HgCapital Trust (HGT) Competitors GBX 511 -11.00 (-2.11%) As of 08/1/2025 11:50 AM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock HGT vs. STJ, SDR, ICP, MNG, SDRC, FCIT, HL, PCT, ATST, and ABDNShould you be buying HgCapital Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of HgCapital Trust include St. James's Place (STJ), Schroders (SDR), Intermediate Capital Group (ICP), M&G (MNG), Schroders (SDRC), F&C Investment Trust (FCIT), Hargreaves Lansdown (HL), Polar Capital Technology Trust (PCT), Alliance Trust (ATST), and abrdn (ABDN). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry. HgCapital Trust vs. Its Competitors St. James's Place Schroders Intermediate Capital Group M&G Schroders F&C Investment Trust Hargreaves Lansdown Polar Capital Technology Trust Alliance Trust abrdn HgCapital Trust (LON:HGT) and St. James's Place (LON:STJ) are both mid-cap financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability and analyst recommendations. Is HGT or STJ a better dividend stock? HgCapital Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 7 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. St. James's Place pays an annual dividend of GBX 14 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.1%. HgCapital Trust pays out 11.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. St. James's Place pays out -1,173.4% 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. Does the media refer more to HGT or STJ? In the previous week, St. James's Place had 11 more articles in the media than HgCapital Trust. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for St. James's Place and 0 mentions for HgCapital Trust. St. James' Place's average media sentiment score of 0.38 beat HgCapital Trust's score of 0.00 indicating that St. James's Place is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment HgCapital Trust Neutral St. James's Place Neutral Which has more volatility & risk, HGT or STJ? HgCapital Trust has a beta of 0.44, indicating that its share price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, St. James's Place has a beta of 1.23, indicating that its share price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders & institutionals believe in HGT or STJ? 41.7% of HgCapital Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.6% of St. James's Place shares are owned by institutional investors. 8.4% of HgCapital Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of St. James's Place shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Do analysts recommend HGT or STJ? St. James's Place has a consensus target price of GBX 1,408.75, suggesting a potential upside of 8.53%. Given St. James' Place's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, 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 HgCapital Trust 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00St. James's Place 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75 Is HGT or STJ more profitable? HgCapital Trust has a net margin of 91.03% compared to St. James' Place's net margin of -0.02%. HgCapital Trust's return on equity of 11.93% beat St. James' Place's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets HgCapital Trust91.03% 11.93% 6.88% St. James's Place -0.02%-0.63%0.22% Which has higher earnings and valuation, HGT or STJ? HgCapital Trust has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioHgCapital Trust£312.64M7.59£284.58M£60.498.45St. James's Place£26.27B0.27-£6.46M-£1.19-1,087.91 SummaryHgCapital Trust and St. James's Place tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks. Get HgCapital Trust News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for HGT 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 HGT 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 HGT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricHgCapital TrustAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£2.37B£1.29B£6.31B£3.03BDividend Yield1.25%4.40%4.19%5.02%P/E Ratio8.4522.3714.04176.75Price / Sales7.592,540.331,848.52264,362.45Price / Cash3.6960.70127.5327.97Price / Book0.971.452.244.53Net Income£284.58M£265.04M£1.23B£5.90B7 Day Performance-1.16%-0.46%6.06%12.58%1 Month Performance2.09%0.52%1.81%6.10%1 Year PerformanceN/A6.39%19.31%71.60% HgCapital Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HGTHgCapital TrustN/AGBX 511-2.1%N/A-6.8%£2.37B£312.64M8.45N/APositive NewsSTJSt. James's Place1.0742 of 5 starsGBX 1,182-0.8%GBX 1,295+9.6%+87.1%£6.39B£26.27B-990.682,298News CoverageEarnings ReportSDRSchroders1.5649 of 5 starsGBX 405+0.9%GBX 386.25-4.6%+6.7%£6.28B£2.78B17.696,438News CoverageEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastHigh Trading VolumeICPIntermediate Capital GroupN/AN/AN/AN/A£6.24B£831.60M2,787.76579MNGM&G0.8568 of 5 starsGBX 257.90+0.6%GBX 243.75-5.5%+22.9%£6.14B£9.02B36.786,101News CoverageAnalyst ForecastSDRCSchrodersN/AN/AN/AN/A£6.12B£3.14B1,071.785,750High Trading VolumeFCITF&C Investment TrustN/AGBX 1,148-0.1%N/A+10.3%£5.55B£981.19M5.95N/ANews CoverageEarnings ReportDividend AnnouncementHLHargreaves Lansdown1.3359 of 5 starsN/AN/AN/A£5.26B£764.90M1,787.901,850Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumePCTPolar Capital Technology TrustN/AGBX 383.08+0.4%N/A-87.3%£4.52B£1.24B3.76120Positive NewsATSTAlliance TrustN/AN/AN/AN/A£3.58B£652.76M600.003ABDNabrdn1.8476 of 5 starsGBX 199.20+0.8%GBX 184.33-7.5%+14.4%£3.57B£1.49B11.324,719News CoverageEarnings ReportAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies St. James's Place Alternatives Schroders Alternatives Intermediate Capital Group Alternatives M&G Alternatives Schroders Alternatives F&C Investment Trust Alternatives Hargreaves Lansdown Alternatives Polar Capital Technology Trust Alternatives Alliance Trust Alternatives abrdn 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:HGT) was last updated on 8/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon’s BIGGEST warning yet?Tesla's About to Prove Everyone Wrong... 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