The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust (BGFD) Competitors GBX 709 -1.00 (-0.14%) (As of 12/20/2024 12:01 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider Trades BGFD vs. ABDN, SSON, EMG, HICL, BUR, HGT, INPP, QLT, CTY, and TRIGShould you be buying The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust include abrdn (ABDN), Smithson Investment Trust (SSON), Man Group (EMG), HICL Infrastructure (HICL), Burford Capital (BUR), HgCapital Trust (HGT), International Public Partnerships (INPP), Quilter (QLT), City of London (CTY), and The Renewables Infrastructure Group (TRIG). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry. The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust vs. abrdn Smithson Investment Trust Man Group HICL Infrastructure Burford Capital HgCapital Trust International Public Partnerships Quilter City of London The Renewables Infrastructure Group abrdn (LON:ABDN) and The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust (LON:BGFD) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, community ranking, risk, earnings, valuation and institutional ownership. Is ABDN or BGFD a better dividend stock? abrdn pays an annual dividend of GBX 15 per share and has a dividend yield of 10.8%. The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 10 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. abrdn pays out 8,823.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust pays out 4,761.9% 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 MarketBeat Community favor ABDN or BGFD? The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust received 63 more outperform votes than abrdn when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 58.33% of users gave The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust an outperform vote while only 12.96% of users gave abrdn an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformabrdnOutperform Votes712.96%Underperform Votes4787.04% The Baillie Gifford Japan TrustOutperform Votes7058.33% Underperform Votes5041.67% Is ABDN or BGFD more profitable? The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust has a net margin of 191.87% compared to abrdn's net margin of 22.51%. abrdn's return on equity of 6.24% beat The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets abrdn22.51% 6.24% 0.68% The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust 191.87%2.40%0.31% Does the media refer more to ABDN or BGFD? In the previous week, abrdn had 3 more articles in the media than The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for abrdn and 1 mentions for The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust. The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.69 beat abrdn's score of 0.90 indicating that The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment abrdn 2 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive The Baillie Gifford Japan 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 Which has more volatility & risk, ABDN or BGFD? abrdn has a beta of 1.25, meaning that its share price is 25% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust has a beta of 0.73, meaning that its share price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of ABDN or BGFD? 38.2% of abrdn shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.7% of The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 2.4% of abrdn shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.5% of The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has preferable valuation and earnings, ABDN or BGFD? abrdn has higher revenue and earnings than The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust. abrdn is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratioabrdn£1.41B1.76£317M£0.17818.82The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust£9.55M64.83£18.32M£0.213,376.19 Do analysts recommend ABDN or BGFD? abrdn presently has a consensus target price of GBX 155, indicating a potential upside of 11.35%. Given abrdn's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe abrdn is more favorable than The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score abrdn 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.00The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Summaryabrdn beats The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad ProsperityPubCrypto’s hidden gem + greatest crypto bull run in history = $$$?You don’t actually want to buy Bitcoin this time around. 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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 BGFD vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricThe Baillie Gifford Japan TrustAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£619.10M£1.09B£3.73B£1.91BDividend Yield1.36%4.69%4.43%5.45%P/E Ratio3,376.19803.44418.741,871.08Price / Sales64.831,454.431,744.90393,610.87Price / Cash63.5664.6052.5328.67Price / Book0.851.141.372.81Net Income£18.32M£64.95M£361.47M£155.88M7 Day Performance-2.07%-1.95%-1.62%-2.02%1 Month Performance0.71%-0.25%0.23%21.69%1 Year Performance3.20%7.21%9.87%29.83% The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BGFDThe Baillie Gifford Japan TrustN/AGBX 709-0.1%N/A+2.9%£619.10M£9.55M3,376.19N/APositive NewsABDNabrdn1.3932 of 5 starsGBX 139.95-0.6%GBX 155+10.8%-23.4%£2.49B£1.41B827.944,719Insider TradeNews CoverageSSONSmithson Investment TrustN/AGBX 1,496-0.3%N/A+6.9%£2.43BN/A660.79N/APositive NewsEMGMan Group2.325 of 5 starsGBX 210.20-0.3%GBX 295+40.3%-10.4%£2.42B£1.40B1,054.001,790Insider TradeNews CoverageHICLHICL InfrastructureN/AGBX 117.60-2.3%N/A-16.9%£2.38B£35.20M5,880.00N/ANews CoverageGap DownBURBurford Capital1.4198 of 5 starsGBX 1,073+0.9%GBX 1,600+49.1%-0.2%£2.35B£1.17B787.41140News CoverageHGTHgCapital TrustN/AGBX 514-0.6%N/A+20.8%£2.35B£255.96M1,036.66N/AINPPInternational Public PartnershipsN/AGBX 121.20-0.8%N/A-13.2%£2.30B£66.07M12,120.00N/AQLTQuilterN/AGBX 155.40+0.6%GBX 135-13.1%+49.2%£2.16B£6.43B3,885.002,983CTYCity of LondonN/AGBX 434.50-0.2%N/A+4.4%£2.15B£140.56M1,742.00N/ATRIGThe Renewables Infrastructure Group3.4953 of 5 starsGBX 86.20-0.8%GBX 130+50.8%-24.9%£2.14B£-80,300,000.00-8,620.00N/AInsider TradeNews Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ABDN Alternatives SSON Alternatives EMG Alternatives HICL Alternatives BUR Alternatives HGT Alternatives INPP Alternatives QLT Alternatives CTY Alternatives TRIG Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (LON:BGFD) was last updated on 12/22/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThis Crypto Is Set to Explode in DecemberIt's a groundbreaking opportunity that could be poised for extraordinary gains. 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