Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust (BGEU) Competitors

Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust (LON:BGEU) and JPMorgan Emerging Markets (LON:JMG) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk and valuation.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor BGEU or JMG?

JPMorgan Emerging Markets received 78 more outperform votes than Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust	N/A	N/A
JPMorgan Emerging Markets	Outperform Votes 78 75.73%	Underperform Votes 25 24.27%

Is BGEU or JMG more profitable?

Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust has a net margin of 92.44% compared to JPMorgan Emerging Markets' net margin of 50.31%. Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust's return on equity of 6.44% beat JPMorgan Emerging Markets' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust	92.44%	6.44%	3.49%
JPMorgan Emerging Markets	50.31%	1.67%	1.55%

Is BGEU or JMG a better dividend stock?

Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. JPMorgan Emerging Markets pays an annual dividend of GBX 2 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust pays out 1,428.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. JPMorgan Emerging Markets pays out 10,000.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Does the media favor BGEU or JMG?

In the previous week, Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust and Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust both had 1 articles in the media. Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.90 beat JPMorgan Emerging Markets' score of 0.15 indicating that Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
JPMorgan Emerging Markets	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, BGEU or JMG?

Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust has higher earnings, but lower revenue than JPMorgan Emerging Markets. Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than JPMorgan Emerging Markets, 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 European Growth Trust	£27.20M	10.93	£25.14M	£0.07	1,201.43
JPMorgan Emerging Markets	£45.04M	26.67	£22.66M	£0.02	5,460.00

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in BGEU or JMG?

53.3% of Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 48.5% of JPMorgan Emerging Markets shares are owned by institutional investors. 6.9% of Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of JPMorgan Emerging Markets shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, BGEU or JMG?

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. Comparatively, JPMorgan Emerging Markets has a beta of 0.62, indicating that its share price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust beats JPMorgan Emerging Markets on 10 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.