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F&C Investment Trust (FCIT) Competitors

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

Should you buy F&C Investment Trust stock or one of its competitors? F&C Investment Trust's main competitors and comparable companies include Legal & General Group (LGEN), Scottish Mortgage (SMT), Schroders (SDR), M&G (MNG), and Pershing Square (PSH). Companies are selected based on similarities in market, industry, and size. These companies are all part of the "asset management & custody banks" industry.

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 finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, risk, media sentiment and valuation.

F&C Investment Trust has a net margin of 103.67% compared to Legal & General Group's net margin of 0.91%. Legal & General Group's return on equity of 27.28% beat F&C Investment Trust's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Legal & General Group0.91% 27.28% 0.18%
F&C Investment Trust 103.67%22.14%10.80%

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£61.24B0.27£319.08M£35.848.63
F&C Investment Trust£1.46B4.29£935.32M£75.804.48

Legal & General Group currently has a consensus price target of GBX 276.86, suggesting a potential downside of 10.49%. Given Legal & General Group's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly 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
4 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
2 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1.71
F&C Investment Trust
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

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 company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of F&C Investment Trust shares are owned 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 1 more articles in the media than F&C Investment Trust. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Legal & General Group and 0 mentions for F&C Investment Trust. Legal & General Group's average media sentiment score of 1.41 beat F&C Investment Trust's score of 1.02 indicating that Legal & General Group is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Legal & General Group Positive
F&C Investment Trust Positive

Legal & General Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 21.79 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.0%. F&C Investment Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 4.19 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Legal & General Group pays out 60.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. F&C Investment Trust pays out 5.5% 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.

Legal & General Group has a beta of 0.808, suggesting that its stock price is 19% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, F&C Investment Trust has a beta of 0.718, suggesting that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Legal & General Group beats F&C Investment Trust on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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

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

Scottish Mortgage has higher revenue and earnings than F&C Investment Trust. F&C Investment Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Scottish Mortgage, 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£1.46B4.29£935.32M£75.804.48
Scottish Mortgage£3.11B5.02£1.19B£275.315.49

F&C Investment Trust has a net margin of 103.67% compared to Scottish Mortgage's net margin of 97.38%. Scottish Mortgage's return on equity of 22.34% beat F&C Investment Trust's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
F&C Investment Trust103.67% 22.14% 10.80%
Scottish Mortgage 97.38%22.34%-3.48%

F&C Investment Trust has a beta of 0.718, meaning that its share price is 28% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Scottish Mortgage has a beta of 1.037, meaning that its share price is 4% more volatile than the broader market.

7.2% of F&C Investment Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 8.1% of Scottish Mortgage shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of F&C Investment Trust 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, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

F&C Investment Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 4.19 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 5.5% 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
F&C Investment Trust
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

In the previous week, Scottish Mortgage had 3 more articles in the media than F&C Investment Trust. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Scottish Mortgage and 0 mentions for F&C Investment Trust. Scottish Mortgage's average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat F&C Investment Trust's score of 1.02 indicating that Scottish Mortgage is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
F&C Investment Trust Positive
Scottish Mortgage Positive

Summary

Scottish Mortgage beats F&C Investment Trust on 14 of the 17 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 finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, dividends, earnings and analyst recommendations.

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£1.46B4.29£935.32M£75.804.48
Schroders£3.51B2.62£355.50M£43.5013.54

F&C Investment Trust has a beta of 0.718, indicating that its stock price is 28% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Schroders has a beta of 1.076, indicating that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the broader market.

7.2% of F&C Investment Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 16.9% of Schroders shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of F&C Investment Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.7% of Schroders shares are owned by company 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.

F&C Investment Trust has a net margin of 103.67% compared to Schroders' net margin of 20.13%. F&C Investment Trust's return on equity of 22.14% beat Schroders' return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
F&C Investment Trust103.67% 22.14% 10.80%
Schroders 20.13%15.55%1.86%

In the previous week, F&C Investment Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat Schroders' score of 0.00 indicating that F&C Investment Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
F&C Investment Trust Positive
Schroders Neutral

Schroders has a consensus price target of GBX 505, suggesting a potential downside of 14.25%. Given Schroders' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly 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)
2 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.33

F&C Investment Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 4.19 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 5.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Schroders pays out 49.4% 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.

Summary

Schroders beats F&C Investment Trust on 9 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 finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment and profitability.

F&C Investment Trust has lower revenue, but higher earnings than M&G. M&G 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
M&G£24.97B0.31£166.98M-£4.80N/A
F&C Investment Trust£1.46B4.29£935.32M£75.804.48

68.1% of M&G shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.2% of F&C Investment Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of M&G 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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

M&G pays an annual dividend of GBX 20.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.2%. F&C Investment Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 4.19 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. M&G pays out -427.1% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. F&C Investment Trust pays out 5.5% 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. M&G is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

In the previous week, F&C Investment Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat M&G's score of 0.00 indicating that F&C Investment Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
M&G Neutral
F&C Investment Trust Positive

M&G currently has a consensus price target of GBX 689, suggesting a potential upside of 108.79%. Given M&G's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly 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

M&G has a beta of 0.973, suggesting that its share price is 3% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, F&C Investment Trust has a beta of 0.718, suggesting that its share price is 28% less volatile than the broader market.

F&C Investment Trust has a net margin of 103.67% compared to M&G's net margin of -0.44%. F&C Investment Trust's return on equity of 22.14% beat M&G's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
M&G-0.44% -3.86% 0.40%
F&C Investment Trust 103.67%22.14%10.80%

Summary

M&G beats F&C Investment Trust on 9 of the 17 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 finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, risk, media sentiment, profitability and earnings.

In the previous week, Pershing Square had 3 more articles in the media than F&C Investment Trust. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for Pershing Square and 0 mentions for F&C Investment Trust. F&C Investment Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.02 beat Pershing Square's score of 0.30 indicating that F&C Investment Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Pershing Square Neutral
F&C Investment Trust Positive

6.1% of Pershing Square shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.2% of F&C Investment Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of Pershing Square 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 endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Pershing Square has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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-£1.26B-5.48£2.71B-£752.00N/A
F&C Investment Trust£1.46B4.29£935.32M£75.804.48

F&C Investment Trust has a net margin of 103.67% compared to Pershing Square's net margin of 97.16%. F&C Investment Trust's return on equity of 22.14% beat Pershing Square's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Pershing Square97.16% -2.59% 11.83%
F&C Investment Trust 103.67%22.14%10.80%

Pershing Square pays an annual dividend of GBX 69.66 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.8%. F&C Investment Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 4.19 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. Pershing Square pays out -9.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. F&C Investment Trust pays out 5.5% 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 beta of 0.875, suggesting that its share price is 13% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, F&C Investment Trust has a beta of 0.718, suggesting that its share price is 28% less volatile than the broader market.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Pershing Square
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
F&C Investment Trust
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

Summary

Pershing Square beats F&C Investment Trust on 9 of the 17 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 TrustCapital Markets IndustryFinance SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£6.28B£5.36B£14.05B£2.83B
Dividend Yield1.21%5.54%4.87%5.12%
P/E Ratio4.4825.2321.3023.40
Price / Sales4.298.145.134.99
Price / Cash13.4429.7820.3820.23
Price / Book0.311.821.832.46
Net Income£935.32M£420.30M£1.32B£5.88B
7 Day Performance0.06%-0.43%-0.69%-0.03%
1 Month Performance-3.19%-1.05%0.19%-1.03%
1 Year Performance10.19%-1.47%5.04%7.04%

F&C Investment Trust Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
FCIT
F&C Investment Trust
N/AGBX 339.40
+1.6%
N/A+9.3%£6.28B£1.46B4.48N/A
LGEN
Legal & General Group
2.1917 of 5 stars
GBX 305.11
+0.1%
GBX 276.86
-9.3%
+26.6%£16.28B£61.24B8.5110,500
SMT
Scottish Mortgage
1.3888 of 5 stars
GBX 1,502
+2.2%
N/A+36.0%£15.50B£3.11B5.46N/A
SDR
Schroders
N/AGBX 588.94
0.0%
GBX 505
-14.3%
+51.3%£9.18B£3.51B13.546,438
MNG
M&G
2.0309 of 5 stars
GBX 324.80
+1.5%
GBX 689
+112.1%
+21.9%£7.74B£24.97BN/A6,101

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This page (LON:FCIT) was last updated on 11/11/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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