F&C Investment Trust (FCIT) Competitors GBX 1,213.52 +5.52 (+0.46%) As of 12:37 PM 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 stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, profitability and analyst recommendations. Which has more risk and volatility, LGEN or FCIT? Legal & General Group has a beta of 1.31, meaning that its stock price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, F&C Investment Trust has a beta of 0.62, meaning that its stock price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of LGEN or FCIT? 70.6% of Legal & General Group shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.2% of F&C Investment Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.6% of Legal & General Group shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of F&C Investment Trust shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is LGEN or FCIT a better dividend stock? Legal & General Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.21 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.1%. F&C Investment Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 0.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.0%. Legal & General Group pays out 478.9% 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 21.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Do analysts recommend LGEN or FCIT? Legal & General Group presently has a consensus price target of GBX 246.67, suggesting a potential upside of 4.74%. Given Legal & General Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible 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 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50F&C Investment Trust 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 Does the media refer more to LGEN or FCIT? In the previous week, Legal & General Group had 7 more articles in the media than F&C Investment Trust. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for Legal & General Group and 1 mentions for F&C Investment Trust. F&C Investment Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.56 beat Legal & General Group's score of 0.86 indicating that F&C Investment Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Legal & General Group 3 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive F&C Investment Trust 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Which has stronger earnings and valuation, 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£27.99B0.47£319.08M£0.045,280.27F&C Investment Trust£367.41M15.78£935.32M£0.721,679.61 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 11 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. 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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£5.80B£1.47B£6.45B£2.60BDividend Yield1.32%4.59%4.31%5.29%P/E Ratio1,679.613,123.591,348.004,431.92Price / Sales15.781,957.941,335.3899,742.78Price / Cash13.4460.4748.9727.90Price / Book1.111.382.158.66Net Income£935.32M£264.59M£1.22B£5.89B7 Day Performance0.87%0.41%0.81%0.31%1 Month Performance5.16%2.01%6.97%5.78%1 Year Performance16.02%8.87%36.76%164.09% F&C Investment Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)FCITF&C Investment TrustN/AGBX 1,213.52+0.5%N/A+15.9%£5.80B£367.41M1,679.61N/APositive NewsDividend AnnouncementLGENLegal & General Group2.2298 of 5 starsGBX 235.60-1.0%GBX 246.67+4.7%+5.0%£13.26B£18.57B5,282.5111,956High Trading VolumeSMTScottish Mortgage0.6722 of 5 starsGBX 1,137.260.0%N/AN/A£12.89B£1.24B1,202.56N/AHigh Trading VolumePSHPershing SquareN/AGBX 4,568-1.0%N/A+31.1%£8.15B£1.20B715.99N/ASTJSt. James's Place3.0464 of 5 starsGBX 1,272.50+0.2%GBX 1,485+16.7%N/A£6.67B£16.94B1,349.422,298ICPIntermediate 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&G0.9587 of 5 starsGBX 252.30-0.3%GBX 266+5.4%+23.4%£5.98B£15.21B-1,670.866,101SDRSchroders1.863 of 5 starsGBX 378.20+0.6%GBX 387+2.3%N/A£5.86B£3.02B1,695.966,438News CoverageAnalyst ForecastHLHargreaves Lansdown0.7371 of 5 starsN/AN/AN/A£5.26B£764.90M1,787.901,850High Trading VolumePCTPolar Capital Technology TrustN/AGBX 439.37+0.4%N/A+49.2%£5.04B£122.39M4,406.88120News Coverage 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 10/7/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBitcoin grabs headlines, but smart money likes this tokenBitcoin grabs headlines, but smart money likes this token My research team has identified the token positio...Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredMagnificent 7 being replaced by the “Hidden 7”?BULLISH: It's time to buy this 'hidden' AI stock An award-winning stock-rating system has turned BULLISH on...Chaikin Analytics | SponsoredAn $8 trillion-dollar discovery 17,000 ft underwater A strange rock pulled from the ocean floor may hold the key to a $16 trillion resource boom. 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