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HICL vs. SDR, MNG, PCT, PSH, and FCIT

Should you buy HICL Infrastructure stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares HICL Infrastructure 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 HICL Infrastructure include Schroders (SDR), M&G (MNG), Polar Capital Technology Trust (PCT), Pershing Square (PSH), and F&C Investment Trust (FCIT). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry.

How does HICL Infrastructure compare to Schroders?

Schroders (LON:SDR) and HICL Infrastructure (LON:HICL) are both mid-cap financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, profitability, earnings, institutional ownership and media sentiment.

In the previous week, HICL Infrastructure had 2 more articles in the media than Schroders. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for HICL Infrastructure and 1 mentions for Schroders. HICL Infrastructure's average media sentiment score of 0.71 beat Schroders' score of 0.00 indicating that HICL Infrastructure is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Schroders
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral
HICL Infrastructure
3 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

17.2% of Schroders shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.5% of HICL Infrastructure shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of Schroders shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of HICL Infrastructure shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Schroders pays an annual dividend of GBX 21.50 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. HICL Infrastructure pays an annual dividend of GBX 8.33 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.2%. Schroders pays out 64.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. HICL Infrastructure 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. HICL Infrastructure is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

Schroders has a beta of 1.081, indicating that its share price is 8% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, HICL Infrastructure has a beta of 0.5035652, indicating that its share price is 50% less volatile than the broader market.

Schroders currently has a consensus price target of GBX 453.33, indicating a potential downside of 22.84%. Given Schroders' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Schroders is more favorable than HICL Infrastructure.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Schroders
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50
HICL Infrastructure
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

HICL Infrastructure has a net margin of 88.60% compared to Schroders' net margin of 16.44%. Schroders' return on equity of 12.35% beat HICL Infrastructure's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Schroders16.44% 12.35% 1.86%
HICL Infrastructure 88.60%8.82%0.58%

Schroders has higher revenue and earnings than HICL Infrastructure. HICL Infrastructure 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
Schroders£3.25B2.82£355.50M£33.6017.49
HICL Infrastructure£277.40M9.08£101.36M£13.809.77

Summary

Schroders beats HICL Infrastructure on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does HICL Infrastructure compare to M&G?

HICL Infrastructure (LON:HICL) and M&G (LON:MNG) are both mid-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, profitability, dividends, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

M&G has higher revenue and earnings than HICL Infrastructure. HICL Infrastructure is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than M&G, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
HICL Infrastructure£277.40M9.08£101.36M£13.809.77
M&G£21.71B0.39£166.98M£12.3028.76

HICL Infrastructure has a beta of 0.5035652, suggesting that its stock price is 50% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, M&G has a beta of 0.941, suggesting that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the broader market.

HICL Infrastructure has a net margin of 88.60% compared to M&G's net margin of 1.73%. M&G's return on equity of 9.49% beat HICL Infrastructure's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
HICL Infrastructure88.60% 8.82% 0.58%
M&G 1.73%9.49%0.40%

In the previous week, M&G had 2 more articles in the media than HICL Infrastructure. MarketBeat recorded 5 mentions for M&G and 3 mentions for HICL Infrastructure. HICL Infrastructure's average media sentiment score of 0.71 beat M&G's score of 0.49 indicating that HICL Infrastructure is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
HICL Infrastructure
3 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
M&G
2 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

HICL Infrastructure pays an annual dividend of GBX 8.33 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.2%. M&G pays an annual dividend of GBX 20.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.7%. HICL Infrastructure pays out 60.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. M&G pays out 164.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. HICL Infrastructure is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

M&G has a consensus target price of GBX 677.86, indicating a potential upside of 91.59%. Given M&G's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe M&G is more favorable than HICL Infrastructure.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
HICL Infrastructure
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
M&G
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.43

28.5% of HICL Infrastructure shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.9% of M&G shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of HICL Infrastructure shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of M&G shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

M&G beats HICL Infrastructure on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does HICL Infrastructure compare to Polar Capital Technology Trust?

HICL Infrastructure (LON:HICL) and Polar Capital Technology Trust (LON:PCT) are both mid-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment, dividends, profitability and risk.

In the previous week, HICL Infrastructure had 2 more articles in the media than Polar Capital Technology Trust. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for HICL Infrastructure and 1 mentions for Polar Capital Technology Trust. Polar Capital Technology Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.31 beat HICL Infrastructure's score of 0.71 indicating that Polar Capital Technology Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
HICL Infrastructure
3 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Polar Capital Technology Trust
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Polar Capital Technology Trust has a net margin of 249.53% compared to HICL Infrastructure's net margin of 88.60%. Polar Capital Technology Trust's return on equity of 55.87% beat HICL Infrastructure's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
HICL Infrastructure88.60% 8.82% 0.58%
Polar Capital Technology Trust 249.53%55.87%20.70%

HICL Infrastructure has a beta of 0.5035652, indicating that its stock price is 50% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Polar Capital Technology Trust has a beta of 0.9269671, indicating that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the broader market.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
HICL Infrastructure
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
Polar Capital Technology Trust
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

28.5% of HICL Infrastructure shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 7.1% of Polar Capital Technology Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of HICL Infrastructure shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Polar Capital Technology Trust shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
HICL Infrastructure£277.40M9.08£101.36M£13.809.77
Polar Capital Technology Trust£2.14B3.27£1.20B£188.583.36

Summary

Polar Capital Technology Trust beats HICL Infrastructure on 9 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does HICL Infrastructure compare to Pershing Square?

Pershing Square (LON:PSH) and HICL Infrastructure (LON:HICL) are both mid-cap financial services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, profitability, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends and institutional ownership.

In the previous week, HICL Infrastructure had 3 more articles in the media than Pershing Square. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for HICL Infrastructure and 0 mentions for Pershing Square. HICL Infrastructure's average media sentiment score of 0.71 beat Pershing Square's score of 0.00 indicating that HICL Infrastructure is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Pershing Square Neutral
HICL Infrastructure Positive

Pershing Square has a net margin of 94.13% compared to HICL Infrastructure's net margin of 88.60%. Pershing Square's return on equity of 16.97% beat HICL Infrastructure's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Pershing Square94.13% 16.97% 11.83%
HICL Infrastructure 88.60%8.82%0.58%

Pershing Square has higher revenue and earnings than HICL Infrastructure. Pershing Square is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than HICL Infrastructure, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Pershing Square£2.57B2.63£2.71B£1.41 thousand2.75
HICL Infrastructure£277.40M9.08£101.36M£13.809.77

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Pershing Square
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00
HICL Infrastructure
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

5.8% of Pershing Square shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.5% of HICL Infrastructure shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of Pershing Square shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of HICL Infrastructure 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.

Pershing Square has a beta of 0.8576274, suggesting that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, HICL Infrastructure has a beta of 0.5035652, suggesting that its stock price is 50% less volatile than the broader market.

Pershing Square pays an annual dividend of GBX 65.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.7%. HICL Infrastructure pays an annual dividend of GBX 8.33 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.2%. Pershing Square pays out 4.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. HICL Infrastructure 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.

Summary

Pershing Square beats HICL Infrastructure on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does HICL Infrastructure compare to F&C Investment Trust?

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

7.2% of F&C Investment Trust shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.5% of HICL Infrastructure shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of F&C Investment Trust shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of HICL Infrastructure shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

F&C Investment Trust pays an annual dividend of GBX 4.05 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.2%. HICL Infrastructure pays an annual dividend of GBX 8.33 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.2%. F&C Investment Trust pays out 11.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. HICL Infrastructure 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.

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
HICL Infrastructure
0 Sell rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00

F&C Investment Trust has higher revenue and earnings than HICL Infrastructure. F&C Investment Trust is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than HICL Infrastructure, 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£683.36M9.24£935.32M£34.649.67
HICL Infrastructure£277.40M9.08£101.36M£13.809.77

In the previous week, HICL Infrastructure had 3 more articles in the media than F&C Investment Trust. MarketBeat recorded 3 mentions for HICL Infrastructure and 0 mentions for F&C Investment Trust. F&C Investment Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.88 beat HICL Infrastructure's score of 0.71 indicating that F&C Investment Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
F&C Investment Trust Very Positive
HICL Infrastructure Positive

F&C Investment Trust has a net margin of 105.66% compared to HICL Infrastructure's net margin of 88.60%. F&C Investment Trust's return on equity of 11.28% beat HICL Infrastructure's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
F&C Investment Trust105.66% 11.28% 10.80%
HICL Infrastructure 88.60%8.82%0.58%

F&C Investment Trust has a beta of 0.7953292, indicating that its share price is 20% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, HICL Infrastructure has a beta of 0.5035652, indicating that its share price is 50% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

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

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Media Sentiment Over Time

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HICL vs. The Competition

MetricHICL InfrastructureAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorLON Exchange
Market Cap£2.52B£2.46B£6.17B£2.77B
Dividend Yield6.20%6.00%5.24%6.15%
P/E Ratio9.7762.7129.68368.14
Price / Sales9.081,837.981,174.3184,474.86
Price / Cash1,644.0060.50117.4027.89
Price / Book0.861.316.557.59
Net Income£101.36M£265.96M£1.13B£5.89B
7 Day PerformanceN/A-0.50%-0.35%-0.06%
1 Month Performance0.45%-0.19%-0.02%-1.44%
1 Year Performance9.59%7.21%14.82%62.13%

HICL Infrastructure Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
HICL
HICL Infrastructure
1.5245 of 5 stars
GBX 134.80
-0.4%
N/A+10.4%£2.52B£277.40M9.77N/A
SDR
Schroders
1.3474 of 5 stars
GBX 586.60
+0.0%
GBX 453.33
-22.7%
+50.8%£9.15B£3.25B17.466,438
MNG
M&G
3.9748 of 5 stars
GBX 346
+0.1%
GBX 677.86
+95.9%
+37.3%£8.24B£21.71B28.136,101
PCT
Polar Capital Technology Trust
N/AGBX 680
-0.2%
N/A+71.1%£7.53B£2.14B3.61120
PSH
Pershing Square
N/AGBX 3,901
+2.2%
N/A-4.9%£6.83B£2.57B2.77N/A

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This page (LON:HICL) was last updated on 7/17/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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