Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust (BGEU) Competitors GBX 91.80 +0.60 (+0.66%) As of 04/17/2025 12:33 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock BGEU vs. BNKR, VEIL, N91, LWDB, TFG, FCSS, ASL, EDIN, GSS, and FSVShould you be buying Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust include The Bankers Investment Trust (BNKR), Vietnam Enterprise (VEIL), Ninety One Group (N91), Law Debenture (LWDB), Tetragon Financial (TFG), Fidelity China Special (FCSS), Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust (ASL), Edinburgh Investment (EDIN), Genesis Emerging Markets Fund (GSS), and Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values (FSV). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry. Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust vs. The Bankers Investment Trust Vietnam Enterprise Ninety One Group Law Debenture Tetragon Financial Fidelity China Special Aberforth Smaller Companies Trust Edinburgh Investment Genesis Emerging Markets Fund Fidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special Values The Bankers Investment Trust (LON:BNKR) and Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust (LON:BGEU) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, community ranking, valuation, earnings and profitability. Is BNKR or BGEU a better dividend stock? The Bankers Investment Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.8%. Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. The Bankers Investment Trust pays out 15.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust pays out 7.6% 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 BNKR or BGEU? The Bankers Investment Trust received 81 more outperform votes than Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust when rated by MarketBeat users. CompanyUnderperformOutperformThe Bankers Investment TrustOutperform Votes8170.43% Underperform Votes3429.57% Baillie Gifford European Growth TrustN/AN/A Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in BNKR or BGEU? 23.4% of The Bankers Investment Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.3% of Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 3.2% of The Bankers Investment Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 6.9% of Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, BNKR or BGEU? The Bankers Investment Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust. The Bankers Investment Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioThe Bankers Investment Trust£231.92M5.10£218.53M£19.745.41Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust£46.84M6.78£45.36M£13.206.96 Does the media prefer BNKR or BGEU? In the previous week, The Bankers Investment Trust had 1 more articles in the media than Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for The Bankers Investment Trust and 0 mentions for Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust. The Bankers Investment Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.68 beat Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that The Bankers Investment Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Overall Sentiment The Bankers Investment Trust Very Positive Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust Neutral Which has more volatility and risk, BNKR or BGEU? The Bankers Investment Trust has a beta of 0.6, suggesting that its share price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust has a beta of 1.06, suggesting that its share price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is BNKR or BGEU more profitable? Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust has a net margin of 96.85% compared to The Bankers Investment Trust's net margin of 94.23%. The Bankers Investment Trust's return on equity of 15.93% beat Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets The Bankers Investment Trust94.23% 15.93% 6.13% Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust 96.85%12.17%3.49% SummaryThe Bankers Investment Trust beats Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BGEU and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart BGEU vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBaillie Gifford European Growth TrustAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£317.38M£1.10B£3.69B£2.49BDividend Yield0.62%4.36%4.15%4.91%P/E Ratio6.9623.5313.95129.96Price / Sales6.782,227.901,657.73233,244.53Price / Cash88.0060.9950.4028.21Price / Book0.891.103.344.41Net Income£45.36M£261.75M£1.24B£5.86B1 Month Performance-6.13%1.33%0.30%-1.30%1 Year Performance-3.27%1.67%14.75%41.06% Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BGEUBaillie Gifford European Growth TrustN/AGBX 91.80+0.7%N/A-3.8%£317.38M£46.84M6.96N/ADividend IncreaseGap DownBNKRThe Bankers Investment TrustN/AGBX 107.62-1.5%N/A-3.8%£1.19B£231.92M5.45N/APositive NewsVEILVietnam EnterpriseN/AGBX 510.59-1.6%N/A-10.8%£1.17B£17.87M-344.87N/ANews CoverageN91Ninety One GroupN/AGBX 131.80-1.9%GBX 173+31.3%-17.1%£1.17B£586.81M7.591,180LWDBLaw DebentureN/AGBX 870.96-0.2%N/A+6.7%£1.15B£203.87M8.11260News CoverageTFGTetragon FinancialN/AGBX 14+4.5%N/A+40.1%£1.14B£22.12B8.98N/AGap DownFCSSFidelity China SpecialN/AGBX 222.47-2.0%N/A+10.9%£1.10B£-177,570,734.591.10N/AGap DownASLAberforth Smaller Companies TrustN/AGBX 1,311.95-0.9%N/A-3.1%£1.10B£226.05M4.31N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsEDINEdinburgh InvestmentN/AGBX 737.44-0.6%N/A+7.2%£1.07B£189.32M5.90N/AGSSGenesis Emerging Markets FundN/AN/AN/AN/A£1.06B£250.40M6.181,626Gap DownFSVFidelity Investment Trust - Fidelity Special ValuesN/AGBX 321.47-0.8%N/A+13.0%£1.04B£237.18M4.6825,000News CoverageGap Up Related Companies and Tools Related Companies BNKR Alternatives VEIL Alternatives N91 Alternatives LWDB Alternatives TFG Alternatives FCSS Alternatives ASL Alternatives EDIN Alternatives GSS Alternatives FSV Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (LON:BGEU) was last updated on 4/19/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon Set to Shock the World by May 1st ?Tech legend Jeff Brown recently traveled to the industrial zone of South Memphis to investigate what he believ...Brownstone Research | Sponsored[Action Required] Claim Your FREE IRS Loophole GuideThis shouldn't surprise anyone who's been paying attention, but... 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