Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust (BGUK) Competitors GBX 203.25 +1.75 (+0.87%) As of 07:42 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock BGUK vs. ICGT, OCI, APAX, JEO, MUT, APEO, SDP, TFIF, RICA, and SLPEShould you be buying Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust include ICG Enterprise Trust (ICGT), Oakley Capital Investments (OCI), Apax Global Alpha (APAX), European Opportunities Trust (JEO), Murray Income Trust (MUT), abrdn Private Equity Opportunities (APEO), Schroder Investment Trust - Schroder AsiaPacific Fund (SDP), TwentyFour Income (TFIF), Ruffer Investment (RICA), and Standard Life Private Equity Trust (SLPE). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry. Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust vs. Its Competitors ICG Enterprise Trust Oakley Capital Investments Apax Global Alpha European Opportunities Trust Murray Income Trust abrdn Private Equity Opportunities Schroder Investment Trust - Schroder AsiaPacific Fund TwentyFour Income Ruffer Investment Standard Life Private Equity Trust Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust (LON:BGUK) and ICG Enterprise Trust (LON:ICGT) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, valuation, media sentiment and analyst recommendations. Does the media refer more to BGUK or ICGT? In the previous week, ICG Enterprise Trust had 1 more articles in the media than Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for ICG Enterprise Trust and 0 mentions for Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust. ICG Enterprise Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.58 beat Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that ICG Enterprise Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust Neutral ICG Enterprise Trust Very Positive Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of BGUK or ICGT? 10.3% of Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.6% of ICG Enterprise Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 0.4% of Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of ICG Enterprise Trust shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is BGUK or ICGT 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%. ICG Enterprise Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.34 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust pays out 0.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. ICG Enterprise Trust pays out 0.2% 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. Is BGUK or ICGT more profitable? Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust has a net margin of 94.25% compared to ICG Enterprise Trust's net margin of 58.54%. Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust's return on equity of 19.81% beat ICG Enterprise Trust's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust94.25% 19.81% 0.31% ICG Enterprise Trust 58.54%2.61%0.78% Which has more volatility & risk, BGUK or ICGT? 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. Comparatively, ICG Enterprise Trust has a beta of 0.85, meaning that its stock price is 15% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, BGUK or ICGT? Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust has higher earnings, but lower revenue than ICG Enterprise Trust. ICG Enterprise 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioBaillie Gifford UK Growth Trust£17.50M14.01£53.08M£12.0416.88ICG Enterprise Trust£117.70M8.20£32.56M£163.819.38 SummaryICG Enterprise Trust beats Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks. 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Media 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 BGUK vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBaillie Gifford UK Growth TrustAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£245.17M£1.46B£4.88B£2.59BDividend Yield2.84%4.73%4.42%5.38%P/E Ratio16.8862.6730.39428.56Price / Sales14.011,977.801,366.8897,477.21Price / Cash167.0060.47127.7927.90Price / Book1.021.363.498.01Net Income£53.08M£264.59M£1.22B£5.89B7 Day Performance0.12%-0.25%-0.49%-0.72%1 Month Performance1.88%0.16%0.29%0.81%1 Year Performance12.60%7.95%39.72%116.95% 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 203.25+0.9%N/A+12.8%£245.17M£17.50M16.88N/AICGTICG Enterprise TrustN/AGBX 1,510+0.7%N/A+29.4%£949.40M£117.70M921.80N/APositive NewsOCIOakley Capital InvestmentsN/AGBX 554.04-0.7%N/A+12.5%£945.04M£61.48M3,230.58N/AAPAXApax 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/AMUTMurray Income TrustN/AGBX 904.99-0.2%N/A+7.7%£885.91M£24.33M4,004.38147,000News CoveragePositive NewsDividend CutAPEOabrdn Private Equity OpportunitiesN/AN/AN/AN/A£880.29M£80.21M1,435.00N/ASDPSchroder Investment Trust - Schroder AsiaPacific FundN/AGBX 656+0.2%N/A+22.8%£878.94M£55.98M2,070.05N/APositive NewsTFIFTwentyFour IncomeN/AGBX 112.80-1.7%N/A+6.8%£876.78M£106.24M805.71N/ARICARuffer InvestmentN/AGBX 295+0.2%N/A+8.2%£875.40M£44.42M2,339.41N/APositive NewsSLPEStandard Life Private Equity TrustN/AGBX 569-0.2%N/A+10.7%£874.82M£289.51M305.59N/APositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ICG Enterprise Trust Alternatives Oakley Capital Investments Alternatives Apax Global Alpha Alternatives European Opportunities Trust Alternatives Murray Income Trust Alternatives abrdn Private Equity Opportunities Alternatives Schroder Investment Trust - Schroder AsiaPacific Fund Alternatives TwentyFour Income Alternatives Ruffer Investment Alternatives Standard Life Private Equity Trust 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 10/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBuffett, Gates and Bezos Quietly Dumping Stocks—Here's WhyImagine a bull market so powerful, every single investor became a millionaire. 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