CLC vs. BGCG, SSIT, AEI, MGCI, CLIG, OIG, ASEI, ACIC, DORE, and JSGI
Should you be buying Calculus VCT stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Calculus VCT include Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust (BGCG), Seraphim Space Investment Trust (SSIT), abrdn Equity Income Trust (AEI), M&G Credit Income Investment (MGCI), City of London Investment Group (CLIG), Oryx International Growth Fund (OIG), Aberdeen Standard Equity Inc Trust (ASEI), abrdn China Investment (ACIC), Downing Renewables & Infrastructure (DORE), and JPMorgan Japan Small Cap Growth & Income (JSGI). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry.
Calculus VCT vs. Its Competitors
Calculus VCT (LON:CLC) and Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust (LON:BGCG) 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, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, dividends, valuation, risk and institutional ownership.
Calculus VCT has a beta of 0.39, indicating that its share price is 61% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust has a beta of 0.55, indicating that its share price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500.
5.5% of Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Calculus VCT shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.
Calculus VCT pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.02 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Calculus VCT pays out 217.2% 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 China Growth Trust pays out 2.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.
In the previous week, Calculus VCT's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust'saverage media sentiment score.
Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust has a net margin of 107.60% compared to Calculus VCT's net margin of -108.96%. Calculus VCT's return on equity of -1.35% beat Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust's return on equity.
Calculus VCT has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust. Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Calculus VCT, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust beats Calculus VCT on 7 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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.
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This page (LON:CLC) was last updated on 10/11/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
