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BGUK vs. JEO, APEO, RICA, ICGT, and USA

Should you buy Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust include European Opportunities Trust (JEO), abrdn Private Equity Opportunities (APEO), Ruffer Investment (RICA), ICG Enterprise Trust (ICGT), and Baillie Gifford US Growth (USA).

How does Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust compare to European Opportunities Trust?

European Opportunities Trust (LON:JEO) and Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust (LON:BGUK) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability and media sentiment.

Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust has a net margin of 91.43% compared to European Opportunities Trust's net margin of 0.00%. Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust's return on equity of 13.49% beat European Opportunities Trust's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
European Opportunities TrustN/A N/A N/A
Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust 91.43%13.49%0.31%

European Opportunities Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.04 per share. Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 5.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. European Opportunities Trust pays out -0.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust pays out 19.6% 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, European Opportunities Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
European Opportunities Trust Neutral
Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust Neutral

Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust has higher revenue and earnings than European Opportunities Trust. European Opportunities 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 Ratio
European Opportunities Trust-£62.33M0.00N/A-£65.20N/A
Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust£35.41M6.64£53.08M£29.127.57

8.1% of Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust beats European Opportunities Trust on 9 of the 10 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust compare to abrdn Private Equity Opportunities?

abrdn Private Equity Opportunities (LON:APEO) and Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust (LON:BGUK) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, risk, media sentiment, institutional ownership and valuation.

abrdn Private Equity Opportunities pays an annual dividend of GBX 17 per share. Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 5.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. abrdn Private Equity Opportunities pays out 4,250.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust pays out 19.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

In the previous week, abrdn Private Equity Opportunities' average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
abrdn Private Equity Opportunities Neutral
Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust Neutral

Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust has a net margin of 91.43% compared to abrdn Private Equity Opportunities' net margin of 76.01%. Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust's return on equity of 13.49% beat abrdn Private Equity Opportunities' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
abrdn Private Equity Opportunities76.01% 5.18% 3.35%
Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust 91.43%13.49%0.31%

abrdn Private Equity Opportunities has higher revenue and earnings than Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust. abrdn Private Equity Opportunities 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 Ratio
abrdn Private Equity Opportunities£80.21M0.00£60.96M£0.40N/A
Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust£35.41M6.64£53.08M£29.127.57

abrdn Private Equity Opportunities has a beta of 0.78, suggesting that its share price is 22% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust has a beta of 0.948, suggesting that its share price is 5% less volatile than the broader market.

72.2% of abrdn Private Equity Opportunities shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.1% of Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.7% of abrdn Private Equity Opportunities shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

abrdn Private Equity Opportunities and Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust tied by winning 6 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust compare to Ruffer Investment?

Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust (LON:BGUK) and Ruffer Investment (LON:RICA) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, risk, profitability, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, earnings and analyst recommendations.

Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust has a beta of 0.948, indicating that its stock price is 5% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Ruffer Investment has a beta of 0.201, indicating that its stock price is 80% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Ruffer Investment had 1 more articles in the media than Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Ruffer Investment and 0 mentions for Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust. Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Ruffer Investment'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust Neutral
Ruffer Investment Neutral

Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 5.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Ruffer Investment pays an annual dividend of GBX 6.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust pays out 19.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Ruffer Investment pays out 21.9% 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. Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust has a net margin of 91.43% compared to Ruffer Investment's net margin of 62.53%. Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust's return on equity of 13.49% beat Ruffer Investment's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust91.43% 13.49% 0.31%
Ruffer Investment 62.53%4.37%0.45%

8.1% of Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.7% of Ruffer Investment shares are held by institutional investors. 0.5% of Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Ruffer Investment shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Ruffer Investment. Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Ruffer Investment, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust£35.41M6.64£53.08M£29.127.57
Ruffer Investment£91.91M9.42£8.78M£28.3510.35

Summary

Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust beats Ruffer Investment on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust compare to ICG Enterprise Trust?

ICG Enterprise Trust (LON:ICGT) and Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust (LON:BGUK) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, dividends, media sentiment, institutional ownership, valuation and profitability.

Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust has higher revenue and earnings 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 Ratio
ICG Enterprise Trust£2.98M292.26£32.56M-£13.35N/A
Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust£35.41M6.64£53.08M£29.127.57

In the previous week, ICG Enterprise Trust had 4 more articles in the media than Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for ICG Enterprise Trust and 0 mentions for Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust. ICG Enterprise Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.78 beat Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that ICG Enterprise Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
ICG Enterprise Trust Very Positive
Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust Neutral

ICG Enterprise Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 37 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 5.70 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.6%. ICG Enterprise Trust pays out -277.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust pays out 19.6% 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.

Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust has a net margin of 91.43% compared to ICG Enterprise Trust's net margin of -52.20%. Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust's return on equity of 13.49% beat ICG Enterprise Trust's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
ICG Enterprise Trust-52.20% -0.66% 0.78%
Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust 91.43%13.49%0.31%

18.6% of ICG Enterprise Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.1% of Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.8% of ICG Enterprise Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust shares are owned 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.

ICG Enterprise Trust has a beta of 0.488, suggesting that its share price is 51% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust has a beta of 0.948, suggesting that its share price is 5% less volatile than the broader market.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
ICG Enterprise Trust
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

Summary

ICG Enterprise Trust and Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust compare to Baillie Gifford US Growth?

Baillie Gifford US Growth (LON:USA) and Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust (LON:BGUK) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, earnings, media sentiment, profitability, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation and dividends.

Baillie Gifford US Growth 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 Baillie Gifford US Growth, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Baillie Gifford US Growth£58.05M14.73£84.35M£19.8115.60
Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust£35.41M6.64£53.08M£29.127.57

Baillie Gifford US Growth has a beta of 0.6872167, suggesting that its share price is 31% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust has a beta of 0.948, suggesting that its share price is 5% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Baillie Gifford US Growth's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
Baillie Gifford US Growth Neutral
Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust Neutral

5.8% of Baillie Gifford US Growth shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.1% of Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of Baillie Gifford US Growth shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.5% of Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust has a net margin of 91.43% compared to Baillie Gifford US Growth's net margin of 88.83%. Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust's return on equity of 13.49% beat Baillie Gifford US Growth's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Baillie Gifford US Growth88.83% 7.17% N/A
Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust 91.43%13.49%0.31%

Summary

Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust beats Baillie Gifford US Growth on 7 of the 11 factors compared between the two stocks.

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BGUK vs. The Competition

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MetricBaillie Gifford UK Growth TrustCapital Markets IndustryFinance SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£235.25M£5.46B£13.87B£2.83B
Dividend Yield2.82%7.51%5.95%6.15%
P/E Ratio7.5736.7928.68368.44
Price / Sales6.641,112.27460.9283,484.28
Price / Cash167.0084.8844.5027.89
Price / Book1.113.693.687.08
Net Income£53.08M£417.14M£1.31B£5.89B
7 Day Performance2.10%7.67%3.60%6.25%
1 Month Performance1.63%-1.17%0.12%0.12%
1 Year Performance6.54%5.74%13.02%64.12%

Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust Competitors List

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CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
BGUK
Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust
N/AGBX 220.53
+0.2%		N/A+6.3%£235.25M£35.41M7.57N/A
JEO
European Opportunities Trust
N/AN/AN/AN/A£886.70M-£62.33MN/AN/A
APEO
abrdn Private Equity Opportunities
N/AN/AN/AN/A£880.29M£80.21M1,435.00N/A
RICA
Ruffer Investment
N/AGBX 294.21
+0.4%		N/A+4.4%£867.80M£91.91M10.38N/A
ICGT
ICG Enterprise Trust
1.6058 of 5 stars		GBX 1,396
-0.6%		N/A-1.1%£849.33M£2.98MN/AN/A

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