HgCapital Trust (HGT) Competitors

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HGT vs. STJ, ICP, FCIT, SDRC, and HL

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), Intermediate Capital Group (ICP), F&C Investment Trust (FCIT), Schroders (SDRC), and Hargreaves Lansdown (HL). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry.

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

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

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
HgCapital Trust	88.67%	3.90%	6.88%
St. James's Place	1.76%	37.33%	0.22%

HgCapital Trust has a beta of 0.228, indicating that its share price is 77% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, St. James's Place has a beta of 1.009, indicating that its share price is 1% more volatile than the broader market.

HgCapital Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 5.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. St. James's Place pays an annual dividend of GBX 18 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. HgCapital Trust pays out 25.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. St. James's Place pays out 18.2% 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.

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

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
HgCapital Trust	£109.29M	14.01	£284.58M	£21.49	15.73
St. James's Place	£30.14B	0.20	-£6.46M	£98.80	11.69

St. James's Place has a consensus price target of GBX 1,675.43, indicating a potential upside of 45.12%. Given St. James' Place's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly 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	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00
St. James's Place	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

In the previous week, St. James's Place had 1 more articles in the media than HgCapital Trust. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for St. James's Place and 2 mentions for HgCapital Trust. St. James' Place's average media sentiment score of 1.70 beat HgCapital Trust's score of 1.18 indicating that St. James's Place is being referred to more favorably in the news 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
St. James's Place	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive

Summary

St. James's Place beats HgCapital Trust on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does HgCapital Trust compare to Intermediate Capital Group?

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

Intermediate Capital Group has higher revenue and earnings than HgCapital Trust. Intermediate Capital Group 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	14.01	£284.58M	£21.49	15.73
Intermediate Capital Group	£831.60M	0.00	£409.10M	£0.77	N/A

In the previous week, HgCapital Trust had 2 more articles in the media than Intermediate Capital Group. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for HgCapital Trust and 0 mentions for Intermediate Capital Group. HgCapital Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat Intermediate Capital Group's score of 0.00 indicating that HgCapital Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
HgCapital Trust	Positive
Intermediate Capital Group	Neutral

18.1% of HgCapital Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.4% of Intermediate Capital Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of HgCapital Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Intermediate Capital Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Given Intermediate Capital Group's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Intermediate Capital Group 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
Intermediate Capital Group	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

HgCapital Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 5.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Intermediate Capital Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 78 per share. HgCapital Trust pays out 25.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Intermediate Capital Group pays out 10,129.9% 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.

HgCapital Trust has a beta of 0.228, indicating that its share price is 77% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Intermediate Capital Group has a beta of 1.9, indicating that its share price is 90% more volatile than the broader market.

HgCapital Trust has a net margin of 88.67% compared to Intermediate Capital Group's net margin of 56.78%. Intermediate Capital Group's return on equity of 20.09% beat HgCapital Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
HgCapital Trust	88.67%	3.90%	6.88%
Intermediate Capital Group	56.78%	20.09%	4.57%

Summary

HgCapital Trust and Intermediate Capital Group tied by winning 8 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does HgCapital Trust compare to F&C Investment Trust?

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

F&C Investment Trust has higher revenue and earnings than HgCapital Trust. F&C Investment 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
F&C Investment Trust	£683.36M	2.28	£935.32M	£138.56	2.39
HgCapital Trust	£109.29M	14.01	£284.58M	£21.49	15.73

In the previous week, F&C Investment Trust had 5 more articles in the media than HgCapital Trust. MarketBeat recorded 7 mentions for F&C Investment Trust and 2 mentions for HgCapital Trust. F&C Investment Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.83 beat HgCapital Trust's score of 1.18 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	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
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

7.2% of F&C Investment Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.1% of HgCapital Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of F&C Investment Trust 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 endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

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
HgCapital Trust	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.00

F&C Investment Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 16.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.9%. HgCapital Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 5.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. F&C Investment Trust pays out 11.7% 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. F&C Investment Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

F&C Investment Trust has a beta of 0.7981012, suggesting that its share price is 20% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, HgCapital Trust has a beta of 0.228, suggesting that its share price is 77% less volatile than the broader market.

F&C Investment Trust has a net margin of 90.89% compared to HgCapital Trust's net margin of 88.67%. F&C Investment Trust's return on equity of 11.28% beat HgCapital Trust's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
F&C Investment Trust	90.89%	11.28%	10.80%
HgCapital Trust	88.67%	3.90%	6.88%

Summary

F&C Investment Trust beats HgCapital Trust on 11 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does HgCapital Trust compare to Schroders?

HgCapital Trust (LON:HGT) and Schroders (LON:SDRC) are both asset management industry companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, institutional ownership, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and dividends.

Given Schroders' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Schroders 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
Schroders	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

HgCapital Trust has a net margin of 88.67% compared to Schroders' net margin of 0.00%. HgCapital Trust's return on equity of 3.90% beat Schroders' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
HgCapital Trust	88.67%	3.90%	6.88%
Schroders	N/A	N/A	N/A

18.1% of HgCapital Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 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 company will outperform the market over the long term.

HgCapital Trust has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Schroders. Schroders 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	14.01	£284.58M	£21.49	15.73
Schroders	£3.14B	0.00	N/A	£2.02	N/A

In the previous week, HgCapital Trust had 2 more articles in the media than Schroders. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for HgCapital Trust and 0 mentions for Schroders. HgCapital Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat Schroders' score of 0.00 indicating that HgCapital Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
HgCapital Trust	Positive
Schroders	Neutral

HgCapital Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 5.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Schroders pays an annual dividend of GBX 1.22 per share. HgCapital Trust pays out 25.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Schroders pays out 60.4% 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. HgCapital Trust is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Summary

HgCapital Trust beats Schroders on 11 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does HgCapital Trust compare to Hargreaves Lansdown?

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

In the previous week, HgCapital Trust had 2 more articles in the media than Hargreaves Lansdown. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for HgCapital Trust and 0 mentions for Hargreaves Lansdown. HgCapital Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat Hargreaves Lansdown's score of 0.00 indicating that HgCapital Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Overall Sentiment
HgCapital Trust	Positive
Hargreaves Lansdown	Neutral

18.1% of HgCapital Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.7% of Hargreaves Lansdown shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of HgCapital Trust shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 29.4% of Hargreaves Lansdown shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

HgCapital Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 5.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. Hargreaves Lansdown pays an annual dividend of GBX 43 per share. HgCapital Trust pays out 25.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. 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 is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

HgCapital Trust has a beta of 0.228, meaning that its stock price is 77% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Hargreaves Lansdown has a beta of 0.66, meaning that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the broader market.

Given Hargreaves Lansdown's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Hargreaves Lansdown 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
Hargreaves Lansdown	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

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
HgCapital Trust	88.67%	3.90%	6.88%
Hargreaves Lansdown	38.33%	38.46%	17.10%

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
HgCapital Trust	£109.29M	14.01	£284.58M	£21.49	15.73
Hargreaves Lansdown	£764.90M	0.00	£293.20M	£0.62	N/A

Summary

Hargreaves Lansdown beats HgCapital Trust on 9 of the 16 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	£1.53B	£2.37B	£5.70B	£2.75B
Dividend Yield	1.37%	5.99%	5.27%	6.07%
P/E Ratio	15.73	25.21	16.02	365.93
Price / Sales	14.01	2,084.58	1,291.14	88,337.70
Price / Cash	3.69	60.17	90.61	27.89
Price / Book	0.64	1.35	4.38	7.70
Net Income	£284.58M	£265.53M	£1.15B	£5.89B
7 Day Performance	-8.15%	-0.28%	0.23%	0.42%
1 Month Performance	-12.66%	2.42%	2.03%	2.10%
1 Year Performance	-32.13%	13.23%	21.48%	86.90%

HgCapital Trust Competitors List

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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	1.52 of 5 stars	GBX 338 -1.7%	N/A	-30.6%	£1.53B	£109.29M	15.73	N/A	Positive News
STJ St. James's Place	4.6064 of 5 stars	GBX 1,226.17 -0.7%	GBX 1,675.43 +36.6%	+8.7%	£6.26B	£30.14B	12.41	2,298
ICP Intermediate Capital Group	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	£6.24B	£831.60M	2,787.76	579
FCIT F&C Investment Trust	N/A	GBX 1,319.47 +0.2%	N/A	+21.9%	£6.23B	£683.36M	9.52	N/A	Positive News Stock Split
SDRC Schroders	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	£6.12B	£3.14B	1,071.78	5,750	High Trading Volume

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HgCapital Trust (HGT) Competitors

HGT vs. STJ, ICP, FCIT, SDRC, and HL

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

Is HGT or STJ more profitable?

Which has more volatility & risk, HGT or STJ?

Is HGT or STJ a better dividend stock?

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

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, HGT or STJ?

Do analysts recommend HGT or STJ?

Does the media refer more to HGT or STJ?

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How does HgCapital Trust compare to Intermediate Capital Group?

Which has preferable earnings & valuation, HGT or ICP?

Does the media refer more to HGT or ICP?

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

Do analysts recommend HGT or ICP?

Is HGT or ICP a better dividend stock?

Which has more volatility & risk, HGT or ICP?

Is HGT or ICP more profitable?

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How does HgCapital Trust compare to F&C Investment Trust?

Which has better valuation & earnings, FCIT or HGT?

Does the media favor FCIT or HGT?

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of FCIT or HGT?

Do analysts recommend FCIT or HGT?

Is FCIT or HGT a better dividend stock?

Which has more volatility and risk, FCIT or HGT?

Is FCIT or HGT more profitable?

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How does HgCapital Trust compare to Schroders?

Do analysts rate HGT or SDRC?

Is HGT or SDRC more profitable?

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

Which has better earnings and valuation, HGT or SDRC?

Does the media refer more to HGT or SDRC?

Is HGT or SDRC a better dividend stock?

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How does HgCapital Trust compare to Hargreaves Lansdown?

Does the media prefer HGT or HL?

Do insiders and institutionals believe in HGT or HL?

Is HGT or HL a better dividend stock?

Which has more volatility & risk, HGT or HL?

Do analysts prefer HGT or HL?

Is HGT or HL more profitable?

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