HgCapital Trust (HGT) Competitors

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HGT vs. STJ, HL, ABDN, ATST, and PHLL

Should you buy HgCapital Trust stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares HgCapital Trust with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with HgCapital Trust include St. James's Place (STJ), Hargreaves Lansdown (HL), abrdn (ABDN), Alliance Trust (ATST), and Petershill Partners (PHLL). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry.

How does HgCapital Trust compare to St. James's Place?

St. James's Place (LON:STJ) and HgCapital Trust (LON:HGT) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, earnings, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, dividends, risk and institutional ownership.

St. James's Place presently has a consensus price target of GBX 1,675.43, indicating a potential upside of 39.74%. Given St. James' Place's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe St. James's Place is more favorable than HgCapital Trust.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
St. James's Place	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71
HgCapital Trust	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00

HgCapital Trust has a net margin of 88.67% compared to St. James' Place's net margin of 1.76%. St. James' Place's return on equity of 37.33% beat HgCapital Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
St. James's Place	1.76%	37.33%	0.22%
HgCapital Trust	88.67%	3.90%	6.88%

St. James's Place pays an annual dividend of GBX 18 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. HgCapital Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 5.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. St. James's Place pays out 18.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. HgCapital Trust pays out 25.6% 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.

St. James's Place has a beta of 1.009, suggesting that its share price is 1% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, HgCapital Trust has a beta of 0.40277174, suggesting that its share price is 60% less volatile than the broader market.

HgCapital Trust has lower revenue, but higher earnings than St. James's Place. St. James's Place is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than HgCapital Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
St. James's Place	£30.14B	0.20	-£6.46M	£98.80	12.14
HgCapital Trust	£109.29M	13.39	£284.58M	£21.49	15.03

In the previous week, HgCapital Trust had 3 more articles in the media than St. James's Place. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for HgCapital Trust and 0 mentions for St. James's Place. HgCapital Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat St. James' Place's score of 0.00 indicating that HgCapital Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
St. James's Place	Neutral
HgCapital Trust	Positive

77.8% of St. James's Place shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.1% of HgCapital Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.2% of St. James's Place shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of HgCapital Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

St. James's Place beats HgCapital Trust on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does HgCapital Trust compare to Hargreaves Lansdown?

Hargreaves Lansdown (LON:HL) and HgCapital Trust (LON:HGT) are both financial services companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, risk, profitability, valuation, earnings and dividends.

Hargreaves Lansdown pays an annual dividend of GBX 43 per share. HgCapital Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 5.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. 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. HgCapital Trust pays out 25.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. HgCapital Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

66.7% of Hargreaves Lansdown shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.1% of HgCapital Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 29.4% of Hargreaves Lansdown shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of HgCapital Trust shares are held 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.

HgCapital Trust has a net margin of 88.67% compared to Hargreaves Lansdown's net margin of 38.33%. Hargreaves Lansdown's return on equity of 38.46% beat HgCapital Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Hargreaves Lansdown	38.33%	38.46%	17.10%
HgCapital Trust	88.67%	3.90%	6.88%

Given Hargreaves Lansdown's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Hargreaves Lansdown is more favorable than HgCapital Trust.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Hargreaves Lansdown	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
HgCapital Trust	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00

Hargreaves Lansdown has a beta of 0.66, suggesting that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, HgCapital Trust has a beta of 0.40277174, suggesting that its stock price is 60% less volatile than the broader market.

Hargreaves Lansdown has higher revenue and earnings than HgCapital Trust. Hargreaves Lansdown is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than HgCapital Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Hargreaves Lansdown	£764.90M	0.00	£293.20M	£0.62	N/A
HgCapital Trust	£109.29M	13.39	£284.58M	£21.49	15.03

In the previous week, HgCapital Trust had 2 more articles in the media than Hargreaves Lansdown. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for HgCapital Trust and 1 mentions for Hargreaves Lansdown. HgCapital Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat Hargreaves Lansdown's score of 0.21 indicating that HgCapital Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Hargreaves Lansdown	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
HgCapital Trust	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Hargreaves Lansdown beats HgCapital Trust on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does HgCapital Trust compare to abrdn?

HgCapital Trust (LON:HGT) and abrdn (LON:ABDN) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, earnings, media sentiment, analyst recommendations and profitability.

abrdn has higher revenue and earnings than HgCapital Trust. abrdn is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than HgCapital Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
HgCapital Trust	£109.29M	13.39	£284.58M	£21.49	15.03
abrdn	£1.75B	2.48	£316.36M	£21.20	11.40

In the previous week, HgCapital Trust had 2 more articles in the media than abrdn. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for HgCapital Trust and 1 mentions for abrdn. HgCapital Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat abrdn's score of 0.29 indicating that HgCapital Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
HgCapital Trust	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
abrdn	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

HgCapital Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 5.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. abrdn pays an annual dividend of GBX 14.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.0%. HgCapital Trust pays out 25.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. abrdn pays out 68.9% 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.

HgCapital Trust has a beta of 0.40277174, indicating that its share price is 60% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, abrdn has a beta of 1.354, indicating that its share price is 35% more volatile than the broader market.

abrdn has a consensus price target of GBX 222.33, suggesting a potential downside of 7.97%. Given abrdn's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe abrdn is more favorable than HgCapital Trust.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
HgCapital Trust	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00
abrdn	1 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.17

18.1% of HgCapital Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.1% of abrdn shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of HgCapital Trust shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of abrdn shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

HgCapital Trust has a net margin of 88.67% compared to abrdn's net margin of 22.56%. abrdn's return on equity of 7.96% beat HgCapital Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
HgCapital Trust	88.67%	3.90%	6.88%
abrdn	22.56%	7.96%	0.68%

Summary

abrdn beats HgCapital Trust on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does HgCapital Trust compare to Alliance Trust?

HgCapital Trust (LON:HGT) and Alliance Trust (LON:ATST) are both financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations and profitability.

18.1% of HgCapital Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.9% of Alliance Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of HgCapital Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.4% of Alliance Trust shares are owned by company 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.

Given Alliance Trust's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Alliance Trust is more favorable than HgCapital Trust.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
HgCapital Trust	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00
Alliance Trust	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

HgCapital Trust has a beta of 0.40277174, indicating that its share price is 60% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Alliance Trust has a beta of 0.65, indicating that its share price is 35% less volatile than the broader market.

Alliance Trust has higher revenue and earnings than HgCapital Trust. Alliance Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than HgCapital Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
HgCapital Trust	£109.29M	13.39	£284.58M	£21.49	15.03
Alliance Trust	£652.76M	0.00	£601.66M	£2.12	N/A

Alliance Trust has a net margin of 92.17% compared to HgCapital Trust's net margin of 88.67%. Alliance Trust's return on equity of 17.93% beat HgCapital Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
HgCapital Trust	88.67%	3.90%	6.88%
Alliance Trust	92.17%	17.93%	10.95%

HgCapital Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 5.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Alliance Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 26 per share. HgCapital Trust pays out 25.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Alliance Trust pays out 1,226.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. HgCapital Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

In the previous week, HgCapital Trust had 3 more articles in the media than Alliance Trust. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for HgCapital Trust and 0 mentions for Alliance Trust. HgCapital Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat Alliance Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that HgCapital Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
HgCapital Trust	Positive
Alliance Trust	Neutral

Summary

Alliance Trust beats HgCapital Trust on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does HgCapital Trust compare to Petershill Partners?

Petershill Partners (LON:PHLL) and HgCapital Trust (LON:HGT) 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.

Petershill Partners pays an annual dividend of GBX 15.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.0%. HgCapital Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 5.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. Petershill Partners pays out 17.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. HgCapital Trust pays out 25.6% 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. Petershill Partners is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Petershill Partners has higher revenue and earnings than HgCapital Trust. Petershill Partners is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than HgCapital Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Petershill Partners	£1.15B	2.93	£420.55M	£86.43	3.59
HgCapital Trust	£109.29M	13.39	£284.58M	£21.49	15.03

HgCapital Trust has a net margin of 88.67% compared to Petershill Partners' net margin of 67.93%. Petershill Partners' return on equity of 18.13% beat HgCapital Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Petershill Partners	67.93%	18.13%	5.95%
HgCapital Trust	88.67%	3.90%	6.88%

Petershill Partners has a beta of 0.59, suggesting that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, HgCapital Trust has a beta of 0.40277174, suggesting that its stock price is 60% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, HgCapital Trust had 3 more articles in the media than Petershill Partners. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for HgCapital Trust and 0 mentions for Petershill Partners. HgCapital Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.28 beat Petershill Partners' score of 0.00 indicating that HgCapital Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
Petershill Partners	Neutral
HgCapital Trust	Positive

Petershill Partners presently has a consensus target price of GBX 311.33, indicating a potential upside of 0.27%. Given Petershill Partners' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts clearly believe Petershill Partners is more favorable than HgCapital Trust.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Petershill Partners	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.67
HgCapital Trust	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00

3.7% of Petershill Partners shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.1% of HgCapital Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Petershill Partners shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of HgCapital Trust shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Summary

Petershill Partners beats HgCapital Trust on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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HGT vs. The Competition

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Metric	HgCapital Trust	Asset Management Industry	Financial Sector	LON Exchange
Market Cap	£1.46B	£2.37B	£5.83B	£2.79B
Dividend Yield	1.47%	5.97%	5.25%	6.16%
P/E Ratio	15.03	25.27	15.88	365.60
Price / Sales	13.39	1,999.67	985.14	87,567.26
Price / Cash	3.69	60.17	93.55	27.89
Price / Book	0.61	1.37	6.60	7.61
Net Income	£284.58M	£265.53M	£1.14B	£5.89B
7 Day Performance	-6.10%	-0.28%	0.09%	-0.03%
1 Month Performance	-15.78%	1.54%	1.36%	1.05%
1 Year Performance	-36.91%	12.39%	19.15%	85.15%

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
HGT HgCapital Trust	1.7052 of 5 stars	GBX 323 -2.4%	N/A	-35.4%	£1.46B	£109.29M	15.03	N/A	Positive News
STJ St. James's Place	3.8356 of 5 stars	GBX 1,181 +1.8%	GBX 1,675.43 +41.9%	+9.3%	£6.03B	£30.14B	11.95	2,298	Positive News
HL Hargreaves Lansdown	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	£5.26B	£764.90M	1,787.90	1,850	High Trading Volume
ABDN abrdn	2.4959 of 5 stars	GBX 225 +0.6%	GBX 222.33 -1.2%	+41.7%	£4.03B	£1.75B	10.61	4,719	News Coverage
ATST Alliance Trust	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	£3.58B	£652.76M	600.00	3

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HgCapital Trust (HGT) Competitors

HGT vs. STJ, HL, ABDN, ATST, and PHLL

How does HgCapital Trust compare to St. James's Place?

Do analysts rate STJ or HGT?

Is STJ or HGT more profitable?

Is STJ or HGT a better dividend stock?

Which has more volatility and risk, STJ or HGT?

Which has better earnings and valuation, STJ or HGT?

Does the media favor STJ or HGT?

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in STJ or HGT?

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How does HgCapital Trust compare to Hargreaves Lansdown?

Is HL or HGT a better dividend stock?

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in HL or HGT?

Is HL or HGT more profitable?

Do analysts prefer HL or HGT?

Which has more risk and volatility, HL or HGT?

Which has better earnings & valuation, HL or HGT?

Does the media favor HL or HGT?

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How does HgCapital Trust compare to abrdn?

Which has better valuation & earnings, HGT or ABDN?

Does the media refer more to HGT or ABDN?

Is HGT or ABDN a better dividend stock?

Which has more risk & volatility, HGT or ABDN?

Do analysts prefer HGT or ABDN?

Do insiders and institutionals believe in HGT or ABDN?

Is HGT or ABDN more profitable?

Summary

How does HgCapital Trust compare to Alliance Trust?

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of HGT or ATST?

Do analysts rate HGT or ATST?

Which has more risk & volatility, HGT or ATST?

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, HGT or ATST?

Is HGT or ATST more profitable?

Is HGT or ATST a better dividend stock?

Does the media refer more to HGT or ATST?

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How does HgCapital Trust compare to Petershill Partners?

Is PHLL or HGT a better dividend stock?

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, PHLL or HGT?

Is PHLL or HGT more profitable?

Which has more volatility and risk, PHLL or HGT?

Does the media refer more to PHLL or HGT?

Do analysts recommend PHLL or HGT?

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in PHLL or HGT?

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