3IN vs. SMT, PSH, STJ, ICP, SDRC, MNG, SDR, FCIT, HL, and PCT
Should you be buying 3i Infrastructure stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of 3i Infrastructure include Scottish Mortgage (SMT), Pershing Square (PSH), St. James's Place (STJ), Intermediate Capital Group (ICP), Schroders (SDRC), M&G (MNG), Schroders (SDR), F&C Investment Trust (FCIT), Hargreaves Lansdown (HL), and Polar Capital Technology Trust (PCT). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry.
3i Infrastructure vs. Its Competitors
Scottish Mortgage (LON:SMT) and 3i Infrastructure (LON:3IN) are both financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and earnings.
8.1% of Scottish Mortgage shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.2% of 3i Infrastructure shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Scottish Mortgage shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of 3i Infrastructure shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Scottish Mortgage pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.04 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. 3i Infrastructure pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.12 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Scottish Mortgage pays out 4.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 3i Infrastructure pays out 34.0% 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.
Scottish Mortgage has a beta of 0.75, meaning that its stock price is 25% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, 3i Infrastructure has a beta of 0.5, meaning that its stock price is 50% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Scottish Mortgage has higher revenue and earnings than 3i Infrastructure. 3i Infrastructure is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Scottish Mortgage, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
In the previous week, Scottish Mortgage had 1 more articles in the media than 3i Infrastructure. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for Scottish Mortgage and 1 mentions for 3i Infrastructure. Scottish Mortgage's average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat 3i Infrastructure's score of 0.15 indicating that Scottish Mortgage is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Scottish Mortgage has a net margin of 94.48% compared to 3i Infrastructure's net margin of 92.78%. Scottish Mortgage's return on equity of 11.53% beat 3i Infrastructure's return on equity.
Summary
Scottish Mortgage beats 3i Infrastructure on 12 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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Media Sentiment Over Time
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This page (LON:3IN) was last updated on 10/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
