Legal & General Group (LGEN) Competitors GBX 241.71 -0.99 (-0.41%) As of 12:45 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesSustainabilityBuy This Stock LGEN vs. III, SMT, PSH, ICP, SDRC, STJ, SDR, FCIT, HL, and MNGShould you be buying Legal & General Group stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Legal & General Group include 3i Group (III), Scottish Mortgage (SMT), Pershing Square (PSH), Intermediate Capital Group (ICP), Schroders (SDRC), St. James's Place (STJ), Schroders (SDR), F&C Investment Trust (FCIT), Hargreaves Lansdown (HL), and M&G (MNG). These companies are all part of the "asset management" industry. Legal & General Group vs. 3i Group Scottish Mortgage Pershing Square Intermediate Capital Group Schroders St. James's Place Schroders F&C Investment Trust Hargreaves Lansdown M&G Legal & General Group (LON:LGEN) and 3i Group (LON:III) are both large-cap financial services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership, profitability and risk. Does the media refer more to LGEN or III? In the previous week, 3i Group had 7 more articles in the media than Legal & General Group. MarketBeat recorded 8 mentions for 3i Group and 1 mentions for Legal & General Group. Legal & General Group's average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat 3i Group's score of 0.73 indicating that Legal & General Group is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Legal & General Group 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive 3i Group 1 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more volatility and risk, LGEN or III? Legal & General Group has a beta of 1.31, meaning that its share price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, 3i Group has a beta of 1.01, meaning that its share price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Is LGEN or III a better dividend stock? Legal & General Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 21 per share and has a dividend yield of 8.8%. 3i Group pays an annual dividend of GBX 61 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.5%. Legal & General Group pays out 387.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. 3i Group pays out 15.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Do analysts rate LGEN or III? Legal & General Group presently has a consensus price target of GBX 267, suggesting a potential upside of 11.48%. 3i Group has a consensus price target of GBX 4,021, suggesting a potential upside of 0.37%. Given Legal & General Group's higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe Legal & General Group is more favorable than 3i Group.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Legal & General Group 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 2 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.803i Group 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00 Does the MarketBeat Community favor LGEN or III? Legal & General Group received 825 more outperform votes than 3i Group when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.86% of users gave Legal & General Group an outperform vote while only 70.67% of users gave 3i Group an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformLegal & General GroupOutperform Votes124971.86% Underperform Votes48928.14% 3i GroupOutperform Votes42470.67% Underperform Votes17629.33% Which has stronger valuation & earnings, LGEN or III? 3i Group has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Legal & General Group. 3i Group is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Legal & General Group, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioLegal & General Group£47.90B0.29£319.08M£5.4244.213i Group£3.97B9.75£3.83B£396.4810.10 Do insiders & institutionals believe in LGEN or III? 47.2% of Legal & General Group shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 66.1% of 3i Group shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of Legal & General Group shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 3.0% of 3i Group shares are held by 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. Is LGEN or III more profitable? 3i Group has a net margin of 96.45% compared to Legal & General Group's net margin of 0.67%. 3i Group's return on equity of 19.97% beat Legal & General Group's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Legal & General Group0.67% 7.79% 0.18% 3i Group 96.45%19.97%12.09% Summary3i Group beats Legal & General Group on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Legal & General Group News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for LGEN 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 LGEN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricLegal & General GroupAsset Management IndustryFinancial SectorLON ExchangeMarket Cap£14.04B£1.21B£5.36B£2.68BDividend Yield8.47%4.41%4.18%4.96%P/E Ratio44.2121.8112.76134.37Price / Sales0.292,394.671,758.46216,247.17Price / Cash0.6060.6349.8228.05Price / Book3.841.151.353.79Net Income£319.08M£264.00M£1.23B£5.88B7 Day Performance-0.02%14.21%7.22%7.63%1 Month Performance-3.27%18.93%18.85%29.32%1 Year Performance-5.11%2.37%13.25%118.24% Legal & General Group Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)LGENLegal & General Group2.0657 of 5 starsGBX 241.71-0.4%GBX 267+10.5%-4.4%£14.17B£47.90B44.6211,956III3i Group2.1721 of 5 starsGBX 4,097-1.8%GBX 4,021-1.9%+35.9%£39.55B£3.97B10.331,340Earnings ReportSMTScottish Mortgage1.1791 of 5 starsGBX 985.40+4.0%N/A+12.0%£12.05B£1.26B10.11N/APSHPershing SquareN/AGBX 3,762+4.2%N/A-8.2%£8.61B£3.57B3.94N/AICPIntermediate Capital Group0.3877 of 5 starsN/AN/AN/A£6.24B£831.60M2,787.76579News CoverageSDRCSchrodersN/AN/AN/AN/A£6.12B£3.14B1,071.785,750Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeSTJSt. James's Place1.3785 of 5 starsGBX 1,063.50+3.8%GBX 812.33-23.6%+127.5%£5.75B£26.27B-891.362,298News CoverageSDRSchroders1.5586 of 5 starsGBX 347.40+1.9%GBX 404.75+16.5%-5.9%£5.39B£2.78B15.176,438Analyst ForecastFCITF&C Investment TrustN/AGBX 1,093+2.7%N/A+5.4%£5.28B£981.19M5.66N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsDividend AnnouncementHLHargreaves Lansdown2.3935 of 5 starsN/AGBX 1,055.33+∞N/A£5.26B£764.90M1,787.901,850Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeMNGM&G0.2574 of 5 starsGBX 217.30-0.2%GBX 223.33+2.8%+7.9%£5.18B£9.02B30.996,101 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies 3i Group Alternatives Scottish Mortgage Alternatives 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 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:LGEN) was last updated on 5/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredGold Hits New Highs as Global Markets SpiralWhen Trump took office in 2017, gold was just $1,100 an ounce. 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