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ALW vs. LGEN, SMT, SDR, MNG, and PCT

Should you buy Alliance Witan stock or one of its competitors? Alliance Witan's main competitors and comparable companies include Legal & General Group (LGEN), Scottish Mortgage (SMT), Schroders (SDR), M&G (MNG), and Polar Capital Technology Trust (PCT). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "capital markets" industry.

How does Alliance Witan compare to Legal & General Group?

Alliance Witan (LON:ALW) and Legal & General Group (LON:LGEN) are both finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, earnings and profitability.

Alliance Witan has a beta of 0.794, suggesting that its share price is 21% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Legal & General Group has a beta of 0.796, suggesting that its share price is 20% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, Legal & General Group had 5 more articles in the media than Alliance Witan. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Legal & General Group and 0 mentions for Alliance Witan. Legal & General Group's average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat Alliance Witan's score of 0.00 indicating that Legal & General Group is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Alliance Witan Neutral
Legal & General Group Positive

8.3% of Alliance Witan shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.6% of Legal & General Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of Alliance Witan shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.6% of Legal & General Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Alliance Witan has a net margin of 97.50% compared to Legal & General Group's net margin of 0.91%. Legal & General Group's return on equity of 27.28% beat Alliance Witan's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Alliance Witan97.50% 11.76% N/A
Legal & General Group 0.91%27.28%0.18%

Alliance Witan pays an annual dividend of GBX 28.57 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Legal & General Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 21.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.5%. Alliance Witan pays out 18.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Legal & General Group pays out 220.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Legal & General Group has a consensus price target of GBX 276.86, suggesting a potential downside of 3.96%. Given Legal & General Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Legal & General Group is more favorable than Alliance Witan.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Alliance Witan
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
Legal & General Group
4 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.71

Legal & General Group has higher revenue and earnings than Alliance Witan. Alliance Witan is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Legal & General Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Alliance Witan£628.70M8.09N/A£158.688.63
Legal & General Group£61.24B0.26£319.08M£9.7429.60

Summary

Legal & General Group beats Alliance Witan on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Alliance Witan compare to Scottish Mortgage?

Alliance Witan (LON:ALW) and Scottish Mortgage (LON:SMT) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, media sentiment, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership.

Scottish Mortgage has higher revenue and earnings than Alliance Witan. Scottish Mortgage is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alliance Witan, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Alliance Witan£628.70M8.09N/A£158.688.63
Scottish Mortgage£3.11B5.03£1.19B£275.315.30

In the previous week, Scottish Mortgage had 1 more articles in the media than Alliance Witan. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Scottish Mortgage and 0 mentions for Alliance Witan. Scottish Mortgage's average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat Alliance Witan's score of 0.00 indicating that Scottish Mortgage is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Alliance Witan Neutral
Scottish Mortgage Positive

8.3% of Alliance Witan shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.1% of Scottish Mortgage shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Alliance Witan shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Scottish Mortgage shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Alliance Witan pays an annual dividend of GBX 28.57 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Scottish Mortgage pays an annual dividend of GBX 4.38 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Alliance Witan pays out 18.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Scottish Mortgage pays out 1.6% 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.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Alliance Witan
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
Scottish Mortgage
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

Alliance Witan has a net margin of 97.50% compared to Scottish Mortgage's net margin of 97.38%. Scottish Mortgage's return on equity of 22.34% beat Alliance Witan's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Alliance Witan97.50% 11.76% N/A
Scottish Mortgage 97.38%22.34%-3.48%

Alliance Witan has a beta of 0.794, suggesting that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Scottish Mortgage has a beta of 1.088, suggesting that its stock price is 9% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Scottish Mortgage beats Alliance Witan on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Alliance Witan compare to Schroders?

Schroders (LON:SDR) and Alliance Witan (LON:ALW) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, profitability, earnings, dividends and risk.

Schroders pays an annual dividend of GBX 21.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Alliance Witan pays an annual dividend of GBX 28.57 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Schroders pays out 49.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Alliance Witan pays out 18.0% 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.

Schroders has higher revenue and earnings than Alliance Witan. Alliance Witan is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Schroders, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Schroders£3.51B2.59£355.50M£43.5013.41
Alliance Witan£628.70M8.09N/A£158.688.63

Schroders has a beta of 1.081, indicating that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Alliance Witan has a beta of 0.794, indicating that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the broader market.

Schroders currently has a consensus price target of GBX 453.33, suggesting a potential downside of 22.31%. Given Schroders' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Schroders is more favorable than Alliance Witan.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Schroders
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50
Alliance Witan
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

Alliance Witan has a net margin of 97.50% compared to Schroders' net margin of 19.22%. Schroders' return on equity of 15.55% beat Alliance Witan's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Schroders19.22% 15.55% 1.86%
Alliance Witan 97.50%11.76%N/A

16.9% of Schroders shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.3% of Alliance Witan shares are held by institutional investors. 1.7% of Schroders shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Alliance Witan shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Schroders had 5 more articles in the media than Alliance Witan. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Schroders and 0 mentions for Alliance Witan. Schroders' average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat Alliance Witan's score of 0.00 indicating that Schroders is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Schroders Positive
Alliance Witan Neutral

Summary

Schroders beats Alliance Witan on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Alliance Witan compare to M&G?

Alliance Witan (LON:ALW) and M&G (LON:MNG) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, valuation, risk, profitability and institutional ownership.

In the previous week, M&G had 1 more articles in the media than Alliance Witan. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for M&G and 0 mentions for Alliance Witan. M&G's average media sentiment score of 0.98 beat Alliance Witan's score of 0.00 indicating that M&G is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Alliance Witan Neutral
M&G Positive

8.3% of Alliance Witan shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 37.1% of M&G shares are held by institutional investors. 0.7% of Alliance Witan shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of M&G shares are held 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.

M&G has a consensus price target of GBX 677.86, indicating a potential upside of 94.01%. Given M&G's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe M&G is more favorable than Alliance Witan.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Alliance Witan
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
M&G
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.43

M&G has higher revenue and earnings than Alliance Witan. Alliance Witan is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than M&G, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Alliance Witan£628.70M8.09N/A£158.688.63
M&G£21.71B0.38£166.98M£12.3028.41

Alliance Witan pays an annual dividend of GBX 28.57 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. M&G pays an annual dividend of GBX 20.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.8%. Alliance Witan pays out 18.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. M&G pays out 164.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Alliance Witan has a beta of 0.794, suggesting that its share price is 21% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, M&G has a beta of 0.953, suggesting that its share price is 5% less volatile than the broader market.

Alliance Witan has a net margin of 97.50% compared to M&G's net margin of 1.73%. Alliance Witan's return on equity of 11.76% beat M&G's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Alliance Witan97.50% 11.76% N/A
M&G 1.73%9.49%0.40%

Summary

M&G beats Alliance Witan on 11 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Alliance Witan compare to Polar Capital Technology Trust?

Polar Capital Technology Trust (LON:PCT) and Alliance Witan (LON:ALW) are both mid-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, dividends and institutional ownership.

Polar Capital Technology Trust has a net margin of 249.53% compared to Alliance Witan's net margin of 97.50%. Polar Capital Technology Trust's return on equity of 55.87% beat Alliance Witan's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Polar Capital Technology Trust249.53% 55.87% 20.70%
Alliance Witan 97.50%11.76%N/A

In the previous week, Polar Capital Technology Trust had 1 more articles in the media than Alliance Witan. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Polar Capital Technology Trust and 0 mentions for Alliance Witan. Polar Capital Technology Trust's average media sentiment score of 0.51 beat Alliance Witan's score of 0.00 indicating that Polar Capital Technology Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Polar Capital Technology Trust Positive
Alliance Witan Neutral

Polar Capital Technology Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Alliance Witan. Polar Capital Technology Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Alliance Witan, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Polar Capital Technology Trust£3.76B1.84£1.20B£330.421.89
Alliance Witan£628.70M8.09N/A£158.688.63

Polar Capital Technology Trust has a beta of 0.737, meaning that its share price is 26% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Alliance Witan has a beta of 0.794, meaning that its share price is 21% less volatile than the broader market.

87.0% of Polar Capital Technology Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.3% of Alliance Witan shares are held by institutional investors. 0.0% of Polar Capital Technology Trust shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of Alliance Witan shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Polar Capital Technology Trust beats Alliance Witan on 8 of the 12 factors compared between the two stocks.

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ALW vs. The Competition

MetricAlliance WitanCapital Markets IndustryFinance SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£5.09B£5.66B£13.95B£2.92B
Dividend Yield2.15%7.39%5.90%6.17%
P/E Ratio8.6339.3529.79367.62
Price / Sales8.091,231.63516.4483,465.29
Price / CashN/A48.3130.7127.89
Price / BookN/A3.752.877.13
Net IncomeN/A£417.46M£1.31B£5.89B
7 Day Performance-0.44%-0.11%0.69%0.51%
1 Month Performance3.55%1.98%2.73%3.12%
1 Year Performance7.20%5.56%10.49%22.15%

Alliance Witan Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
ALW
Alliance Witan
N/AGBX 1,370
flat
N/A+7.2%£5.09B£628.70M8.63N/A
LGEN
Legal & General Group
2.3604 of 5 stars
GBX 300.93
-0.4%
GBX 276.86
-8.0%
+11.4%£16.44B£61.24B30.9011,956
SMT
Scottish Mortgage
1.5076 of 5 stars
GBX 1,429.50
-1.4%
N/A+33.7%£15.32B£3.11B5.19N/A
SDR
Schroders
1.7914 of 5 stars
GBX 583.50
flat
GBX 453.33
-22.3%
+47.3%£9.10B£3.51B13.416,438
MNG
M&G
3.1663 of 5 stars
GBX 356.60
+0.2%
GBX 677.86
+90.1%
+29.2%£8.50B£21.71B28.996,101

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This page (LON:ALW) was last updated on 8/24/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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