The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust (BGFD) Competitors

The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust (LON:BGFD) and 3i Infrastructure (LON:3IN) are both financial services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, risk, institutional ownership, media sentiment, earnings, valuation, dividends and analyst recommendations.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in BGFD or 3IN?

61.7% of The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 55.1% of 3i Infrastructure shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of 3i Infrastructure shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Is BGFD or 3IN a better dividend stock?

The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 10 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. 3i Infrastructure pays an annual dividend of GBX 12 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust pays out 13.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 3i Infrastructure pays out 3,157.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Is BGFD or 3IN more profitable?

The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust has a net margin of 94.64% compared to 3i Infrastructure's net margin of 92.78%. 3i Infrastructure's return on equity of 10.77% beat The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust	94.64%	8.49%	0.31%
3i Infrastructure	92.78%	10.77%	4.83%

Which has more risk & volatility, BGFD or 3IN?

The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust has a beta of 0.73, indicating that its share price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, 3i Infrastructure has a beta of 0.5, indicating that its share price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media prefer BGFD or 3IN?

In the previous week, 3i Infrastructure had 1 more articles in the media than The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for 3i Infrastructure and 1 mentions for The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust. The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.58 beat 3i Infrastructure's score of 0.00 indicating that The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
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
3i Infrastructure	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has better earnings and valuation, BGFD or 3IN?

3i Infrastructure has higher revenue and earnings than The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust. The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than 3i Infrastructure, 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
The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust	£69.20M	12.00	£65.49M	£72.12	12.62
3i Infrastructure	£374M	8.67	£347M	£0.38	925.00

Summary

The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust beats 3i Infrastructure on 8 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.