IBT vs. BGUK, MNL, CGL, ASLI, JUSC, RSE, JMI, CCJI, MTE, and IIG
Should you be buying International Biotechnology stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of International Biotechnology include Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust (BGUK), Manchester & London Investment Trust (MNL), Castelnau Group (CGL), abrdn European Logistics Income (ASLI), JPMorgan US Smaller Companies Investment Trust (JUSC), Riverstone Energy (RSE), JPMorgan UK Smaller Companies Investment Trust (JMI), CC Japan Income & Growth Trust (CCJI), Montanaro European Smaller (MTE), and Intuitive Investments Group (IIG). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry.
International Biotechnology (LON:IBT) and Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust (LON:BGUK) 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 profitability, valuation, media sentiment, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, community ranking and institutional ownership.
International Biotechnology has higher revenue and earnings than Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust.
In the previous week, International Biotechnology had 1 more articles in the media than Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for International Biotechnology and 0 mentions for Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust. International Biotechnology's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust'saverage media sentiment score.
International Biotechnology has a beta of 0.18, suggesting that its share price is 82% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust has a beta of 1.01, suggesting that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500.
International Biotechnology pays an annual dividend of GBX 28 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.4%. Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 4 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. International Biotechnology pays out 2,666.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.
International Biotechnology has a net margin of 84.61% compared to Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust's net margin of 10.18%. International Biotechnology's return on equity of 15.33% beat Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust's return on equity.
52.1% of International Biotechnology shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 47.6% of Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 4.7% of International Biotechnology 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 large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.
International Biotechnology received 122 more outperform votes than Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 77.71% of users gave International Biotechnology an outperform vote while only 70.00% of users gave Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust an outperform vote.
Summary
International Biotechnology beats Baillie Gifford UK Growth Trust on 11 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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