HgCapital Trust (HGT) Competitors GBX 501 -11.00 (-2.15%) As of 12:12 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesBuy This Stock HGT vs. PSH, ICP, SDRC, STJ, SDR, FCIT, HL, MNG, PCT, and ATSTShould you be buying HgCapital Trust stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of HgCapital Trust include Pershing Square (PSH), Intermediate Capital Group (ICP), Schroders (SDRC), St. James's Place (STJ), Schroders (SDR), F&C Investment Trust (FCIT), Hargreaves Lansdown (HL), M&G (MNG), Polar Capital Technology Trust (PCT), and Alliance Trust (ATST). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry. HgCapital Trust vs. Pershing Square Intermediate Capital Group Schroders St. James's Place Schroders F&C Investment Trust Hargreaves Lansdown M&G Polar Capital Technology Trust Alliance Trust Pershing Square (LON:PSH) and HgCapital Trust (LON:HGT) are both mid-cap financial services companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, valuation, profitability, community ranking and media sentiment. Is PSH or HGT a better dividend stock? Pershing Square pays an annual dividend of GBX 46 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. HgCapital Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 7 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.4%. Pershing Square pays out 4.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. HgCapital Trust pays out 11.6% 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. Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in PSH or HGT? 6.6% of Pershing Square shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 41.7% of HgCapital Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Pershing Square shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 8.4% of HgCapital Trust 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. Does the MarketBeat Community believe in PSH or HGT? HgCapital Trust received 110 more outperform votes than Pershing Square when rated by MarketBeat users. CompanyUnderperformOutperformPershing SquareN/AN/AHgCapital TrustOutperform Votes11062.15% Underperform Votes6737.85% Is PSH or HGT more profitable? HgCapital Trust has a net margin of 91.03% compared to Pershing Square's net margin of 75.97%. Pershing Square's return on equity of 17.71% beat HgCapital Trust's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Pershing Square75.97% 17.71% 11.83% HgCapital Trust 91.03%11.93%6.88% Which has more risk and volatility, PSH or HGT? Pershing Square has a beta of 0.97, indicating that its share price is 3% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, HgCapital Trust has a beta of 0.44, indicating that its share price is 56% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to PSH or HGT? In the previous week, HgCapital Trust had 2 more articles in the media than Pershing Square. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for HgCapital Trust and 0 mentions for Pershing Square. HgCapital Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.54 beat Pershing Square's score of 0.00 indicating that HgCapital Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Overall Sentiment Pershing Square Neutral HgCapital Trust Very Positive Which has stronger valuation and earnings, PSH or HGT? Pershing Square has higher revenue and earnings than HgCapital Trust. Pershing Square 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 RatioPershing Square£3.57B2.47£2.71B£953.804.04HgCapital Trust£312.64M7.44£284.58M£60.498.28 SummaryHgCapital Trust beats Pershing Square on 9 of the 16 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 {thisCompany.Symbol} 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£2.32B£1.20B£5.33B£2.66BDividend Yield1.25%4.41%4.18%5.05%P/E Ratio8.2821.9312.85129.21Price / Sales7.442,357.201,725.47221,406.01Price / Cash3.6960.4649.7128.02Price / Book0.951.151.353.79Net Income£284.58M£263.32M£1.22B£5.88B7 Day Performance0.60%0.14%0.55%0.63%1 Month Performance1.01%18.11%11.31%22.11%1 Year Performance1.42%2.26%13.11%120.87% HgCapital Trust Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HGTHgCapital TrustN/AGBX 501-2.1%N/A+4.4%£2.32B£312.64M8.28N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsPSHPershing SquareN/AGBX 3,767.77+0.2%N/A-7.5%£8.62B£3.57B3.95N/AICPIntermediate Capital Group0.3947 of 5 starsN/AN/AN/A£6.24B£831.60M2,787.76579News CoverageSDRCSchrodersN/AN/AN/AN/A£6.12B£3.14B1,071.785,750High Trading VolumeSTJSt. James's Place1.3815 of 5 starsGBX 1,083.79+1.9%GBX 812.33-25.0%+128.2%£5.86B£26.27B-908.372,298SDRSchroders1.5649 of 5 starsGBX 349.60+0.6%GBX 404.75+15.8%-10.0%£5.42B£2.78B15.276,438News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastFCITF&C Investment TrustN/AGBX 1,097.45+0.4%N/A+6.0%£5.30B£981.19M5.69N/ANews CoverageDividend AnnouncementHLHargreaves Lansdown2.3931 of 5 starsN/AGBX 1,055.33+∞N/A£5.26B£764.90M1,787.901,850High Trading VolumeMNGM&G0.2683 of 5 starsGBX 216.90-0.2%GBX 223.33+3.0%+7.6%£5.17B£9.02B30.936,101PCTPolar Capital Technology TrustN/AGBX 325.58+1.3%N/A-89.2%£3.84B£1.24B3.20120News CoveragePositive NewsATSTAlliance TrustN/AN/AN/AN/A£3.58B£652.76M600.003 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Pershing Square Alternatives Intermediate Capital Group Alternatives Schroders Alternatives St. James's Place Alternatives Schroders Alternatives F&C Investment Trust Alternatives Hargreaves Lansdown Alternatives M&G Alternatives Polar Capital Technology Trust Alternatives Alliance 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:HGT) was last updated on 5/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersJuly 2025 Rule Change to Impact Retirement InvestorsThere's a massive change from a new rule going into effect this July. And it's one the Big Banks are alread...Premier Gold Co | SponsoredThink NVDA’s run was epic? You ain’t seen nothin’ yetAsk most investors and they’ll probably tell you Nvidia is the undisputed AI stock of the decade. In 2023, ...Timothy Sykes | SponsoredElon just did WHAT!?As you may recall, Biden and the Fed were working on a central bank digital currency, or CBDC. Had they got...Brownstone Research | SponsoredThe Collapse Has Already Started — Your 401(k) Is NextThere's a major heist happening on American wealth in real time. Except this one doesn't involve masks or v...American Hartford Gold | SponsoredElon’s 2025 Silver Crisis (What It Means for You)Elon Musk is back in the spotlight—this time for fueling a global scramble for silver. Tesla's relentless p...GoldenCrest Metals | SponsoredThe Secret Map of America, Declassified…Locked inside a Maryland man’s private safe is a map. But not just any map, mind you… This map shows a “...Banyan Hill Publishing | SponsoredTrump’s treachery Trump’s Final Reset Inside the shocking plot to re-engineer America’s financial system…and why you need to ...Porter & Company | SponsoredThe DOJ Just Said Your Money Isn’t YoursWhat If Washington Declared That: YOUR Money ISN'T Actually Yours? Sounds insane, but that's exactly what ...Priority Gold | Sponsored Adding Choose a watchlist: Watchlist Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat All Access to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding HgCapital Trust plc Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Share HgCapital Trust With A Colleague Link copied to clipboard. Get 30 Days of MarketBeat All Access for Free Sign up for MarketBeat All Access to gain access to MarketBeat's full suite of research tools. Start Your 30-Day Trial MarketBeat All Access Features Best-in-Class Portfolio Monitoring Get personalized stock ideas. Compare portfolio to indices. Check stock news, ratings, SEC filings, and more. Stock Ideas and Recommendations See daily stock ideas from top analysts. Receive short-term trading ideas from MarketBeat. Identify trending stocks on social media. Advanced Stock Screeners and Research Tools Use our seven stock screeners to find suitable stocks. Stay informed with MarketBeat's real-time news. Export data to Excel for personal analysis. Sign in to your free account to enjoy these benefits In-depth profiles and analysis for 20,000 public companies. Real-time analyst ratings, insider transactions, earnings data, and more. Our daily ratings and market update email newsletter. Sign in to your free account to enjoy all that MarketBeat has to offer. Sign In Create Account Your Email Address: Email Address Required Your Password: Password Required Log In or Sign in with Facebook Sign in with Google Forgot your password? Your Email Address: Please enter your email address. Please enter a valid email address Choose a Password: Please enter your password. Your password must be at least 8 characters long and contain at least 1 number, 1 letter, and 1 special character. Create My Account (Free) or Sign in with Facebook Sign in with Google By creating a free account, you agree to our terms of service. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.