Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust (BGUK) Competitors

BlackRock World Mining Trust (LON:BRWM) and Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust (LON:BGUK) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, institutional ownership and earnings.

Do institutionals and insiders believe in BRWM or BGUK?

17.0% of BlackRock World Mining Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 45.0% of Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.7% of BlackRock World Mining Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 3.2% of Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk & volatility, BRWM or BGUK?

BlackRock World Mining Trust has a beta of 1.01, indicating that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust has a beta of 1.04, indicating that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to BRWM or BGUK?

In the previous week, BlackRock World Mining Trust and BlackRock World Mining Trust both had 1 articles in the media. BlackRock World Mining Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.69 beat Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust's score of 1.11 indicating that BlackRock World Mining Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
BlackRock World Mining 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
Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is BRWM or BGUK more profitable?

Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust has a net margin of 94.25% compared to BlackRock World Mining Trust's net margin of -153.65%. Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust's return on equity of 19.81% beat BlackRock World Mining Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
BlackRock World Mining Trust	-153.65%	-1.19%	-0.10%
Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust	94.25%	19.81%	0.31%

Which has better valuation & earnings, BRWM or BGUK?

Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust has higher revenue and earnings than BlackRock World Mining Trust. BlackRock World Mining 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
BlackRock World Mining Trust	£8.73M	125.19	-£13.42M	-£6.99	-81.69
Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust	£56.32M	4.82	£53.08M	£39.02	5.13

Is BRWM or BGUK a better dividend stock?

BlackRock World Mining Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 34 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.0%. Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 6 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. BlackRock World Mining Trust pays out -486.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust pays out 15.4% 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. BlackRock World Mining Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust beats BlackRock World Mining Trust on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.