Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust (BGUK) Competitors

Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust (LON:BGUK) and TR Property Investment Trust (LON:TRY) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, dividends and valuation.

Does the media prefer BGUK or TRY?

In the previous week, TR Property Investment Trust had 1 more articles in the media than Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for TR Property Investment Trust and 0 mentions for Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust. TR Property Investment Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.75 beat Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that TR Property Investment Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust	Neutral
TR Property Investment Trust	Very Positive

Which has better valuation & earnings, BGUK or TRY?

TR Property Investment Trust has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust. TR Property Investment Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust, 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 UK Growth Trust	£17.50M	14.44	£53.08M	£0.12	1,677.74
TR Property Investment Trust	-£19.36M	-52.36	£284.71M	-£0.09	-3,693.64

Which has more volatility and risk, BGUK or TRY?

Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust has a beta of 1.04, suggesting that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, TR Property Investment Trust has a beta of 0.93, suggesting that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is BGUK or TRY more profitable?

Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust has a net margin of 94.25% compared to TR Property Investment Trust's net margin of 91.50%. TR Property Investment Trust's return on equity of 24.54% beat Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust	94.25%	19.81%	0.31%
TR Property Investment Trust	91.50%	24.54%	-24.58%

Is BGUK or TRY a better dividend stock?

Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.06 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. TR Property Investment Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust pays out 46.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. TR Property Investment Trust pays out -181.5% 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. TR Property Investment Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of BGUK or TRY?

10.3% of Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 10.1% of TR Property Investment Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of TR Property Investment Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust beats TR Property Investment Trust on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.