The Bankers Investment Trust (BNKR) Competitors GBX 124.60 +0.80 (+0.65%) As of 05:52 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock BNKR vs. HL, PCT, ABDN, ATST, 3IN, PHLL, JGGI, BPT, RCP, and MNKSShould you be buying The Bankers Investment Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of The Bankers Investment Trust include Hargreaves Lansdown (HL), Polar Capital Technology Trust (PCT), abrdn (ABDN), Alliance Trust (ATST), 3i Infrastructure (3IN), Petershill Partners (PHLL), JPMorgan Global Growth & Income (JGGI), Bridgepoint Group (BPT), RIT Capital Partners (RCP), and Monks (MNKS). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry. The Bankers Investment Trust vs. Its Competitors Hargreaves Lansdown Polar Capital Technology Trust abrdn Alliance Trust 3i Infrastructure Petershill Partners JPMorgan Global Growth & Income Bridgepoint Group RIT Capital Partners Monks Hargreaves Lansdown (LON:HL) and The Bankers Investment Trust (LON:BNKR) are both financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, profitability, risk, media sentiment and dividends. Which has more risk & volatility, HL or BNKR? Hargreaves Lansdown has a beta of 0.66, meaning that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, The Bankers Investment Trust has a beta of 0.6, meaning that its stock price is 40% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor HL or BNKR? In the previous week, The Bankers Investment Trust had 1 more articles in the media than Hargreaves Lansdown. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for The Bankers Investment Trust and 0 mentions for Hargreaves Lansdown. The Bankers Investment Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.68 beat Hargreaves Lansdown's score of -0.21 indicating that The Bankers Investment Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Hargreaves Lansdown Neutral The Bankers Investment Trust Very Positive Which has preferable valuation & earnings, HL or BNKR? Hargreaves Lansdown has higher revenue and earnings than The Bankers Investment Trust. Hargreaves Lansdown is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than The Bankers Investment Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioHargreaves Lansdown£764.90M0.00£293.20M£0.62N/AThe Bankers Investment Trust£231.92M5.95£218.53M£19.746.31 Is HL or BNKR more profitable? The Bankers Investment Trust has a net margin of 94.23% compared to Hargreaves Lansdown's net margin of 82.61%. Hargreaves Lansdown's return on equity of 82.68% beat The Bankers Investment Trust's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Hargreaves Lansdown82.61% 82.68% 17.10% The Bankers Investment Trust 94.23%15.93%6.13% Is HL or BNKR a better dividend stock? Hargreaves Lansdown pays an annual dividend of GBX 43 per share. The Bankers Investment Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 3 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Hargreaves Lansdown pays out 6,935.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. The Bankers Investment Trust pays out 15.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. The Bankers Investment Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in HL or BNKR? 66.7% of Hargreaves Lansdown shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 23.4% of The Bankers Investment Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 29.4% of Hargreaves Lansdown shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 3.2% of The Bankers Investment Trust shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. SummaryHargreaves Lansdown beats The Bankers Investment Trust on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks. Get The Bankers Investment Trust News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for BNKR and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding BNKR and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of LON and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart BNKR vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricThe Bankers Investment TrustAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£1.38B£1.31B£6.47B£3.10BDividend Yield2.69%4.40%4.18%5.04%P/E Ratio6.3122.5514.30169.18Price / Sales5.952,563.181,859.40307,479.17Price / Cash33.0760.71127.1427.94Price / Book1.011.445.215.26Net Income£218.53M£265.04M£1.23B£5.89B7 Day Performance2.30%0.36%0.97%-0.01%1 Month Performance1.14%0.82%2.52%0.74%1 Year Performance8.92%7.15%28.48%62.68% The Bankers Investment Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)BNKRThe Bankers Investment TrustN/AGBX 124.60+0.6%N/A+10.1%£1.38B£231.92M6.31N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsHigh Trading VolumeHLHargreaves Lansdown0.8752 of 5 starsN/AN/AN/A£5.26B£764.90M1,787.901,850High Trading VolumePCTPolar Capital Technology TrustN/AGBX 404+1.4%N/A-86.6%£4.76B£1.24B3.97120News CoveragePositive NewsABDNabrdn1.8588 of 5 starsGBX 203+0.6%GBX 195.60-3.6%+25.1%£3.63B£1.49B11.544,719ATSTAlliance TrustN/AN/AN/AN/A£3.58B£652.76M600.0033IN3i InfrastructureN/AGBX 353.50+0.7%N/A+2.0%£3.26B£374M930.26N/APHLLPetershill Partners3.9675 of 5 starsGBX 229.69-1.0%GBX 296.67+29.2%+2.7%£3.12B£706.00M9.32N/AJGGIJPMorgan Global Growth & IncomeN/AGBX 568+0.5%N/A+1.3%£2.93B£660.56M4.68N/ABPTBridgepoint Group1.9215 of 5 starsGBX 340.40+2.5%GBX 388+14.0%+13.9%£2.81B£272.35M61.84391Gap DownRCPRIT Capital PartnersN/AGBX 1,948flatN/A+7.4%£2.81B£103.46M16.8462MNKSMonksN/AGBX 1,374+0.9%N/A+20.8%£2.65B£610.03M4.46N/AHigh Trading Volume Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Hargreaves Lansdown Alternatives Polar Capital Technology Trust Alternatives abrdn Alternatives Alliance Trust Alternatives 3i Infrastructure Alternatives Petershill Partners Alternatives JPMorgan Global Growth & Income Alternatives Bridgepoint Group Alternatives RIT Capital Partners Alternatives Monks Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (LON:BNKR) was last updated on 8/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredAlex’s “Next Magnificent Seven” stocksThe original “Magnificent Seven” turned $7K into $1.18 million. 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