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HICL Infrastructure (HICL) Competitors

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

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), Polar Capital Technology Trust (PCT), M&G (MNG), Pershing Square (PSH), and Intermediate Capital Group (ICP). 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 superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, analyst recommendations and profitability.

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 8.27 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 133.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Schroders has higher revenue and earnings than HICL Infrastructure. Schroders 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
Schroders£3.25B2.80£355.50M£33.6017.37
HICL Infrastructure£277.40M9.04£101.36M£6.2021.45

Schroders currently has a consensus target price of GBX 453.33, suggesting a potential downside of 22.31%. Given Schroders' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly 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 96.11% 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 96.11%8.83%0.58%

In the previous week, Schroders had 1 more articles in the media than HICL Infrastructure. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Schroders and 0 mentions for HICL Infrastructure. Schroders' average media sentiment score of 0.67 beat HICL Infrastructure's score of 0.00 indicating that Schroders is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Schroders Positive
HICL Infrastructure Neutral

18.1% of Schroders shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.7% of HICL Infrastructure shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.7% of Schroders shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of HICL Infrastructure shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Schroders has a beta of 1.075, suggesting that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, HICL Infrastructure has a beta of 0.50760293, suggesting that its stock price is 49% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Schroders beats HICL Infrastructure on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does HICL Infrastructure compare to Polar Capital Technology Trust?

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

7.0% of Polar Capital Technology Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.7% of HICL Infrastructure shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.0% of Polar Capital Technology Trust shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of HICL Infrastructure shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Polar Capital Technology 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

Polar Capital Technology Trust has a beta of 0.92025226, suggesting that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, HICL Infrastructure has a beta of 0.50760293, suggesting that its stock price is 49% less volatile than the broader market.

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
Polar Capital Technology Trust£2.14B3.56£1.20B£188.583.63
HICL Infrastructure£277.40M9.04£101.36M£6.2021.45

In the previous week, Polar Capital Technology Trust had 1 more articles in the media than HICL Infrastructure. MarketBeat recorded 1 mentions for Polar Capital Technology Trust and 0 mentions for HICL Infrastructure. Polar Capital Technology Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat HICL Infrastructure's score of 0.00 indicating that Polar Capital Technology Trust is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
Polar Capital Technology Trust Positive
HICL Infrastructure Neutral

Polar Capital Technology Trust has a net margin of 294.06% compared to HICL Infrastructure's net margin of 96.11%. Polar Capital Technology Trust's return on equity of 43.14% beat HICL Infrastructure's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Polar Capital Technology Trust294.06% 43.14% 20.70%
HICL Infrastructure 96.11%8.83%0.58%

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 M&G?

M&G (LON:MNG) and HICL Infrastructure (LON:HICL) 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 risk, dividends, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability and earnings.

M&G presently has a consensus price target of GBX 297.57, suggesting a potential downside of 5.32%. Given M&G's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe M&G is more favorable than HICL Infrastructure.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
M&G
0 Sell rating(s)
4 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.43
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 96.11% 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
M&G1.73% 9.49% 0.40%
HICL Infrastructure 96.11%8.83%0.58%

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
M&G£21.71B0.34£166.98M£12.3025.55
HICL Infrastructure£277.40M9.04£101.36M£6.2021.45

M&G pays an annual dividend of GBX 20.20 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.4%. HICL Infrastructure pays an annual dividend of GBX 8.27 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.2%. 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 pays out 133.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

58.2% of M&G shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 28.7% of HICL Infrastructure shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of M&G shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of HICL Infrastructure shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

M&G has a beta of 0.967, indicating that its stock price is 3% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, HICL Infrastructure has a beta of 0.50760293, indicating that its stock price is 49% less volatile than the broader market.

In the previous week, M&G had 2 more articles in the media than HICL Infrastructure. MarketBeat recorded 2 mentions for M&G and 0 mentions for HICL Infrastructure. M&G's average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat HICL Infrastructure's score of 0.00 indicating that M&G is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Overall Sentiment
M&G Positive
HICL Infrastructure Neutral

Summary

M&G beats HICL Infrastructure on 14 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does HICL Infrastructure compare to Pershing Square?

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

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
Pershing Square
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
0 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0.00

HICL Infrastructure has a beta of 0.50760293, meaning that its stock price is 49% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Pershing Square has a beta of 0.8564921, meaning that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the broader market.

28.7% of HICL Infrastructure shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 5.9% of Pershing Square shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of HICL Infrastructure shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.3% of Pershing Square shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, HICL Infrastructure's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Pershing Square'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
HICL Infrastructure Neutral
Pershing Square Neutral

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
HICL Infrastructure£277.40M9.04£101.36M£6.2021.45
Pershing Square£2.57B2.72£2.71B£1.41 thousand2.84

HICL Infrastructure has a net margin of 96.11% compared to Pershing Square's net margin of 94.13%. 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
HICL Infrastructure96.11% 8.83% 0.58%
Pershing Square 94.13%16.97%11.83%

HICL Infrastructure pays an annual dividend of GBX 8.27 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.2%. Pershing Square pays an annual dividend of GBX 65.84 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.6%. HICL Infrastructure pays out 133.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Pershing Square pays out 4.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

Summary

Pershing Square beats HICL Infrastructure on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does HICL Infrastructure compare to Intermediate Capital Group?

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

HICL Infrastructure has a beta of 0.50760293, suggesting that its stock price is 49% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Intermediate Capital Group has a beta of 1.9, suggesting that its stock price is 90% more volatile than the broader market.

28.7% of HICL Infrastructure shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 70.4% of Intermediate Capital Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of HICL Infrastructure shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Intermediate Capital Group shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

In the previous week, HICL Infrastructure's average media sentiment score of 0.00 equaled Intermediate Capital Group'saverage media sentiment score.

Company Overall Sentiment
HICL Infrastructure Neutral
Intermediate Capital Group Neutral

HICL Infrastructure pays an annual dividend of GBX 8.27 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.2%. Intermediate Capital Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 78 per share. HICL Infrastructure pays out 133.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. 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. HICL Infrastructure is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio.

HICL Infrastructure has a net margin of 96.11% compared to Intermediate Capital Group's net margin of 56.78%. Intermediate Capital Group's return on equity of 20.09% beat HICL Infrastructure's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
HICL Infrastructure96.11% 8.83% 0.58%
Intermediate Capital Group 56.78%20.09%4.57%

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

Intermediate Capital Group has higher revenue and earnings than HICL Infrastructure. Intermediate Capital Group 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£277.40M9.04£101.36M£6.2021.45
Intermediate Capital Group£831.60M0.00£409.10M£0.77N/A

Summary

Intermediate Capital Group beats HICL Infrastructure on 9 of the 14 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£2.51B£2.50B£5.73B£2.77B
Dividend Yield6.28%6.02%5.28%6.12%
P/E Ratio21.4525.8215.71365.54
Price / Sales9.042,084.311,111.8987,173.10
Price / Cash1,644.0060.1591.7827.85
Price / Book0.851.376.497.68
Net Income£101.36M£264.62M£1.14B£5.89B
7 Day Performance-0.60%-1.04%-0.75%-0.55%
1 Month Performance5.06%0.14%0.92%3.15%
1 Year Performance9.74%10.56%19.07%73.57%

HICL Infrastructure Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
HICL
HICL Infrastructure
0.7453 of 5 stars
GBX 133
flat
N/A+10.5%£2.51B£277.40M21.45N/A
SDR
Schroders
1.5063 of 5 stars
GBX 582.60
+0.1%
GBX 453.33
-22.2%
+60.2%£9.08B£3.25B17.346,438
PCT
Polar Capital Technology Trust
N/AGBX 710.24
+0.7%
N/A+110.4%£7.91B£2.14B3.77120
MNG
M&G
2.6002 of 5 stars
GBX 310.80
-0.4%
GBX 297.57
-4.3%
+29.9%£7.40B£21.71B25.276,101
PSH
Pershing Square
N/AGBX 4,121.20
+0.0%
N/A+1.7%£7.21B£2.57B2.93N/A

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This page (LON:HICL) was last updated on 6/5/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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