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Global Opportunities Trust (GOT) Competitors

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GOT vs. BGEU, AUSC, BIPS, BGS, CTPE, HINT, AAIF, GSF, MWY, and CTUK

Should you be buying Global Opportunities Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Global Opportunities Trust include Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust (BGEU), abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust (AUSC), Invesco Bond Income Plus (BIPS), Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon (BGS), CT Private Equity Trust (CTPE), Henderson International Income (HINT), abrdn Asian Income Fund (AAIF), Gore Street Energy Storage Fund (GSF), Mid Wynd International Inv Tr (MWY), and CT UK Capital And Income Investment Trust (CTUK). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry.

Global Opportunities Trust vs. Its Competitors

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

Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Global Opportunities Trust. Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Global Opportunities Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Global Opportunities Trust£6.53M14.14£5.48M£0.191,663.16
Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust£46.84M7.90£45.36M£13.208.11

25.6% of Global Opportunities Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.3% of Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 38.9% of Global Opportunities Trust shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.9% of Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust has a net margin of 96.85% compared to Global Opportunities Trust's net margin of 83.86%. Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust's return on equity of 12.17% beat Global Opportunities Trust's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Global Opportunities Trust83.86% 5.17% 3.41%
Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust 96.85%12.17%3.49%

Global Opportunities Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 5 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. Global Opportunities Trust pays out 2,631.6% 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 European Growth Trust pays out 7.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Global Opportunities Trust has a beta of 0.42, indicating that its share price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust has a beta of 1.06, indicating that its share price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust had 2 more articles in the media than Global Opportunities Trust. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust and 0 mentions for Global Opportunities Trust. Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.01 beat Global Opportunities Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Global Opportunities Trust Neutral
Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust Positive

Summary

Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust beats Global Opportunities Trust on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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GOT vs. The Competition

MetricGlobal Opportunities TrustAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£92.34M£1.26B£6.11B£3.01B
Dividend Yield1.72%4.37%4.20%5.02%
P/E Ratio1,663.1621.9813.00149.15
Price / Sales14.142,383.511,748.41254,247.77
Price / Cash2.8360.81128.0927.97
Price / Book0.861.221.924.57
Net Income£5.48M£263.98M£1.23B£5.90B
7 Day PerformanceN/A0.71%1.12%7.46%
1 Month Performance2.60%2.85%3.46%11.33%
1 Year Performance7.85%6.29%16.25%81.12%

Global Opportunities Trust Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
GOT
Global Opportunities Trust
N/AGBX 316
flat
N/A+5.4%£92.34M£6.53M1,663.161
BGEU
Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust
N/AGBX 103
flat
N/A+10.5%£356.10M£46.84M7.81N/APositive News
Dividend Increase
AUSC
abrdn UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust
N/AGBX 525.21
+1.0%
N/A+5.2%£354.52M£54.96M7.11N/A
BIPS
Invesco Bond Income Plus
N/AGBX 173.12
+0.1%
N/A+0.9%£351.56M£25.14M8.87N/ANews Coverage
Dividend Announcement
BGS
Baillie Gifford Shin Nippon
N/AGBX 124.60
-0.2%
N/A+10.1%£347.84M-£54.25M-6.303,080
CTPE
CT Private Equity Trust
N/AGBX 480
-1.4%
N/A+9.6%£344.12M£9.01M63.88N/ANews Coverage
Dividend Announcement
Gap Down
HINT
Henderson International Income
N/AGBX 174.59
flat
N/AN/A£342.26M£38.86M9.82N/A
AAIF
abrdn Asian Income Fund
N/AGBX 227.32
+0.1%
N/A+4.1%£339.25M£49.66M8.04N/A
GSF
Gore Street Energy Storage Fund
1.6649 of 5 stars
GBX 65.80
+1.7%
GBX 600
+811.9%
-5.4%£339.15M£7.38M-56.87N/A
MWY
Mid Wynd International Inv Tr
N/AGBX 754
+0.5%
N/A-4.7%£338.11M£46.65M7.62N/A
CTUK
CT UK Capital And Income Investment Trust
N/AGBX 333
+0.9%
N/A+1.7%£337.28M£59.57M6.06N/A

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This page (LON:GOT) was last updated on 7/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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