F&C Investment Trust (FCIT) Competitors GBX 1,147 -1.00 (-0.09%) As of 11:58 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock FCIT vs. LGEN, SMT, PSH, STJ, ICP, SDRC, MNG, SDR, HL, and PCTShould you be buying F&C Investment Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of F&C Investment Trust include Legal & General Group (LGEN), Scottish Mortgage (SMT), Pershing Square (PSH), St. James's Place (STJ), Intermediate Capital Group (ICP), Schroders (SDRC), M&G (MNG), Schroders (SDR), Hargreaves Lansdown (HL), and Polar Capital Technology Trust (PCT). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry. F&C Investment Trust vs. Its Competitors Legal & General Group Scottish Mortgage Pershing Square St. James's Place Intermediate Capital Group Schroders M&G Schroders Hargreaves Lansdown Polar Capital Technology Trust Legal & General Group (LON:LGEN) and F&C Investment Trust (LON:FCIT) are both financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, valuation, earnings, dividends, media sentiment and profitability. Which has more volatility and risk, LGEN or FCIT? Legal & General Group has a beta of 1.31, suggesting that its share price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, F&C Investment Trust has a beta of 0.62, suggesting that its share price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has better valuation & earnings, LGEN or FCIT? F&C Investment Trust has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Legal & General Group. F&C Investment Trust 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 RatioLegal & General Group£47.90B0.31£319.08M£5.4247.43F&C Investment Trust£981.19M5.65£935.32M£192.965.94 Is LGEN or FCIT a better dividend stock? Legal & General Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 21 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.2%. F&C Investment Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 15 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.3%. Legal & General Group pays out 387.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. F&C Investment Trust pays out 7.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Does the media prefer LGEN or FCIT? In the previous week, Legal & General Group had 5 more articles in the media than F&C Investment Trust. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for Legal & General Group and 0 mentions for F&C Investment Trust. F&C Investment Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.50 beat Legal & General Group's score of 1.26 indicating that F&C Investment Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Legal & General Group Positive F&C Investment Trust Positive Do analysts prefer LGEN or FCIT? Legal & General Group currently has a consensus target price of GBX 268.33, suggesting a potential upside of 4.45%. Given Legal & General Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Legal & General Group is more favorable than F&C Investment Trust.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Legal & General Group 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00F&C Investment Trust 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Do insiders & institutionals believe in LGEN or FCIT? 47.2% of Legal & General Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 51.0% of F&C Investment Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of Legal & General Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.8% of F&C Investment Trust shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is LGEN or FCIT more profitable? F&C Investment Trust has a net margin of 95.33% compared to Legal & General Group's net margin of 0.67%. F&C Investment Trust's return on equity of 18.50% beat Legal & General Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Legal & General Group0.67% 7.79% 0.18% F&C Investment Trust 95.33%18.50%10.80% SummaryLegal & General Group beats F&C Investment Trust on 10 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get F&C Investment Trust News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for FCIT 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 FCIT 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 FCIT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricF&C Investment TrustAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£5.54B£1.31B£6.35B£3.02BDividend Yield1.28%4.40%4.20%5.02%P/E Ratio5.9422.2914.01165.88Price / Sales5.652,352.451,730.59285,131.43Price / Cash13.4460.71128.5127.97Price / Book1.051.231.964.46Net Income£935.32M£263.65M£1.24B£5.90B7 Day Performance1.15%0.28%0.73%3.81%1 Month Performance4.65%2.88%7.93%13.76%1 Year Performance9.97%5.99%19.60%74.29% F&C Investment Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FCITF&C Investment TrustN/AGBX 1,147-0.1%N/A+10.2%£5.54B£981.19M5.94N/APositive NewsDividend AnnouncementLGENLegal & General Group1.6759 of 5 starsGBX 249.38-0.3%GBX 268.33+7.6%+12.3%£14.62B£47.90B46.0411,956Positive NewsSMTScottish Mortgage0.6873 of 5 starsGBX 1,041+0.9%N/A+23.5%£12.73B£1.26B10.68N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsPSHPershing SquareN/AGBX 4,088-1.1%N/A+0.0%£9.35B£3.57B4.29N/ASTJSt. James's Place0.966 of 5 starsGBX 1,186.28+1.2%GBX 1,055-11.1%+113.4%£6.42B£26.27B-994.272,298ICPIntermediate Capital GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£6.24B£831.60M2,787.76579SDRCSchrodersN/AN/AN/AN/A£6.12B£3.14B1,071.785,750High Trading VolumeMNGM&G0.6818 of 5 starsGBX 256.10+0.1%GBX 223.33-12.8%+24.4%£6.10B£9.02B36.526,101Analyst ForecastSDRSchroders1.5793 of 5 starsGBX 377.40+2.5%GBX 396.25+5.0%+4.0%£5.86B£2.78B16.486,438HLHargreaves Lansdown0.7043 of 5 starsN/AGBX 684+∞N/A£5.26B£764.90M1,787.901,850High Trading VolumePCTPolar Capital Technology TrustN/AGBX 367+0.1%N/A-88.1%£4.33B£1.24B3.60120Positive NewsEarnings Report Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Legal & General Group Alternatives Scottish Mortgage Alternatives Pershing Square Alternatives St. James's Place Alternatives Intermediate Capital Group Alternatives Schroders Alternatives M&G Alternatives Schroders Alternatives Hargreaves Lansdown Alternatives Polar Capital Technology Trust 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:FCIT) was last updated on 7/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersYour Bank Account Is No Longer SafeWhat If Washington Declared That: YOUR Money ISN'T Actually Yours? 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