BGS vs. THS, FLO, MED, PPC, DAR, BG, AFRI, FREE, ADM, and FSV
Should 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 Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values (FSV).
Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon vs. Its Competitors
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 compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability and analyst recommendations.
8.5% of Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 9.0% of Tharisa shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.3% of Tharisa shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Tharisa has a consensus target price of GBX 200, suggesting a potential upside of 98.02%. Given Tharisa's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Tharisa is more favorable than Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon.
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.
Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon has a beta of 0.6, indicating that its share price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Tharisa has a beta of 0.9, indicating that its share price is 10% less volatile than the S&P 500.
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.
In the previous week, Tharisa had 1 more articles in the media than Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Tharisa and 1 mentions for Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon. Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon's average media sentiment score of 0.75 beat Tharisa's score of 0.25 indicating that Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon is being referred to more favorably in the media.
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.
Summary
Tharisa beats Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
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This page (LON:BGS) was last updated on 10/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
