Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust (BGCG) Competitors

BlackRock Greater Europe (LON:BRGE) and Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust (LON:BGCG) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, earnings, community ranking, media sentiment and profitability.

Does the media prefer BRGE or BGCG?

In the previous week, BlackRock Greater Europe had 1 more articles in the media than Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for BlackRock Greater Europe and 0 mentions for Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust. Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.42 beat BlackRock Greater Europe's score of 1.26 indicating that Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
BlackRock Greater Europe	Positive
Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, BRGE or BGCG?

BlackRock Greater Europe has a beta of 1.01, indicating that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust has a beta of 0.55, indicating that its stock price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is BRGE or BGCG a better dividend stock?

BlackRock Greater Europe pays an annual dividend of GBX 7 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. BlackRock Greater Europe pays out 7.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust pays out -3.7% 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BRGE or BGCG?

BlackRock Greater Europe received 70 more outperform votes than Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
BlackRock Greater Europe	Outperform Votes 70 72.16%	Underperform Votes 27 27.84%
Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust	N/A	N/A

Is BRGE or BGCG more profitable?

Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust has a net margin of 107.60% compared to BlackRock Greater Europe's net margin of 90.71%. BlackRock Greater Europe's return on equity of 14.06% beat Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BlackRock Greater Europe	90.71%	14.06%	10.60%
Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust	107.60%	-26.72%	-30.69%

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, BRGE or BGCG?

BlackRock Greater Europe has higher revenue and earnings than Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust. Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than BlackRock Greater Europe, 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
BlackRock Greater Europe	£98.57M	5.25	£89.41M	£91.38	5.81
Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust	-£29.17M	-4.50	-£31.39M	-£54.47	-4.13

Do insiders & institutionals believe in BRGE or BGCG?

9.4% of BlackRock Greater Europe shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 31.1% of Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.4% of BlackRock Greater Europe shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 2.5% of Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

BlackRock Greater Europe beats Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust on 12 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.