Livermore Investments Group (LIV) Competitors

Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust (LON:BGEU) and Livermore Investments Group (LON:LIV) are both small-cap financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, profitability, community ranking, institutional ownership, dividends and earnings.

Is BGEU or LIV more profitable?

Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust has a net margin of 92.44% compared to Livermore Investments Group's net margin of 82.54%. Livermore Investments Group's return on equity of 13.51% beat Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust	92.44%	6.44%	3.49%
Livermore Investments Group	82.54%	13.51%	8.27%

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, BGEU or LIV?

Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Livermore Investments Group. Livermore Investments Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Baillie Gifford European 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 European Growth Trust	£27.20M	11.15	£25.14M	£0.07	1,225.60
Livermore Investments Group	£23.75M	3.06	£19.61M	£0.09	488.89

Is BGEU or LIV a better dividend stock?

Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 1 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Livermore Investments Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.8%. Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust pays out 1,428.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Livermore Investments Group pays out 3,333.3% 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 MarketBeat Community favor BGEU or LIV?

Livermore Investments Group received 48 more outperform votes than Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust when rated by MarketBeat users.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust	N/A	N/A
Livermore Investments Group	Outperform Votes 48 60.76%	Underperform Votes 31 39.24%

Does the media refer more to BGEU or LIV?

In the previous week, Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust had 1 more articles in the media than Livermore Investments Group. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust and 0 mentions for Livermore Investments Group. Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.68 beat Livermore Investments Group's score of 0.00 indicating that Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust	Very Positive
Livermore Investments Group	Neutral

Which has more volatility and risk, BGEU or LIV?

Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust has a beta of 1.06, suggesting that its share price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Livermore Investments Group has a beta of 0.36, suggesting that its share price is 64% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of BGEU or LIV?

53.3% of Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 6.9% of Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 90.0% of Livermore Investments Group shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

Baillie Gifford European Growth Trust beats Livermore Investments Group on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.