Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust (BGUK) Competitors GBX 201 -2.00 (-0.99%) As of 12:27 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock BGUK vs. OCI, ICGT, APAX, JEO, RICA, APEO, MUT, SDP, TFIF, and SAINShould you be buying Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust include Oakley Capital Investments (OCI), ICG Enterprise Trust (ICGT), Apax Global Alpha (APAX), European Opportunities Trust (JEO), Ruffer Investment (RICA), abrdn Private Equity Opportunities (APEO), Murray Income Trust (MUT), Schroder Investment Trust - Schroder AsiaPacific Fund (SDP), TwentyFour Income (TFIF), and Scottish American Investment (SAIN). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry. Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust vs. Its Competitors Oakley Capital Investments ICG Enterprise Trust Apax Global Alpha European Opportunities Trust Ruffer Investment abrdn Private Equity Opportunities Murray Income Trust Schroder Investment Trust - Schroder AsiaPacific Fund TwentyFour Income Scottish American Investment Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust (LON:BGUK) and Oakley Capital Investments (LON:OCI) are both small-cap asset management industry companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, dividends and analyst recommendations. Is BGUK or OCI more profitable? Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust has a net margin of 94.25% compared to Oakley Capital Investments' net margin of 88.84%. Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust's return on equity of 19.81% beat Oakley Capital Investments' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust94.25% 19.81% 0.31% Oakley Capital Investments 88.84%7.17%4.33% Which has more volatility and risk, BGUK or OCI? Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust has a beta of 1.04, suggesting that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Oakley Capital Investments has a beta of 0.69, suggesting that its share price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is BGUK or OCI a better dividend stock? Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Oakley Capital Investments pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.05 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust pays out 46.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Oakley Capital Investments pays out 26.2% 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. Does the media prefer BGUK or OCI? In the previous week, Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust had 2 more articles in the media than Oakley Capital Investments. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust and 0 mentions for Oakley Capital Investments. Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.72 beat Oakley Capital Investments' score of 0.00 indicating that Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust Very Positive Oakley Capital Investments Neutral Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in BGUK or OCI? 10.3% of Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 25.6% of Oakley Capital Investments shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 12.5% of Oakley Capital Investments 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 preferable earnings and valuation, BGUK or OCI? Oakley Capital Investments has higher revenue and earnings than Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust. Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Oakley Capital Investments, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBaillie Gifford UK Growth Trust£17.50M13.85£53.08M£0.121,669.44Oakley Capital Investments£61.48M15.70£88.03M£0.173,300.29 SummaryOakley Capital Investments beats Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BGUK 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. 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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 BGUK vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBaillie Gifford UK Growth TrustAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£242.45M£1.34B£6.34B£2.60BDividend Yield2.82%4.58%4.30%5.28%P/E Ratio1,669.443,085.331,331.854,388.05Price / Sales13.851,972.331,365.25100,187.79Price / Cash167.0060.47127.5927.90Price / Book1.011.373.538.71Net Income£53.08M£264.59M£1.22B£5.89B7 Day Performance-0.50%-0.71%-0.11%-0.06%1 Month PerformanceN/A0.40%2.51%2.40%1 Year Performance14.86%8.08%40.24%145.49% Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BGUKBaillie Gifford UK Growth TrustN/AGBX 201-1.0%N/A+15.3%£242.45M£17.50M1,669.44N/APositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeOCIOakley Capital InvestmentsN/AGBX 567.80+1.4%N/A+12.1%£971.91M£32.33M378,531.33N/AHigh Trading VolumeICGTICG Enterprise TrustN/AGBX 1,470-0.3%N/A+23.9%£924.25M£117.70M897.38N/ANews CoverageEarnings ReportAPAXApax Global AlphaN/AGBX 191.50flatN/AN/A£923.78M-£44.79M-1,750.46N/AJEOEuropean Opportunities TrustN/AN/AN/AN/A£886.70M-£62.33M-12.93N/ARICARuffer InvestmentN/AGBX 297+0.3%N/A+5.0%£885.29M-£2.33M-20,625.00N/AAPEOabrdn Private Equity OpportunitiesN/AN/AN/AN/A£880.29M£80.21M1,435.00N/AMUTMurray Income TrustN/AGBX 897-0.6%N/A+7.8%£878.09M£27.79M3,691.36147,000Dividend CutSDPSchroder Investment Trust - Schroder AsiaPacific FundN/AGBX 648+0.5%N/A+21.5%£877.52M£55.98M2,044.81N/APositive NewsTFIFTwentyFour IncomeN/AGBX 114flatN/A+7.3%£876.70M£106.24M814.29N/ANews CoverageSAINScottish American InvestmentN/AGBX 513+0.4%N/A-0.4%£868.30M£13.77M9,015.82N/A Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Oakley Capital Investments Alternatives ICG Enterprise Trust Alternatives Apax Global Alpha Alternatives European Opportunities Trust Alternatives Ruffer Investment Alternatives abrdn Private Equity Opportunities Alternatives Murray Income Trust Alternatives Schroder Investment Trust - Schroder AsiaPacific Fund Alternatives TwentyFour Income Alternatives Scottish American Investment 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:BGUK) was last updated on 10/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersClaim Your Share of $5.39 BILLION in AI Equity ChecksThe U.S. government just took advantage of Public Law 81-774 to crack down on AI companies... 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