Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust (BGUK) Competitors

Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust (LON:BGUK) and TR Property Investment Trust (LON:TRY) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, risk, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and valuation.

Is BGUK or TRY more profitable?

Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust has a net margin of 94.25% compared to TR Property Investment Trust's net margin of 91.50%. TR Property Investment Trust's return on equity of 24.54% beat Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust	94.25%	19.81%	0.31%
TR Property Investment Trust	91.50%	24.54%	-24.58%

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of BGUK or TRY?

45.0% of Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.6% of TR Property Investment Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.2% of Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 5.0% of TR Property Investment Trust shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media favor BGUK or TRY?

In the previous week, Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust and Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust both had 1 articles in the media. Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.81 beat TR Property Investment Trust's score of 1.68 indicating that Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Baillie Gifford UK Growth 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
TR Property Investment 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

Is BGUK or TRY a better dividend stock?

Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. TR Property Investment Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 15 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust pays out 15.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. TR Property Investment Trust pays out 16.8% 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.

Which has more volatility and risk, BGUK or TRY?

Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust has a beta of 1.04, meaning that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TR Property Investment Trust has a beta of 0.93, meaning that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has better earnings and valuation, BGUK or TRY?

TR Property Investment Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust. TR Property Investment Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Baillie Gifford UK 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 UK Growth Trust	£56.32M	4.79	£53.08M	£39.02	5.09
TR Property Investment Trust	£311.14M	3.33	£284.71M	£89.42	3.64

Summary

Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust and TR Property Investment Trust tied by winning 7 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.