CVC Income & Growth GBP (CVCG) Competitors

The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust (LON:BGFD) and CVC Income & Growth GBP (LON:CVCG) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, profitability, dividends, community ranking, risk, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

Is BGFD or CVCG more profitable?

The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust has a net margin of 191.87% compared to CVC Income & Growth GBP's net margin of 0.00%. The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust's return on equity of 2.40% beat CVC Income & Growth GBP's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust	191.87%	2.40%	0.31%
CVC Income & Growth GBP	N/A	N/A	N/A

Is BGFD or CVCG a better dividend stock?

The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 10 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. CVC Income & Growth GBP pays an annual dividend of GBX 8 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.7%. 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. CVC Income & Growth GBP pays out 16,000.0% 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 media prefer BGFD or CVCG?

In the previous week, The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust had 3 more articles in the media than CVC Income & Growth GBP. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust and 0 mentions for CVC Income & Growth GBP. The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat CVC Income & Growth GBP's score of 0.00 indicating that The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust	Positive
CVC Income & Growth GBP	Neutral

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of BGFD or CVCG?

61.7% of The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.0% of CVC Income & Growth GBP shares are held by institutional investors. 1.5% of The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of CVC Income & Growth GBP shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate BGFD or CVCG?

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A
CVC Income & Growth GBP	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	N/A

Does the MarketBeat Community favor BGFD or CVCG?

The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust received 70 more outperform votes than CVC Income & Growth GBP when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust	Outperform Votes 70 58.33%	Underperform Votes 50 41.67%
CVC Income & Growth GBP	N/A	N/A

Which has higher valuation & earnings, BGFD or CVCG?

The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust has higher revenue and earnings than CVC Income & Growth GBP. CVC Income & Growth GBP 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust	£9.55M	64.28	£18.32M	£0.21	3,347.62
CVC Income & Growth GBP	N/A	N/A	N/A	£0.05	2,390.00

Summary

The Baillie Gifford Japan Trust beats CVC Income & Growth GBP on 11 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.