Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust (BGCG) Competitors

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

Which has higher valuation and earnings, BGCG or JEDT?

JPMorgan European Discovery 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 JPMorgan European Discovery, 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
Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust	-£81.01M	-1.72	-£83.18M	-£1.34	-169.40
JPMorgan European Discovery	£49.74M	10.59	£39.58M	£0.26	1,690.81

Is BGCG or JEDT a better dividend stock?

Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.9%. JPMorgan European Discovery pays an annual dividend of GBX 11 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust pays out -149.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. JPMorgan European Discovery pays out 4,230.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Is BGCG or JEDT more profitable?

JPMorgan European Discovery has a net margin of 79.57% compared to Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust's net margin of 0.00%. JPMorgan European Discovery's return on equity of 5.09% beat Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust	N/A	-51.45%	-30.69%
JPMorgan European Discovery	79.57%	5.09%	3.09%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer BGCG or JEDT?

Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust and JPMorgan European Discovery both received 0 outperform votes by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust	N/A	N/A
JPMorgan European Discovery	N/A	N/A

Does the media refer more to BGCG or JEDT?

In the previous week, Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled JPMorgan European Discovery'saverage media sentiment score.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust	Neutral
JPMorgan European Discovery	Neutral

Which has more volatility & risk, BGCG or JEDT?

Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust has a beta of 0.55, meaning that its share price is 45% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, JPMorgan European Discovery has a beta of 1.24, meaning that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of BGCG or JEDT?

31.1% of Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 59.3% of JPMorgan European Discovery shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.5% of Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.6% of JPMorgan European Discovery shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

JPMorgan European Discovery beats Baillie Gifford China Growth Trust on 12 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.