Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust (BGUK) Competitors

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

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, TRY or BGUK?

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
TR Property Investment Trust	£311.14M	3.37	£284.71M	£89.42	3.68
Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust	£56.32M	4.79	£53.08M	£39.02	5.09

Does the media prefer TRY or BGUK?

In the previous week, TR Property Investment Trust and TR Property Investment 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 news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
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
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

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in TRY or BGUK?

45.6% of TR Property Investment Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.0% of Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 5.0% of TR Property Investment Trust shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.2% of Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is TRY or BGUK a better dividend stock?

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 an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. TR Property Investment Trust pays out 16.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust pays out 15.4% 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 risk and volatility, TRY or BGUK?

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

Is TRY or BGUK 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
TR Property Investment Trust	91.50%	24.54%	-24.58%
Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust	94.25%	19.81%	0.31%

Summary

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