, HGT, and HVPE
Should you be buying The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust include JPMorgan Global Growth & Income (JGGI), RIT Capital Partners (RCP), Burford Capital (BUR), Bridgepoint Group (BPT), Monks (MNKS), Man Group (EMG), City of London (CTY), HICL Infrastructure (HICL), HgCapital Trust (HGT), and HarbourVest Global Private Equity (HVPE). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry.
The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust vs. Its Competitors
JPMorgan Global Growth & Income (LON:JGGI) and The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust (LON:BGFD) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, media sentiment, dividends and risk.
JPMorgan Global Growth & Income has a beta of 0.61, indicating that its share price is 39% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust has a beta of 0.73, indicating that its share price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500.
JPMorgan Global Growth & Income has higher revenue and earnings than The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust. JPMorgan Global Growth & Income 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.
JPMorgan Global Growth & Income has a net margin of 94.75% compared to The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust's net margin of 94.64%. JPMorgan Global Growth & Income's return on equity of 22.97% beat The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust's return on equity.
14.9% of JPMorgan Global Growth & Income shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.7% of The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 7.9% of JPMorgan Global Growth & Income shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of The Baillie Gifford Japan 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.
JPMorgan Global Growth & Income pays an annual dividend of GBX 23 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 10 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. JPMorgan Global Growth & Income pays out 19.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust pays out 13.9% 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.
In the previous week, JPMorgan Global Growth & Income had 1 more articles in the media than The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for JPMorgan Global Growth & Income and 0 mentions for The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust. JPMorgan Global Growth & Income's average media sentiment score of 0.59 beat The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that JPMorgan Global Growth & Income is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Summary
JPMorgan Global Growth & Income beats The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:BGFD) was last updated on 7/11/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
