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FCIT vs. SMT, LGEN, SDR, MNG, and PSH

Should you be buying F&C Investment Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of F&C Investment Trust include Scottish Mortgage (SMT), Legal & General Group (LGEN), Schroders (SDR), M&G (MNG), and Pershing Square (PSH). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry.

How does F&C Investment Trust compare to Scottish Mortgage?

F&C Investment Trust (LON:FCIT) and Scottish Mortgage (LON:SMT) are both financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, earnings, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation and institutional ownership.

In the previous week, F&C Investment Trust and F&C Investment Trust both had 1 articles in the media. Scottish Mortgage's average media sentiment score of 1.89 beat F&C Investment Trust's score of 1.56 indicating that Scottish Mortgage is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
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
Scottish Mortgage
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive

F&C Investment Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 16.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Scottish Mortgage pays an annual dividend of GBX 4.38 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. F&C Investment Trust pays out 11.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Scottish Mortgage pays out 1.4% 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 net margin of 97.44% compared to F&C Investment Trust's net margin of 90.89%. Scottish Mortgage's return on equity of 28.15% beat F&C Investment Trust's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
F&C Investment Trust90.89% 11.28% 10.80%
Scottish Mortgage 97.44%28.15%-3.48%

7.2% of F&C Investment Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.6% of Scottish Mortgage shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of F&C Investment Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Scottish Mortgage shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

F&C Investment Trust has a beta of 0.7981012, meaning that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Scottish Mortgage has a beta of 1.128259, meaning that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
F&C Investment Trust£683.36M9.11£935.32M£138.569.52
Scottish Mortgage£3.67B4.26£1.19B£307.614.70

Summary

Scottish Mortgage beats F&C Investment Trust on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does F&C Investment Trust compare to Legal & General Group?

Legal & General Group (LON:LGEN) and F&C Investment Trust (LON:FCIT) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, risk, valuation, profitability, earnings, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

F&C Investment Trust has a net margin of 90.89% compared to Legal & General Group's net margin of 0.91%. Legal & General Group's return on equity of 15.89% beat F&C Investment Trust's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Legal & General Group0.91% 15.89% 0.18%
F&C Investment Trust 90.89%11.28%10.80%

Legal & General Group currently has a consensus target price of GBX 250.71, indicating a potential downside of 0.27%. Given Legal & General Group's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities 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
2 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
F&C Investment Trust
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

Legal & General Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 21.48 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.5%. F&C Investment Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 16.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. 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. F&C Investment Trust pays out 11.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

40.5% of Legal & General Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.2% of F&C Investment Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Legal & General Group shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of F&C Investment Trust shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Legal & General Group had 22 more articles in the media than F&C Investment Trust. MarketBeat recorded 23 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 1.09 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
11 Very Positive mention(s)
5 Positive mention(s)
0 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

Legal & General Group has a beta of 0.804, indicating that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, F&C Investment Trust has a beta of 0.7981012, indicating that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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 Ratio
Legal & General Group£42.04B0.33£319.08M£9.7425.81
F&C Investment Trust£683.36M9.11£935.32M£138.569.52

Summary

Legal & General Group beats F&C Investment Trust on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does F&C Investment Trust compare to Schroders?

F&C Investment Trust (LON:FCIT) and Schroders (LON:SDR) are both mid-cap financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, valuation, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, analyst recommendations and dividends.

F&C Investment Trust has a net margin of 90.89% compared to Schroders' net margin of 16.44%. Schroders' return on equity of 12.35% beat F&C Investment Trust's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
F&C Investment Trust90.89% 11.28% 10.80%
Schroders 16.44%12.35%1.86%

Schroders has a consensus price target of GBX 453.33, indicating a potential downside of 21.97%. Given Schroders' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Schroders is more favorable than F&C Investment Trust.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
F&C Investment Trust
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
Schroders
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

F&C Investment Trust has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Schroders. F&C Investment Trust 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
F&C Investment Trust£683.36M9.11£935.32M£138.569.52
Schroders£3.25B2.79£355.50M£33.6017.29

F&C Investment Trust has a beta of 0.7981012, suggesting that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Schroders has a beta of 1.111, suggesting that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500.

In the previous week, F&C Investment Trust and F&C Investment Trust both had 1 articles in the media. F&C Investment Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.56 beat Schroders' score of -0.32 indicating that F&C Investment Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
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
Schroders
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

F&C Investment Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 16.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Schroders pays an annual dividend of GBX 21.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. F&C Investment Trust pays out 11.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Schroders pays out 64.0% 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.

7.2% of F&C Investment Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.1% of Schroders shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of F&C Investment Trust shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Schroders shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Schroders beats F&C Investment Trust on 10 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does F&C Investment Trust compare to M&G?

M&G (LON:MNG) and F&C Investment Trust (LON:FCIT) are both mid-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, valuation and profitability.

M&G presently has a consensus price target of GBX 296.14, indicating a potential downside of 2.42%. Given M&G's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe M&G is more favorable than F&C Investment Trust.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
M&G
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.43
F&C Investment Trust
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

In the previous week, M&G had 9 more articles in the media than F&C Investment Trust. MarketBeat recorded 10 mentions for M&G and 1 mentions for F&C Investment Trust. F&C Investment Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.56 beat M&G's score of 0.90 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
M&G
4 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
2 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

58.2% of M&G shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.2% of F&C Investment Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of M&G shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of F&C Investment Trust shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

M&G has a beta of 0.947, meaning that its share price is 5% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, F&C Investment Trust has a beta of 0.7981012, meaning that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500.

F&C Investment Trust has lower revenue, but higher earnings than M&G. F&C Investment Trust 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
M&G£21.71B0.33£166.98M£12.3024.67
F&C Investment Trust£683.36M9.11£935.32M£138.569.52

M&G pays an annual dividend of GBX 20.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.7%. F&C Investment Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 16.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. 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. F&C Investment Trust pays out 11.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

F&C Investment Trust has a net margin of 90.89% compared to M&G's net margin of 1.73%. F&C Investment Trust's return on equity of 11.28% beat M&G's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
M&G1.73% 9.49% 0.40%
F&C Investment Trust 90.89%11.28%10.80%

Summary

M&G and F&C Investment Trust tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does F&C Investment Trust compare to Pershing Square?

Pershing Square (LON:PSH) and F&C Investment Trust (LON:FCIT) are both mid-cap financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, risk, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings and profitability.

In the previous week, Pershing Square and Pershing Square both had 1 articles in the media. F&C Investment Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.56 beat Pershing Square's score of 0.91 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
Pershing Square
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 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

5.9% of Pershing Square shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.2% of F&C Investment Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 1.3% of Pershing Square shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of F&C Investment Trust shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Pershing Square has a beta of 0.8590395, meaning that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, F&C Investment Trust has a beta of 0.7981012, meaning that its stock price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Pershing Square has higher revenue and earnings than F&C Investment Trust. Pershing Square is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than F&C Investment Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Pershing Square£2.57B2.84£2.71B£1.41 thousand2.97
F&C Investment Trust£683.36M9.11£935.32M£138.569.52

Pershing Square pays an annual dividend of GBX 65.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. F&C Investment Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 16.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Pershing Square pays out 4.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. F&C Investment Trust pays out 11.7% 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. Pershing Square is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Pershing Square has a net margin of 94.13% compared to F&C Investment Trust's net margin of 90.89%. Pershing Square's return on equity of 16.97% beat F&C Investment Trust's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Pershing Square94.13% 16.97% 11.83%
F&C Investment Trust 90.89%11.28%10.80%

Summary

Pershing Square beats F&C Investment Trust on 10 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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FCIT vs. The Competition

MetricF&C Investment TrustAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£6.22B£2.35B£5.71B£2.78B
Dividend Yield1.28%5.99%5.26%6.15%
P/E Ratio9.5225.7216.12366.08
Price / Sales9.112,040.37967.0588,266.62
Price / Cash13.4460.1889.2427.89
Price / Book1.211.364.417.64
Net Income£935.32M£265.53M£1.15B£5.89B
7 Day Performance2.73%1.81%1.12%8.58%
1 Month Performance6.89%5.56%4.32%6.04%
1 Year Performance25.26%15.27%23.57%91.12%

F&C Investment Trust Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
FCIT
F&C Investment Trust
N/AGBX 1,319
+0.2%
N/A+25.0%£6.22B£683.36M9.52N/A
SMT
Scottish Mortgage
N/AGBX 1,410
+0.8%
N/A+56.3%£15.20B£3.67B4.58N/A
LGEN
Legal & General Group
2.0308 of 5 stars
GBX 251.70
+1.6%
GBX 261.67
+4.0%
+5.2%£14.13B£42.04B25.8411,956
SDR
Schroders
1.2891 of 5 stars
GBX 579.62
+0.0%
GBX 453.33
-21.8%
+73.9%£9.04B£3.25B17.256,438
MNG
M&G
1.7937 of 5 stars
GBX 302.70
+1.2%
GBX 308
+1.8%
+44.1%£7.21B£21.71B24.616,101

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