Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust (BGUK) Competitors GBX 175 -1.00 (-0.57%) As of 04/17/2025 12:46 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock BGUK vs. HRI, AGT, RICA, JFJ, JEO, BRWM, CGT, APEO, ASHM, and NBPEShould you be buying Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust include Herald (HRI), AVI Global Trust (AGT), Ruffer Investment (RICA), JPMorgan Japanese (JFJ), European Opportunities Trust (JEO), BlackRock World Mining Trust (BRWM), Capital Gearing (CGT), abrdn Private Equity Opportunities (APEO), Ashmore Group (ASHM), and NB Private Equity Partners (NBPE). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry. Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust vs. Herald AVI Global Trust Ruffer Investment JPMorgan Japanese European Opportunities Trust BlackRock World Mining Trust Capital Gearing abrdn Private Equity Opportunities Ashmore Group NB Private Equity Partners Herald (LON:HRI) and Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust (LON:BGUK) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, profitability, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, community ranking, media sentiment and analyst recommendations. Does the media prefer HRI or BGUK? In the previous week, Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.00 beat Herald's score of -0.34 indicating that Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Herald Neutral Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust Neutral Does the MarketBeat Community favor HRI or BGUK? Herald received 89 more outperform votes than Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 70.00% of users gave Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust an outperform vote while only 67.76% of users gave Herald an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformHeraldOutperform Votes10367.76% Underperform Votes4932.24% Baillie Gifford UK Growth TrustOutperform Votes1470.00% Underperform Votes630.00% Is HRI or BGUK more profitable? Herald has a net margin of 107.72% compared to Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust's net margin of 94.25%. Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust's return on equity of 19.81% beat Herald's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Herald107.72% 14.78% 9.22% Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust 94.25%19.81%0.31% Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of HRI or BGUK? 31.8% of Herald shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.0% of Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 5.4% of Herald shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.2% of Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has preferable earnings and valuation, HRI or BGUK? Herald has higher revenue and earnings than Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust. Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Herald, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioHerald£162.63M5.80£175.20M£346.545.40Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust£56.32M4.22£53.08M£39.024.49 Which has more volatility and risk, HRI or BGUK? Herald has a beta of 0.88, suggesting that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust has a beta of 1.04, suggesting that its share price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryHerald beats Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BGUK 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 BGUK vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricBaillie Gifford UK Growth TrustAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£237.72M£1.09B£3.68B£2.48BDividend Yield2.87%4.43%4.20%4.96%P/E Ratio4.4923.6314.01129.79Price / Sales4.222,224.551,657.69232,041.27Price / Cash167.0060.9450.3928.14Price / Book0.881.103.334.39Net Income£53.08M£260.34M£1.23B£5.83B1 Month Performance-4.37%1.32%0.30%-1.34%1 Year Performance11.46%1.65%14.72%40.83% Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BGUKBaillie Gifford UK Growth TrustN/AGBX 175-0.6%N/A+10.1%£237.72M£56.32M4.49N/APositive NewsHRIHeraldN/AGBX 1,867.52-1.0%N/A-9.0%£942.14M£162.63M5.396,600AGTAVI Global TrustN/AGBX 215.99-1.1%N/A-4.4%£937.57M£219.59M4.34N/APositive NewsRICARuffer InvestmentN/AGBX 280.50+0.2%N/A+2.4%£902.58M£16.91M102.03N/AJFJJPMorgan JapaneseN/AGBX 542.40-1.6%N/A+8.6%£890.85M£198.16M4.58N/APositive NewsJEOEuropean Opportunities TrustN/AN/AN/AN/A£886.70M£-62,326,000.00-12.93N/ABRWMBlackRock World Mining TrustN/AGBX 460.69-0.1%N/A-17.3%£882.24M£8.73M-65.91147,000CGTCapital GearingN/AGBX 4,736.35-0.3%N/A+1.8%£880.84M£17.92M19.26N/ANews CoverageAPEOabrdn Private Equity OpportunitiesN/AN/AN/AN/A£880.29M£80.21M1,435.00N/AASHMAshmore Group2.8047 of 5 starsGBX 127.90-0.8%GBX 174+36.0%-28.5%£857.09M£199.65M9.06283News CoverageNBPENB Private Equity PartnersN/AGBX 1,470-1.2%N/A-8.4%£852.61M£12.90M-38.56N/ANews Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Herald Alternatives AVI Global Trust Alternatives Ruffer Investment Alternatives JPMorgan Japanese Alternatives European Opportunities Trust Alternatives BlackRock World Mining Trust Alternatives Capital Gearing Alternatives abrdn Private Equity Opportunities Alternatives Ashmore Group Alternatives NB Private Equity Partners 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:BGUK) 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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