Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon (BGS) Competitors GBX 131 0.00 (0.00%) As of 10/17/2025 12:23 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock BGS vs. THS, FLO, MED, PPC, DAR, BG, AFRI, FREE, ADM, and VEILShould you be buying Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon include Tharisa (THS), Flowtech Fluidpower (FLO), Intelligent Ultrasound Group plc (MED.L) (MED), President Energy (PPC), Dar Global (DAR), 16222865 (BG.L) (BG), AFRI.L (AFRI), FreeAgent (FREE), Admiral Group (ADM), and Vietnam Enterprise (VEIL). Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon vs. Its Competitors Tharisa Flowtech Fluidpower Intelligent Ultrasound Group plc (MED.L) President Energy Dar Global 16222865 (BG.L) AFRI.L FreeAgent Admiral Group Vietnam Enterprise Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon (LON:BGS) and Tharisa (LON:THS) are both small-cap food products companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings and media sentiment. Do analysts recommend BGS or THS? Tharisa has a consensus price target of GBX 200, suggesting a potential upside of 100.00%. Given Tharisa's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Tharisa is more favorable than Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00Tharisa 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in BGS or THS? 8.5% of Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.0% of Tharisa shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.3% of Tharisa shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has more risk & volatility, BGS or THS? Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon has a beta of 0.6, meaning that its share price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tharisa has a beta of 0.9, meaning that its share price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has better earnings and valuation, BGS or THS? Tharisa has higher revenue and earnings than Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon. Tharisa is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBaillie Gifford Shin Nippon£8.93M36.60-£55.32M£0.035,157.48Tharisa£633.11M0.46£96.84M£0.17595.24 Does the media favor BGS or THS? In the previous week, Tharisa had 3 more articles in the media than Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Tharisa and 0 mentions for Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon. Tharisa's average media sentiment score of 0.24 beat Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon's score of 0.00 indicating that Tharisa is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon Neutral Tharisa Neutral Is BGS or THS a better dividend stock? Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.01 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Tharisa pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon pays out 23.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Tharisa pays out 26.7% 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. Is BGS or THS more profitable? Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon has a net margin of 101.98% compared to Tharisa's net margin of 11.49%. Tharisa's return on equity of 12.09% beat Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon101.98% -13.81% -7.19% Tharisa 11.49%12.09%5.09% SummaryTharisa beats Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BGS and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. Messages will consist of stock alerts, news stories, and partner advertisements/offers. Consent is not a condition of the purchase of any goods or services. Text HELP for help/customer support. Unsubscribe at any time by replying "STOP" to any text message that you receive from MarketBeat or by visiting our mailing preferences page. Read our full terms of service and privacy policy. New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding BGS and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart BGS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBaillie Gifford Shin NipponAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£326.76M£1.46B£4.85B£2.57BDividend Yield0.46%4.71%4.39%5.37%P/E Ratio5,157.482,812.121,223.084,124.05Price / Sales36.601,966.321,350.1099,406.89Price / Cash141.2160.46127.7827.90Price / Book0.971.363.538.11Net Income-£55.32M£264.59M£1.22B£5.89B7 Day Performance0.77%-0.27%-0.31%-0.62%1 Month Performance-3.96%-0.42%0.35%0.73%1 Year Performance13.91%7.04%41.85%128.71% Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BGSBaillie Gifford Shin NipponN/AGBX 131flatN/A+13.9%£326.76M£8.93M5,157.483,080Gap DownTHSTharisa2.175 of 5 starsGBX 102-1.0%GBX 200+96.1%+49.3%£300.06M£633.11M607.147,500Dividend IncreaseHigh Trading VolumeFLOFlowtech Fluidpower1.5576 of 5 starsGBX 71.80+3.6%GBX 130+81.1%-24.2%£45.43M£108.47M-167.48582MEDIntelligent Ultrasound Group plc (MED.L)N/AN/AN/AN/A£39.06M£5.28M-7.63870Gap DownPPCPresident EnergyN/AN/AN/AN/A£15.95M£34.68M156.5761,500News CoverageGap DownDARDar GlobalN/AGBX 6.60+2.7%N/A+50.0%£11.88M£351.27M30.0014,600News CoverageGap UpBG16222865 (BG.L)N/AN/AN/AN/A£0.00N/A0.0023,000AFRIAFRI.LN/AN/AN/AN/A£0.00N/A0.001FREEFreeAgentN/AN/AN/AN/A£0.00N/A0.00740News CoverageADMAdmiral Group2.1837 of 5 starsGBX 3,362+1.0%GBX 2,752-18.1%+18.6%£10.05B£5.23B1,245.1942,000VEILVietnam EnterpriseN/AGBX 785.61+2.0%N/A+34.0%£1.30B£81.16M1,964.04N/A Related Companies and Tools Related Companies THS Alternatives FLO Alternatives MED Alternatives PPC Alternatives DAR Alternatives BG Alternatives AFRI Alternatives FREE Alternatives ADM Alternatives VEIL Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (LON:BGS) was last updated on 10/19/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | Sponsored$100 Trillion “AI Metal” Found in American Ghost TownJeff Brown recently traveled to a ghost town in the middle of an American desert… To investigate what could...Brownstone Research | SponsoredFront-Run Buffett's Shocking Gold MoveA Historic Gold Announcement Is About to Rock Wall Street? 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